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STR-DG720
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SECTION  1
GENERAL
This section is extracted 
from instruction manual.
•  US, Canadian model
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Description and location of parts
Getting Started
Front panel
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B)
PHONES
VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO
L  AUDIO   R
MEMORY/
ENTER
CATEGORY 
MODE
CATEGORY 
TUNING
2CH
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
ANALOG
DIRECT
MUTING
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
INPUT SELECTOR
MASTER VOLUME
TUNING MODE
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Name
Function
A ?/1
(on/standby)
Press to turn the receiver on 
or off (page 27, 35, 36, 56, 
90).
SPEAKERS 
(OFF/A/B)
Press to select the front 
speaker system (page 28).
TUNING 
MODE
Press or turn to operate the 
tuner (FM/AM/XM) (page 
57, 63).
TUNING +/–
Display
The current status of the 
selected component or a list 
of selectable items appears 
here (page 7). 
Remote
sensor
Receives signals from remote 
commander.
DISPLAY
Press to select information 
displayed on the display 
(page 79).
Name
Function
INPUT MODE Press to select the input mode 
when the same components 
are connected to both digital 
and analog jacks (page 75).
MASTER 
VOLUME
Turn to adjust the volume 
level of all speakers at the 
same time (page 33, 34, 35, 
36).
MUTING
Press to turn off the sound 
temporarily. 
Press MUTING again to 
restore the sound (page 34).
ANALOG 
DIRECT
Press to listen to high quality 
analog sound (page 56).
INPUT 
SELECTOR
Turn to select the input 
source to play back (page 34, 
35, 36, 56, 57, 59, 60, 75, 78, 
80).
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Name
Function
2CH
Press to select a sound field 
(page 51).
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
CATEGORY 
MODE
Used when listening to XM 
Radio (page 61).
CATEGORY 
+/–
MEMORY/
ENTER
Press to store a station or 
enter the selection when 
selecting the settings (page 
27, 59, 67).
VIDEO 2 IN/ 
PORTABLE AV 
IN jacks
Connects to a portable audio/
video component such as a 
camcorder or video game 
(page 24, 34).
AUTO CAL 
MIC jack
Connects to the supplied 
optimizer microphone for the 
Auto Calibration function 
(page 29).
PHONES jack Connects to headphones 
(page 85).
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SW
LFE
SP A
SP B
L
C
SL
S
;
D EX
;
PLIIx
;
T
A
C
T
P
O
L
P
DTS -ES 96/24
MEMORY
ST
MONO
D.RANGE
COAX
HDMI
NEO:6
SB
SBL
R
SR
SBR
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2
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5
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Name
Function
SW
Lights up when sub woofer 
selection is set to “YES” (page 
47) and the audio signal is 
output from the SUB 
WOOFER jack.
LFE
Lights up when the disc being 
played back contains an LFE 
(Low Frequency Effect) 
channel and the LFE channel 
signal is actually being 
reproduced.
SP A/SP B
Lights up according to the 
speaker system used. However, 
these indicators do not light up 
if the speaker output is turned 
off or if headphones are 
connected.
D ; D/
; D EX
; D” lights up when the 
receiver is decoding Dolby 
Digital signals.
; D EX” lights up when the 
receiver is decoding Dolby 
Digital Surround EX signals.
Note
When playing a Dolby Digital 
format disc, be sure that you 
have made digital connections 
and that INPUT MODE is set 
to “AUTO” (page 75).
Name
Function
E ; PL/
PLII/
PLIIx
; PL” lights up when the 
receiver applies Pro Logic 
processing to 2 channel signals 
in order to output the center and 
surround channel signals. 
; PLII” lights up when the 
Pro Logic II Movie/Music/
Game decoder is activated.
; PLIIx” lights up when the 
Pro Logic IIx Movie/Music/
Game decoder is activated.
However, these indicators do 
not light up if both the center 
and surround speakers are set to 
“NO” (page 40) and you select 
a sound field using the A.F.D. 
button.
Note
Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding 
does not function for DTS 
format signals or for signals 
with a sampling frequency of 
more than 48 kHz.
OPT
Lights up when INPUT MODE 
is set to “AUTO” and the 
source signal is a digital signal 
being input through the 
OPTICAL jack (page 75).
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Name
Function
DTS/
DTS-ES/
DTS 96/24
“DTS” lights up when the 
receiver is decoding DTS 
signals.
“DTS-ES” lights up when the  
receiver is decoding DTS-ES 
signals. 
“DTS 96/24” lights up when 
the receiver is decoding DTS 
96/24 (96 kHz/24 bit) signals. 
Note
When playing a DTS format 
disc, be sure that you have 
made digital connections and 
that INPUT MODE is set to 
“AUTO” (page 75).
CAT
Lights up when category mode 
is set to “ONE CAT” during 
XM Radio operation (page 65).
MEMORY
Lights up when a memory 
function, such as Preset 
Memory (page 59), etc., is 
activated.
Tuner 
indicators
Lights up when using the 
receiver to tune in radio 
stations (page 57), etc.
Preset 
station 
indicators
Lights up when using the 
receiver to tune in radio 
stations you have preset. For 
details on presetting radio 
stations, see page 58.
D.RANGE
Lights up when dynamic range 
compression is activated (page 
38).
NEO:6
Lights up when DTS Neo:6 
Cinema/Music decoder is 
activated (page 52).
COAX
Lights up when INPUT MODE 
is set to “AUTO” and the 
source signal is a digital signal 
being input through the 
COAXIAL jack (page 75).
HDMI 
Lights up when the receiver 
recognizes a component 
connected via an HDMI IN 
jack (page 20).
Name
Function
Playback 
channel 
indicators
L
R
C
SL
SR
S
SBL
SBR
SB
The letters (L, C, R, etc.) 
indicate the channels being 
played back. The boxes around 
the letters vary to show how the 
receiver downmixes the source 
sound (based on the speaker 
settings).
Front Left
Front Right
Center (monaural)
Surround Left
Surround Right
Surround (monaural or the 
surround components obtained 
by Pro Logic processing)
Surround Back Left
Surround Back Right
Surround Back (the surround 
back components obtained by 
6.1 channel decoding)
Example:
Recording format (Front/
Surround): 3/2.1
Output channel: When 
surround speakers are set to 
“NO” (page 40)
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
SW
L
C
R
SL
SR
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2
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AM
HDMI
XM
SAT IN
DVD IN
BD IN
OUT
SA-CD/CD/CD-R
OUT
IN
IN
L
R
Y
P
B
/
C
B
P
R
/
C
R
DIGITAL
(ASSIGNABLE)
DMPORT
OPTICAL
OPTICAL
SAT
IN
DVD
IN
COAXIAL
ANTENNA
IN
TV
TV
SUB WOOFER
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
SAT
MONITOR
COMPONENT VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
DVD
AUDIO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
SAT IN
DVD IN
VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT
VIDEO 1
SURROUND BACK SURROUND
CENTER
FRONT B
FRONT A
L
L
R
L
R
R
SPEAKERS
L
R
DC5V
0.7A MAX
DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section
OPTICAL
IN jacks
Connects to a 
DVD player, etc. 
The COAXIAL 
jack provides a 
better sound 
quality (page 22, 
23).
COAXIAL IN 
jack
HDMI IN/
OUT* jacks
Connects to a 
DVD player, 
satellite tuner, or a 
Blu-ray disc 
player. The image 
is output to a TV or 
a projector while 
the sound can be 
output from a TV 
or/and speakers 
connected to this 
receiver (page 20).
ANTENNA section
FM
ANTENNA
jack
Connects to the  
supplied FM wire 
antenna (aerial) 
(page 26).
AM
ANTENNA
terminals
Connects to the  
supplied AM loop 
antenna (aerial) 
(page 26).
XM
ANTENNA
jack
Connects to the XM 
Mini-Tuner and 
Home Dock (not 
supplied) (page 62).
COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/
OUTPUT section
Y, P
B
/C
B
, P
R
/C
R
IN/OUT* jacks
Connects to a 
DVD player, TV,  
satellite tuner, etc. 
You can enjoy 
high quality image 
(page 17–23).
Green 
(Y)
Blue 
(P
B
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B
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Red 
(P
R
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R
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Name
Function
TV ?/1
(on/standby)
Press TV 
?/1 and TV (M) at 
the same time to turn the TV 
on or off.
AV 
?/1
(on/standby)
Press to turn on or off the 
Sony audio/video components 
that the remote is assigned to 
operate (page 81).
If you press 
?/1 (B) at the 
same time, it will turn off the 
receiver and other Sony 
components (SYSTEM 
STANDBY).
Note
The function of the AV 
?/1
switch changes automatically 
each time you press the input 
buttons (
C).
B ?/1
(on/standby)
Press to turn the receiver on or 
off.
To turn off all Sony 
components, press 
?/1 and 
AV
?/1 (A) at the same time 
(SYSTEM STANDBY).
Input buttons Press one of the buttons to 
select the component you 
want to use. When you press 
any of the input buttons, the 
receiver turns on. The buttons 
are factory assigned to control 
Sony components.
You can change the button 
assignments following the 
steps in “Changing button 
assignments” on page 81.
2CH
Press to select a sound field.
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
THEATER
Press to enjoy optimal image 
suited for movies and to 
output the sound from the 
speakers connected to this 
receiver automatically.
Note
This button will only function 
if your TV is compatible with 
Theater Mode. 
Refer to the operating 
instructions supplied with the 
TV for details.
Name
Function
DVD/BD 
MENU
Press to display the menu of 
the DVD or Blu-ray disc on 
the TV screen. Then, use 
V, v,
B, b and   (P) to perform 
menu operations.
AUTO CAL
Press to activate the Auto 
Calibration function.
D.TUNING
Press to enter direct tuning 
mode.
D.SKIP
Press to skip a disc when 
using a multi-disc changer.
AMP MENU
Press to display the menu of 
the receiver. Then, use 
V, v,
B, b and   (P) to perform 
menu operations.
ENTER
Press to enter the value after 
selecting a channel, disc or 
track using the numeric 
buttons of the TV, VCR or 
satellite tuner.
MEMORY
Press to store a station.
MUTING
Press to turn off the sound 
temporarily. 
Press MUTING again to 
restore the sound.
Press MUTING and TV (
M)
at the same time to activate 
the TV’s muting function.
TV VOL 
+
a)
/–
Press TV VOL +/– and TV 
(
M) at the same time to adjust 
the volume level of the TV.
MASTER
VOL +
a)
/–
Press to adjust the volume 
level of all speakers at the 
same time.
L ./>
b)
Press to skip a track of the CD 
player, DVD player or Blu-
ray disc player.
REPLAY /
ADVANCE 
Press to replay the previous 
scene or fast forward the 
current scene of the VCR, 
DVD player or Blu-ray disc 
player.
m/M
b)
Press to
– search tracks in the forward/
reverse direction of the 
DVD player.
– start fast forward/rewind of 
the VCR, CD player or Blu-
ray disc player.
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Name
Function
H
a)b)
Press to start playback of the 
VCR, CD player, DVD player, 
or Blu-ray disc player.
X
b)
Press to pause playback or 
recording of the VCR, CD 
player, DVD player or Blu-ray 
disc player. (Also starts 
recording with components in 
recording standby.)
x
b)
Press to stop playback of the 
VCR, CD player, DVD player 
or Blu-ray disc player.
TV CH +/–
Press TV CH +/– and TV (
M)
at the same time to select 
preset TV channels.
CATEGORY
+/–
Press to select a category for 
XM Radio (page 65).
PRESET +/–
Press to select
– preset  stations.
– preset channels of the VCR 
or satellite tuner.
TUNING +/–
Press to scan a station.
CATEGORY 
MODE
Press to select the category 
mode for XM Radio (page 65).
FM MODE
Press to select the FM 
monaural or stereo reception.
TV
Press TV and the button with 
orange printing at the same 
time to enable TV operation.
MENU/HOME Press to display the menu of 
the VCR, DVD player, 
satellite tuner or Blu-ray disc 
player on the TV screen.
Press MENU/HOME and TV 
(
M) at the same time to 
display the TV’s menu. 
Then, use 
V, v, B, b and   
(
P) to perform menu 
operations.
Name
Function
RETURN/
EXIT 
O
Press to
– return to the previous menu.
– exit the menu while the 
menu or on-screen guide of 
the VCR, DVD player, 
satellite tuner or Blu-ray 
disc player is displayed on 
the TV screen.
Press RETURN/EXIT 
O
and TV (
M) at the same time 
to return to the previous menu 
or exit the TV’s menu while 
the menu is displayed on the 
TV screen.
P
V/v/B/b
After pressing DVD/BD 
MENU (
F), AMP MENU 
(
H), or MENU/HOME (N), 
press 
V, v, B or b to select the 
settings. Then, press 
 to 
enter the selection if you have 
pressed DVD/BD MENU or 
MENU/HOME previously.
Press 
also to enter the 
selection of the receiver, 
VCR, satellite tuner, CD 
player, DVD player or Blu-
ray disc player.
DISPLAY
Press to select information 
displayed on the TV screen of 
the VCR, satellite tuner, CD 
player, DVD player or Blu-
ray disc player.
Press DISPLAY and TV (
M)
at the same time to display 
TV’s information on the TV 
screen.
TOOLS/
OPTIONS
Press to display and select the 
options of the DVD player or 
Blu-ray disc player.
Press TOOLS/OPTIONS and 
TV (
M) at the same time to 
display the options applicable 
to the Sony TV.
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* You can watch the selected input image when you 
connect the MONITOR OUT or HDMI OUT jack 
to a TV or projector (page 17).
You can use the supplied RM-AAU021 
Remote Commander to operate the receiver 
and to control the Sony audio/video 
components that the remote is assigned to 
operate (page 81).
SPEAKERS section
Connects to the 
speakers (page 15).
AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jacks
Connects to a Super 
Audio CD player, 
CD recorder, etc. 
(page 18).
AUDIO OUT 
jack
Connects to a sub 
woofer (page 15).
VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT 
section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jacks
Connects to a VCR, 
DVD player, etc. 
(page 17–24).
VIDEO IN/
OUT* jacks
DMPORT
DMPORT
jack
Connects to a 
DIGITAL MEDIA 
PORT adapter 
(page 77).
White (L)
Red (R)
Black
White (L)
Red (R)
Yellow
Remote commander
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
0/10
ENTER
9
SYSTEM STANDBY
TV INPUT
SLEEP
DMPORT
VIDEO1
VIDEO2
BD
DVD
2CH
A.F.D.
TV CH –
PRESET –
TV CH +
PRESET +
TUNING –
TV
TUNING +
FM MODE
MOVIE
MUSIC
AMP MENU
CLEAR
DISPLAY
MUTING
TV VOL
MASTER VOL
DVD/BD
MENU
AUTO CAL
D.TUNING
D.SKIP
THEATER
SAT
TV
SA-CD/CD TUNER
?/1
.
H
M
m
X
x
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5
>10
REPLAY ADVANCE
– CATEGORY +
CATEGORY MODE
MEMORY
O
RETURN/EXIT
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?/1
AV
?/1
TOOLS/
OPTIONS
MENU/HOME
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a)
The number 5, MASTER VOL +, TV VOL +, and 
H buttons have tactile dots. Use the tactile dots 
as references when operating the receiver.
b)
This button is also available for DIGITAL MEDIA 
PORT adapter operation. For details on the 
function of the button, refer to the operating 
instructions supplied with the DIGITAL MEDIA 
PORT adapter.
Notes
• Some functions explained in this section may not 
work depending on the model.
• The above explanation is intended to serve as an 
example only. Therefore, depending on the 
component, the above operation may not be 
possible or may operate differently than described.
Name
Function
S
z
Press to input the decimal 
point for channel numbers of 
the Digital CATV terminal. 
Press 
z
 and TV (
M) at the 
same time to input the decimal 
point for the channel numbers 
of the TV.
>10
Press to select track numbers 
over 10 of the CD player.
CLEAR
Press to clear a mistake when 
you press the incorrect 
numeric button.
Numeric 
buttons 
(number 5
a)
)
Press to 
– preset/tune to preset 
stations. 
– select track numbers of the 
CD player, DVD player or 
Blu-ray disc player. Press
0/10 to select track number 
10.
– select channel numbers of 
the VCR or satellite tuner.
Press the numeric buttons and 
TV (
M) at the same time to 
select the TV channels.
TV INPUT
Press TV INPUT and TV (
M)
at the same time to select the 
input signal (TV input or 
video input).
SLEEP
Press to activate the Sleep 
Timer function and the 
duration which the receiver 
turns off automatically.
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Getting Star
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Description and location of parts
Getting Started
Front panel
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B)
PHONES
VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO
L  AUDIO   R
MEMORY/
ENTER
SUR BACK
DECODING
DIMMER
SLEEP
TUNING
2CH
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
ANALOG
DIRECT
MUTING
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
INPUT SELECTOR
TUNING MODE
MASTER VOLUME
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Name
Function
A ?/1
(on/standby)
Press to turn the receiver on 
or off (page 27, 35, 36, 56).
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B)
Press to select the front 
speaker system (page 28).
TUNING 
MODE
Press or turn to operate the 
tuner (FM/AM) (page 57).
TUNING +/–
Display
The current status of the 
selected component or a list 
of selectable items appears 
here (page 7). 
Remote 
sensor
Receives signals from remote 
commander.
DISPLAY
Press to select information 
displayed on the display 
(page 72).
Name
Function
INPUT MODE Press to select the input mode 
when the same components 
are connected to both digital 
and analog jacks (page 68).
MASTER
VOLUME
Turn to adjust the volume 
level of all speakers at the 
same time (page 33, 34, 35, 
36).
MUTING
Press to turn off the sound 
temporarily. 
Press MUTING again to 
restore the sound (page 34).
ANALOG 
DIRECT
Press to listen to high quality 
analog sound (page 56).
INPUT 
SELECTOR
Turn to select the input 
source to play back (page 34, 
35, 36, 56, 57, 59, 60, 68, 71, 
73).
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Name
Function
2CH
Press to select a sound field 
(page 51).
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
SUR BACK 
DECODING
Press to select the surround 
back decoding mode (page 
43).
SLEEP
Press to activate the Sleep 
Timer function and the 
duration which the receiver 
turns off automatically (page 
72).
DIMMER
Press to adjust the brightness 
of the display (page 50).
MEMORY/
ENTER
Press to store a station or 
enter the selection when 
selecting the settings (page 
27, 59).
VIDEO 2 IN/ 
PORTABLE AV 
IN jacks
Connects to a portable audio/
video component such as a 
camcorder or video game 
(page 24, 34).
AUTO CAL 
MIC jack
Connects to the supplied 
optimizer microphone for the 
Auto Calibration function 
(page 29).
PHONES jack Connects to headphones 
(page 78).
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SW
LFE
SP A
SP B
L
C
SL
S
;
D EX
;
PLIIx
;
PL
OPT
DTS -ES 96/24
MEMORY
RDS ST
MONO
D.RANGE
COAX
HDMI
NEO:6
SB
SBL
R
SR
SBR
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Name
Function
SW
Lights up when sub woofer 
selection is set to “YES” (page 
47) and the audio signal is 
output from the SUB 
WOOFER jack.
LFE
Lights up when the disc being 
played back contains an LFE 
(Low Frequency Effect) 
channel and the LFE channel 
signal is actually being 
reproduced.
SP A/SP B
Lights up according to the 
speaker system used. However, 
these indicators do not light up 
if the speaker output is turned 
off or if headphones are 
connected.
D ; D/
; D EX
; D” lights up when the 
receiver is decoding Dolby 
Digital signals.
; D EX” lights up when the 
receiver is decoding Dolby 
Digital Surround EX signals.
Note
When playing a Dolby Digital 
format disc, be sure that you 
have made digital connections 
and that INPUT MODE is set 
to “AUTO” (page 68).
Name
Function
E ; PL/
PLII/
PLIIx
; PL” lights up when the 
receiver applies Pro Logic 
processing to 2 channel signals 
in order to output the center and 
surround channel signals. 
; PLII” lights up when the 
Pro Logic II Movie/Music/
Game decoder is activated.
; PLIIx” lights up when the 
Pro Logic IIx Movie/Music/
Game decoder is activated.
However, these indicators do 
not light up if both the center 
and surround speakers are set to 
“NO” (page 40) and you select 
a sound field using the A.F.D. 
button.
Note
Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding 
does not function for DTS 
format signals or for signals 
with a sampling frequency of 
more than 48 kHz.
OPT
Lights up when INPUT MODE 
is set to “AUTO” and the 
source signal is a digital signal 
being input through the 
OPTICAL jack (page 68).
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Name
Function
DTS/
DTS-ES/
DTS 96/24
“DTS” lights up when the 
receiver is decoding DTS 
signals.
“DTS-ES” lights up when the  
receiver is decoding DTS-ES 
signals. 
“DTS 96/24” lights up when 
the receiver is decoding DTS 
96/24 (96 kHz/24 bit) signals. 
Note
When playing a DTS format 
disc, be sure that you have 
made digital connections and 
that INPUT MODE is set to 
“AUTO” (page 68).
MEMORY
Lights up when a memory 
function, such as Preset 
Memory (page 59), etc., is 
activated.
Tuner 
indicators
Lights up when using the 
receiver to tune in radio 
stations (page 57), etc.
Note
“RDS” appears for models of 
area code CEL, CEK only.
Preset 
station
indicators
Lights up when using the 
receiver to tune in radio 
stations you have preset. For 
details on presetting radio 
stations, see page 58.
D.RANGE
Lights up when dynamic range 
compression is activated (page 
38).
NEO:6
Lights up when DTS Neo:6 
Cinema/Music decoder is 
activated (page 52).
COAX
Lights up when INPUT MODE 
is set to “AUTO” and the 
source signal is a digital signal 
being input through the 
COAXIAL jack (page 68).
HDMI
Lights up when the receiver 
recognizes a component 
connected via an HDMI IN 
jack (page 20).
Name
Function
Playback 
channel 
indicators
L
R
C
SL
SR
S
SBL
SBR
SB
The letters (L, C, R, etc.) 
indicate the channels being 
played back. The boxes around 
the letters vary to show how the 
receiver downmixes the source 
sound (based on the speaker 
settings).
Front Left
Front Right
Center (monaural)
Surround Left
Surround Right
Surround (monaural or the 
surround components obtained 
by Pro Logic processing)
Surround Back Left
Surround Back Right
Surround Back (the surround 
back components obtained by 
6.1 channel decoding)
Example:
Recording format (Front/
Surround): 3/2.1
Output channel: When 
surround speakers are set to 
“NO” (page 40)
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
SW
L
C
R
SL
SR
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HDMI
SAT IN
DVD IN
BD IN
OUT
SA-CD/CD/CD-R
OUT
IN
IN
L
R
Y
P
B
/
C
B
P
R
/
C
R
DIGITAL
(ASSIGNABLE)
DMPORT
OPTICAL
OPTICAL
SAT
IN
DVD
IN
COAXIAL
IN
TV
TV
SUB WOOFER
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
SAT
MONITOR
COMPONENT VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
DVD
AUDIO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
SAT IN
DVD IN
VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT
VIDEO 1
SURROUND BACK SURROUND
CENTER
FRONT B
FRONT A
L
L
R
L
R
R
SPEAKERS
L
R
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AM
ANTENNA
DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section
OPTICAL
IN jacks
Connects to a DVD 
player, etc. The 
COAXIAL jack 
provides a better 
sound quality (page 
22, 23).
COAXIAL IN 
jack
HDMI IN/
OUT* jacks
Connects to a DVD 
player, satellite 
tuner, or a Blu-ray 
disc player. The 
image is output to a 
TV or projector 
while the sound can 
be output from a TV 
or/and speakers 
connected to this 
receiver (page 20).
ANTENNA section
FM
ANTENNA 
jack
Connects to the 
supplied FM wire 
antenna (aerial) 
(page 26).
AM 
ANTENNA 
terminals
Connects to the 
supplied AM loop 
antenna (aerial) 
(page 26).
COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/
OUTPUT section
Y, P
B
/C
B
, P
R
/C
R
IN/OUT* jacks
Connects to a 
DVD player, TV,  
satellite tuner, etc. 
You can enjoy 
high quality image 
(page 17–23).
SPEAKERS section
Connects to the 
speakers (page 15).
AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jacks
Connects to a Super 
Audio CD player, 
CD recorder, etc. 
(page 18).
AUDIO OUT 
jack
Connects to a sub 
woofer (page 15).
Green 
(Y)
Blue
(P
B
/C
B
)
Red 
(P
R
/C
R
)
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Red (R)
Black
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Name
Function
TV ?/1
(on/standby)
Press TV 
?/1 and TV (O) at 
the same time to turn the TV 
on or off.
AV 
?/1
(on/standby)
Press to turn on or off the 
Sony audio/video components 
that the remote is assigned to 
operate (page 74).
If you press 
?/1 (B) at the 
same time, it will turn off the 
receiver and other Sony 
components (SYSTEM 
STANDBY).
Note
The function of the AV 
?/1
switch changes automatically 
each time you press the input 
buttons (
C).
B ?/1
(on/standby)
Press to turn the receiver on or 
off.
To turn off all Sony 
components, press 
?/1 and 
AV 
?/1 (A) at the same time 
(SYSTEM STANDBY).
Input buttons Press one of the buttons to 
select the component you 
want to use. When you press 
any of the input buttons, the 
receiver turns on. The buttons 
are factory assigned to control 
Sony components.
You can change the button 
assignments following the 
steps in “Changing button 
assignments” on page 74.
2CH
Press to select a sound field.
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
THEATRE
Press to enjoy optimal image 
suited for movies and to 
output the sound from the 
speakers connected to this 
receiver automatically.
Note
This button will only function 
if your TV is compatible with 
Theatre Mode. 
Refer to the operating 
instructions supplied with the 
TV for details.
Name
Function
DVD/BD 
MENU
Press to display the menu of 
the DVD or Blu-ray disc on 
the TV screen. Then, use 
V, v,
B, b and   (Q) to perform 
menu operations.
AUTO CAL
Press to activate the Auto 
Calibration function.
D.TUNING
Press to enter direct tuning 
mode.
D.SKIP
Press to skip a disc when 
using a multi-disc changer.
H
ENTER
Press to enter the value after 
selecting a channel, disc or 
track using the numeric 
buttons of the TV, VCR or 
satellite tuner.
MEMORY
Press to store a station.
AMP MENU
Press to display the menu of 
the receiver. Then, use 
V, v,
B, b and   (Q) to perform 
menu operations.
TOOLS/
OPTIONS
Press to display and select the 
options of the DVD player or 
Blu-ray disc player. 
Press TOOLS/OPTIONS and 
TV (
O) at the same time to 
display the options applicable 
to the Sony TV.
MUTING
Press to turn off the sound 
temporarily. 
Press MUTING again to 
restore the sound.
Press MUTING and TV (
O)
at the same time to activate 
the TV’s muting function.
TV VOL 
+
a)
/–
Press TV VOL +/– and TV 
(
O) at the same time to adjust 
the volume level of the TV.
MASTER
VOL +
a)
/–
Press to adjust the volume 
level of all speakers at the 
same time.
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* You can watch the selected input image when you 
connect the MONITOR OUT or HDMI OUT jack 
to a TV or projector (page 17).
You can use the supplied RM-AAU023 
Remote Commander to operate the receiver 
and to control the Sony audio/video 
components that the remote is assigned to 
operate (page 74).
VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT 
section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jacks
Connects to a VCR, 
DVD player, etc. 
(page 17–24).
VIDEO IN/
OUT* jacks
DMPORT
DMPORT
jack
Connects to a 
DIGITAL MEDIA 
PORT adapter 
(page 70).
White (L)
Red (R)
Yellow
Remote commander
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
0/10
ENTER
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SYSTEM STANDBY
TV INPUT
SLEEP
DMPORT
VIDEO1
VIDEO2
BD
DVD
2CH
A.F.D.
RETURN/EXIT
TV CH –
PRESET –
TV CH +
PRESET +
TUNING –
TV
TUNING +
FM MODE
REPLAY ADVANCE
MOVIE
MUSIC
AMP MENU
CLEAR
DISPLAY
MUTING
TV VOL
MASTER VOL
DVD/BD
MENU
AUTO CAL
D.TUNING
D.SKIP
THEATRE
SAT
TV
SA-CD/CD TUNER
?/1
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