DOWNLOAD Sony STR-DG910 Service Manual ↓ Size: 9.98 MB | Pages: 106 in PDF or view online for FREE

Model
STR-DG910
Pages
106
Size
9.98 MB
Type
PDF
Document
Service Manual
Brand
Device
Audio
File
str-dg910.pdf
Date

Sony STR-DG910 Service Manual ▷ View online

6
STR-DG910
9
US
Getting Star
ted
Rear panel
OPTICAL
SAT
IN
VIDEO 2/
BD IN
DVD 
IN
SA-CD/
CD/CD-R
IN
COAXIAL
DVD IN
SAT IN
VIDEO 2/BD IN
OUT
AM
L
R
OUT
IN
IN
VIDEO IN
VIDEO IN
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN
AUDIO IN
AUDIO IN
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK
CENTER
R
R
L
L
SAT IN
DVD IN
VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT
P
B
/C
B
P
R
/C
R
COMPONENT VIDEO
SPEAKERS
DIGITAL
(ASSIGNABLE)
ANTENNA
DMPORT
VIDEO 1
IN
SAñCD/CD/CDñR
TV
IN
AUX
HDMI
MONITOR
DVD
VIDEO 2/BD
L
R
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN
VIDEO 1
AUDIO OUT
SUB WOOFER
SAT
XM
Y
L
R
L
R
L
R
VIDEO OUT
FRONT B
FRONT A
R
R
L
L
SPEAKERS
AC OUTLET
1
2
3
6
4
5
A
DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section
OPTICAL IN 
jacks
Connects to a DVD 
player, etc. The 
COAXIAL jack 
provides a better 
quality of loud 
sound (page 25, 
27).
COAXIAL IN 
jacks
HDMI IN/ 
OUT jacks*
Connects to a DVD 
player, satellite 
tuner, or a Blu-ray 
disc player. The 
image and the 
sound are output to 
a TV or a projector 
(page 21).
DMPORT
jack
Connects to a 
DIGITAL MEDIA 
PORT adapter 
(page 81).
B
ANTENNA section
FM
ANTENNA 
jack
Connects to the 
FM wire antenna 
supplied with this 
receiver (page 31).
AM 
ANTENNA 
terminals
Connects to the 
AM loop antenna 
supplied with this 
receiver (page 31).
XM jack
Connects to the 
XM Connect-and-
Play antenna (not 
supplied) (page 
71).
C
COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/
OUTPUT section
COMPONENT 
VIDEO 
INPUT/
OUTPUT 
jacks*
Connects to a DVD 
player, TV, 
satellite tuner, etc. 
You can enjoy high 
quality image 
(page 23–27).
Green
(Y)
Blue
(P
B
/C
B
)
Red
(P
R
/C
R
)
continued
10
US
* You can watch the selected input image when you 
connect the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack 
to a TV (page 23).
You can use the supplied remote to operate the 
receiver and to control the Sony audio/video 
components that the remote is assigned to 
operate. 
You can also program the remote to control 
non-Sony audio/video components. For 
details, see “Programming the remote” (page 
85).
RM-AAP016
D
SPEAKERS section
Connects to 
speakers (page 16).
Connects to sub 
woofers (page 16).
E
VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT 
section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jacks
Connects to the 
video and audio 
jacks of a VCR, 
DVD player, etc. 
(page 25 – 28).
VIDEO IN/
OUT jacks*
F
AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jacks
Connects to a 
Super Audio CD 
player, CD 
recorder, etc. (page 
18, 19, 23).
White (L)
Red (R)
Yellow
White (L)
Red (R)
Remote commander
TUNING –
MUTING
TOP MENU MENU
F1
TV INPUT
WIDE
F2
TV VOL
MASTER VOL
PRESET
GUIDE
DISPLAY
RETURN/
EXIT
TV
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3
DVD
SAT
TV
TUNER
2CH
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
SA-CD/CD
AUX
DMPORT
RECEIVER
?/1
MEMORY
.
>
m
M
x
X
MENU
H
CLEAR
>10
 -/--
<
<
DVD
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
ENTER
0/10
1
AUTO CAL
B
V
v
B
1
5
2
8
9
q;
qh
qk
w;
ws
wa
ql
qj
qs
qd
qf
qa
4
6
7
3
qg
wd
wj
wh
wg
wf
wk
RM SET UP AV 
?/1
SYSTEM S ANDBY
T
CATEGORY
MODE
D.TUNING
SLEEP
REPLAY ADVANCE
– 
CATEGORY
 +
OPTIONS
TOOLS
TUNING +
DISC SKIP
TV CH
11
US
Getting Star
ted
Name
Function
A
AV 
?
/
1
 
(on/standby)
Press to turn on or off the 
audio/video components that 
the remote is programmed to 
operate.
To turn the TV on or off, press 
TV (wj) and then press AV
?/1. 
If you press ?/1 (B) at the 
same time, it will turn off the 
receiver and other 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 components, 
press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at 
the same time (SYSTEM 
STANDBY).
C
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 as follows. 
You can program the remote to 
control non-Sony components 
following the steps in 
“Programming the remote” on 
page 85.
Button
Assigned Sony 
component
VIDEO 1
VCR (VTR mode 3)
VIDEO 2
VCR (VTR mode 2)
VIDEO 3
VCR (VTR mode 1)
DVD
DVD player
SAT
Satellite tuner
TV
TV
SA-CD/CD Super Audio CD/
CD player
TUNER
Built-in tuner
AUX
Not assigned
DMPORT
DIGITAL MEDIA 
PORT adapter
Name
Function
D
RECEIVER 
Press to activate the receiver 
operation (page 45).
E
D.TUNING
Press to enter direct tuning 
mode.
F
AUTO CAL
Press to activate the Auto 
Calibration function.
G
Numeric 
buttons 
(number 5
a)
)
Press to 
– preset/tune to preset 
stations.
– select track numbers of the 
CD player, VCD player, LD 
player, DVD player, MD 
deck, DAT deck, or tape 
deck. Press 0/10 to select 
track number 10.
– select channel numbers of 
the VCR, satellite tuner, 
Blu-ray disc recorder, PSX, 
DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO.
Press TV (wj) and then press 
the numeric buttons to select 
the TV channels.
H
ENTER
Press to enter the value after 
selecting a channel, disc or 
track using the numeric 
buttons of the VCR, CD 
player, VCD player, LD 
player, MD deck, DAT deck, 
tape deck, satellite tuner, Blu-
ray disc recorder, or PSX. 
To enter the value of Sony 
TV, press TV (wj) and then 
press ENTER.
MEMORY
Press to store a station during 
tuner operation.
I
DISPLAY
Press to select information 
displayed on the TV screen of 
the VCR, VCD player, LD 
player, DVD player, CD 
player, MD deck, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, satellite tuner, 
DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO.
To select information of Sony 
TV, press TV (wj) and then 
press DISPLAY.
continued
12
US
Name
Function
J
OPTIONS 
TOOLS
Press to display and select 
items from the option menus 
for DVD player or 
DVD/VHS COMBO.
To display the options of Sony 
TV, press TV (wj) and then 
press OPTIONS TOOLS.
K
MENU
Press to display the menus of 
the receiver, VCR, DVD 
player, satellite tuner, Blu-ray 
disc recorder, PSX, DVD/
VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO on the TV screen. 
Then, use V/v/B/b and  
to 
perform menu operations. 
To display the menus of Sony 
TV, press TV (wj) and then 
press MENU.
L .
/
>
b)
Press to skip tracks of the 
VCR, CD player, VCD 
player, LD player, DVD 
player, MD deck, DAT deck, 
tape deck, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
m
/
M
b)
Press to
– search tracks in the forward/
backward direction of the 
CD player, VCD player, 
DVD player, LD player, 
MD deck, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
– fast forward/rewind of the 
VCR, DAT deck, or tape 
deck.
H
a)b)
Press to start playback of the 
VCR, CD player, VCD 
player, LD player, DVD 
player, MD deck, DAT deck, 
tape deck, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
Name
Function
X
b)
Press to pause playback or 
recording of the VCR, CD 
player, VCD player, LD 
player, DVD player, MD 
deck, DAT deck, tape deck, 
Blu-ray disc recorder, PSX, 
DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO. (Also 
starts recording with 
components in recording 
standby.)
x
b)
Press to stop playback of the 
VCR, CD player, VCD 
player, LD player, DVD 
player, MD deck, DAT 
deck, tape deck, Blu-ray 
disc recorder, PSX, DVD/
VHS COMBO, or DVD/
HDD COMBO.
TUNING +/–
Press to scan a station.
M
TV CH +
a)
/–
Press TV (wj) and then 
press TV CH +/– to select 
preset TV channels.
PRESET 
+
a)
/–
Press to
– select preset stations.
– select preset channels of 
the VCR, satellite tuner, 
Blu-ray disc recorder, 
DVD player, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
N
F1, F2
Press F1 or F2 to select a 
component.
• DVD/HDD COMBO
F1: HDD mode
F2: DVD mode
• DVD/VHS COMBO
F1: DVD mode
F2: VHS mode
TV INPUT
Press TV (wj) and then 
press TV INPUT to select 
the input signal (TV input or 
video input).
WIDE
Press TV (wj) and then 
press WIDE to select the 
wide picture mode.
7
STR-DG910
13
US
Getting Star
ted
Name
Function
O
DVD TOP 
MENU
Press to display the menu or 
on-screen guide of the DVD 
player on the TV screen. 
Then, use V/v/B/b and  
to 
perform menu operations.
DVD MENU
Press to display the menu of 
the DVD player on the TV 
screen. Then, use V/v/B/b 
and 
 to perform menu 
operations.
P
MUTING
Press to mute the sound (page 
42). 
To mute the sound of the TV, 
press TV (wj) and then press 
MUTING.
Q
TV VOL +/–
Press TV (wj) and then press 
TV VOL +/– to adjust the TV 
volume level.
MASTER
VOL +/–
Press to adjust the volume 
level of all speakers at the 
same time.
R
DISC SKIP
Press to skip disc of the CD 
player, VCD player, DVD 
player, or MD deck (multi-
disc changer only).
S
REPLAY /
ADVANCE 
Press to replay the previous 
scene or fast forward the 
current scene of the DVD 
player, Blu-ray disc recorder, 
DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO.
CATEGORY 
+/–
Press to select a category for 
XM Radio (page 74).
T
RETURN/
EXIT 
O
Press to
– return to the previous menu.
– exit the menu while the 
menu or on-screen guide of 
the VCD player, LD player, 
DVD player, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or satellite tuner 
is displayed on the TV 
screen.
To return to the previous 
menu of Sony TV, press TV 
(wj) and then press 
RETURN/EXIT O.
<
<
Name
Function
U
V/v/B/b
After pressing RECEIVER 
(D), press MENU (K) for 
receiver operation, then press 
V/v/B /b to select the 
settings. 
After pressing DVD TOP 
MENU (O) or DVD MENU 
(O), press V/v/B/b to select 
the settings, and then press 
to enter the selection.
Press 
 also to enter the 
selection of the receiver, 
VCR, satellite tuner, DVD 
player, Blu-ray disc recorder, 
PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO.
V
GUIDE
Press to display the EPG 
(Electronic Program Guide) 
of the TV, DVD player, 
satellite tuner, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
W
CLEAR
Press to clear a mistake when 
you press the incorrect 
numeric button of the DVD 
player, Blu-ray disc recorder, 
PSX, satellite tuner, DVD/
VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
-/--
Press to select the channel 
entry mode, either one or two 
digit of the VCR or satellite 
tuner.
To select the channel entry 
mode of the TV, press TV 
(wj) and then press -/--.
>10
Press to select track numbers 
over 10 of the CD player, 
VCD player, LD player, MD 
deck, tape deck, TV, VCR, or 
satellite tuner.
X
SLEEP
Press to activate the Sleep 
Timer function and the 
duration which the receiver 
turns off automatically.
Y
CATEGORY 
MODE
Press to select the category 
mode for XM radio (page 73).
Z
2CH
Press to select a sound field 
(page 60, 62, 65)
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
,
continued
14
US
a)
The number 5, TV CH +, PRESET + 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, see 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
wj
TV
Press to light up the button. It 
changes the remote key 
function to activate the 
buttons with orange printing. 
It also activate the DISPLAY
(I), OPTIONS TOOLS 
(J), MENU (K), 
RETURN/EXIT O (T), 
 (U), and V/v/B/b (U) 
buttons to perform menu 
operations for Sony TVs only.
wk
RM SET UP
Press to set up the remote.
AEP, UK, E2, KR, TW model:
4
GB
Description and location of parts
.
Getting Started
Front panel
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
PHONES
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO
L  AUDIO   R
MEMORY/
ENTER
DIMMER
2CH
SUR BACK
DECODING
SLEEP
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
AUTO CAL
DIRECT
INPUT SELECTOR
TONE MODE
TUNING
TONE
6
7
4
8
qs
qd
1
3
2
5
9
q;
qa
qf
qg
wa
qh
w;
ws
qk qj
ql
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
MASTER VOLUME
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
TUNING MODE
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
PHONES
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO
L  AUDIO   R
MEMORY/
ENTER
DIMMER
2CH
SUR BACK
DECODING
SLEEP
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
AUTO CAL
DIRECT
INPUT SELECTOR
TONE MODE
TUNING
TONE
6
7
4
8
qs
qd
1
3
2
5
9
q;
qa
qf
qg
wa
qh
w;
ws
qk qj
ql
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
MASTER VOLUME
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
TUNING MODE
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
PHONES
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO
L  AUDIO   R
MEMORY/
ENTER
DIMMER
2CH
SUR BACK
DECODING
SLEEP
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
AUTO CAL
DIRECT
INPUT SELECTOR
TONE MODE
TUNING
TONE
6
7
4
8
qs
qd
1
3
2
5
9
q;
qa
qf
qg
wa
qh
w;
ws
qk qj
ql
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
MASTER VOLUME
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
TUNING MODE
Name
Function
A
 
?
/
1
(on/standby)
Press to turn the receiver on 
or off (page 32, 42, 43, 65).
B
SPEAKERS 
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
Press to select the speaker 
system (page 33).
C
TONE MODE
Adjusts the tonal quality 
(bass/treble level) of the 
front speakers.
Press TONE MODE 
repeatedly to select bass or 
treble level, then turn 
TONE +/– to adjust the 
level (page 45).
TONE +/–
D
TUNING MODE
Press to select the tuning 
mode (page 66, 68).
E
TUNING +/–
Turn to scan a station (page 
66, 68).
Name
Function
F
Display
The current status of the 
selected component or a list 
of selectable items appears 
here (page 6). 
G
MULTI 
CHANNEL 
DECODING lamp
Lights up when multi 
channel audio signals are 
decoded (page 43).
H
Remote sensor
Receives signals from 
remote commander.
I
DISPLAY
Press to select information 
displayed on the display 
(page 70, 76).
J
INPUT MODE
Press to select the input 
mode when the same 
components are connected 
to both digital and analog 
jacks (page 71).
5
GB
Getting Star
ted
Name
Function
K
MASTER 
VOLUME
Turn to adjust the volume 
level of all speakers at the 
same time (page 39, 41, 42, 
43).
L
DIRECT
Press to listen to high 
quality analog sound (page 
64).
M
AUTO CAL
Press to activate the Auto 
Calibration function (page 
35).
N
INPUT 
SELECTOR
Turn to select the input 
source to playback (page 
40).
O
2CH
Press to select a sound field 
(page 59, 61, 64).
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
P
SUR BACK 
DECODING
Press to select the surround 
back decoding mode (page 
51).
Q
SLEEP
Press to activate the Sleep 
Timer function and the 
duration which the receiver 
turns off automatically 
(page 77).
R
DIMMER
Press to adjust the 
brightness of the display 
(page 58).
S
MEMORY/
ENTER
Press to store a station or 
enter the selection when 
selecting the settings (page 
32, 67).
T
VIDEO 3 IN/
PORTABLE AV 
IN jacks
Connects to a camcorder or 
video game (page 27, 41).
U
PHONES jack
Connects to headphones 
(page 87).
V
AUTO CAL MIC 
jack
Connects to the supplied  
optimizer microphone for 
the Auto Calibration 
function (page 34).
Ver. 1.1
8
STR-DG910
6
GB
About the indicators on the display
SBR
SBL SB
SW
LFE
SP B
L
C
SL
S
R
SR
SP A
;
D EX
;
PL IIx
;
PL
OPT
DTS
 
-ES  9 6 / 2 4
COAX
HDMI
NEO:6
MEMORY
RDS ST
MONO
D.RANGE
1
2
3
4
5
7
6
8
q;
9
qa
qs
qh
qf
qg
qd
Name
Function
A
SW
Lights up when sub woofer is 
set to “YES” 
(page 47)
 and the 
audio signal is output from the 
SUB WOOFER jacks.
B
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.
C
SP A/SP B
Lights up according to the 
speaker system used (page 33). 
However, these indicators do 
not light up if the speaker output 
is turned off or if headphones 
are connected.
D ; 
D (EX)
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 not 
set to “ANALOG” (page 71).
Name
Function
E ; 
PL II (x)
Lights up when the Pro Logic II 
Movie/Music/Game decoder is 
activated.
“; PL IIx” 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 47) and you select a 
sound field using the A.F.D. 
button.
Note
Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoding 
does not function for signals 
with a sampling frequency of 
more than 48 kHz.
F ; 
PL
Lights up when the receiver 
applies Pro Logic processing to 
2 channel signals in order to 
output the center and surround 
channel signals.
However, these indicators do 
not light up if both the center 
and surround speakers are set to 
“NO” (page 47) and you select a 
sound field using the A.F.D. 
button.
G
OPT
Lights up when INPUT MODE 
is set to “AUTO IN” and the 
source signal is a digital signal 
being input through the 
OPTICAL jack, or when 
INPUT MODE is set to “OPT 
IN” (page 71).
7
GB
Getting Star
ted
Name
Function
H
DTS (-ES)/
(96/24)
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 
kHz/24 bit signals. 
Note
When playing a DTS format 
disc, be sure that you have made 
digital connections and that 
INPUT MODE is not set to 
“ANALOG” (page 71).
I
MEMORY
Lights up when a memory 
function, such as Preset 
Memory (page 67), etc., is 
activated.
J
Tuner 
indicators
Lights up when using the 
receiver to tune in radio stations 
(page 65), etc.
Note
“RDS” lights up for models of 
area code CEL, CEK only.
K
Preset 
station 
indicators
Lights up when using the 
receiver to tune in preset radio 
stations. For details on 
presetting radio stations, see 
page 67.
L
D.RANGE
Lights up when dynamic range 
compression is activated (page 
45).
M
NEO:6
Lights up when DTS Neo:6 
Cinema/Music decoder is 
activated (page 60).
N
COAX
Lights up when INPUT MODE 
is set to “AUTO IN” and the 
source signal is a digital signal 
being input through the 
COAXIAL jack, or when 
INPUT MODE is set to “COAX 
IN” (page 71).
O
HDMI
Lights up when the receiver 
recognizes a component 
connected via a HDMI IN jack 
(page 20).
Name
Function
P
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 
47)
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
SW
L
C
R
SL
SR
8
GB
Rear panel
AC OUTLET
OPTICAL
SAT
IN
VIDEO 2/
BD IN
DVD 
IN
SA-CD/
CD/CD-R
IN
COAXIAL
DVD IN
SAT IN
VIDEO 2/BD IN
OUT
AM
L
R
OUT
IN
IN
VIDEO IN
VIDEO IN
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN
AUDIO IN
AUDIO IN
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK
CENTER
R
R
L
L
SAT IN
DVD IN
VIDEO 1 IN MONITOR OUT
P
B
/C
B
P
R
/C
R
COMPONENT VIDEO
SPEAKERS
DIGITAL
(ASSIGNABLE)
ANTENNA
DMPORT
VIDEO 1
IN
SA-CD/CD/CD-R
TV
IN
AUX
HDMI
MONITOR
DVD
VIDEO 2/BD
L
R
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN
VIDEO 1
AUDIO OUT
SUB WOOFER
SAT
Y
L
R
L
R
L
R
VIDEO OUT
FRONT B
FRONT A
R
R
L
L
SPEAKERS
1
2
3
6
4
5
A
DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT section
OPTICAL IN 
jacks
Connects to a DVD 
player, etc. The 
COAXIAL jack 
provides a better 
quality of loud 
sound (page 24, 
26).
COAXIAL IN 
jacks
HDMI IN/ 
OUT jacks*
Connects to a DVD 
player, satellite 
tuner, or a Blu-ray 
disc player. The 
image and the 
sound are output to 
a TV or a projector 
(page 20).
DMPORT
jack
Connects to a 
DIGITAL MEDIA 
PORT adapter 
(page 74).
B
ANTENNA section
FM
ANTENNA 
jack
Connects to the 
FM wire antenna 
supplied with this 
receiver (page 30).
AM 
ANTENNA 
terminals
Connects to the 
AM loop antenna 
supplied with this 
receiver (page 30).
C
COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT/
OUTPUT section
COMPONENT 
VIDEO 
INPUT/
OUTPUT 
jacks*
Connects to a DVD 
player, TV, 
satellite tuner, etc. 
You can enjoy high 
quality image 
(page 22–26).
Green
(Y)
Blue
(P
B
/C
B
)
Red
(P
R
/C
R
)
9
GB
Getting Star
ted
* You can watch the selected input image when you 
connect the HDMI OUT or MONITOR OUT jack 
to a TV (page 22).
You can use the supplied remote to operate the 
receiver and to control the Sony audio/video 
components that the remote is assigned to 
operate. 
You can also program the remote to control 
non-Sony audio/video components. For 
details, see “Programming the remote” (page 
78).
RM-AAP017
D
SPEAKERS section
Connects to 
speakers (page 15).
Connects to sub 
woofers (page 15).
E
VIDEO/AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT 
section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jacks
Connects to the 
video and audio 
jacks of a VCR, 
DVD player, etc. 
(page 22 – 27).
VIDEO IN/
OUT jacks*
F
AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT section
AUDIO IN/
OUT jacks
Connects to a 
Super Audio CD 
player, CD 
recorder, etc. (page 
17, 18, 22).
White (L)
Red (R)
Yellow
White (L)
Red (R)
Remote commander
TUNING –
MUTING
TOP MENU MENU
F1
TV INPUT
WIDE
F2
TV VOL
MASTER VOL
TV CH
PRESET
GUIDE
DISPLAY
RETURN/
EXIT
TV
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3
DVD
SAT
TV
TUNER
2CH
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
SA-CD/CD
AUX
DMPORT
RECEIVER
?/1
MEMORY
.
>
x
X
MENU
H
CLEAR
>10
 -/--
<
<
DVD
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
ENTER
0/10
1
AUTO CAL
B
V
v
B
REPLAY ADVANCE
SLEEP
DISC SKIP
TUNING +
m
M
1
5
2
8
9
q;
qh
qk
w;
ws
wa
ql
qj
qs
qd
qf
qa
4
6
7
3
qg
wd
wj
wh
wg
wf
wk
RM SET UP AV 
?/1
SYSTEM STANDBY
FM MODE D.TUNING
OPTIONS
TOOLS
continued
9
STR-DG910
10
GB
Name
Function
A
AV 
?
/
1
 
(on/standby)
Press to turn on or off the 
audio/video components that 
the remote is programmed to 
operate.
To turn the TV on or off, press 
TV (wj) and then press AV
?/1. 
If you press ?/1 (B) at the 
same time, it will turn off the 
receiver and other 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 components, 
press ?/1 and AV ?/1 (A) at 
the same time (SYSTEM 
STANDBY).
C
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 as follows. 
You can program the remote to 
control non-Sony components 
following the steps in 
“Programming the remote” on 
page 78.
Button
Assigned Sony 
component
VIDEO 1
VCR (VTR mode 3)
VIDEO 2
VCR (VTR mode 2)
VIDEO 3
VCR (VTR mode 1)
DVD
DVD player
SAT
Satellite tuner
TV
TV
SA-CD/CD Super Audio CD/
CD player
TUNER
Built-in tuner
AUX
Not assigned
DMPORT
DIGITAL MEDIA 
PORT adapter
Name
Function
D
RECEIVER 
Press to activate the receiver 
operation (page 44).
E
D.TUNING
Press to enter direct tuning 
mode.
F
AUTO CAL
Press to activate the Auto 
Calibration function.
G
Numeric 
buttons 
(number 5
a)
)
Press to 
– preset/tune to preset 
stations.
– select track numbers of the 
CD player, VCD player, LD 
player, DVD player, MD 
deck, DAT deck, or tape 
deck. Press 0/10 to select 
track number 10.
– select channel numbers of 
the VCR, satellite tuner, 
Blu-ray disc recorder, PSX, 
DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO.
Press TV (wj) and then press 
the numeric buttons to select 
the TV channels.
H
ENTER
Press to enter the value after 
selecting a channel, disc or 
track using the numeric 
buttons of the VCR, CD 
player, VCD player, LD 
player, MD deck, DAT deck, 
tape deck, satellite tuner, Blu-
ray disc recorder, or PSX. 
To enter the value of Sony 
TV, press TV (wj) and then 
press ENTER.
MEMORY
Press to store a station during 
tuner operation.
I
DISPLAY
Press to select information 
displayed on the TV screen of 
the VCR, VCD player, LD 
player, DVD player, CD 
player, MD deck, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, satellite tuner, 
DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO.
To select information of Sony 
TV, press TV (wj) and then 
press DISPLAY.
11
GB
Getting Star
ted
Name
Function
J
OPTIONS 
TOOLS
Press to display and select 
items from the option menus 
for DVD player or 
DVD/VHS COMBO.
To display the options of Sony 
TV, press TV (wj) and then 
press OPTIONS TOOLS.
K
MENU
Press to display the menus of 
the receiver, VCR, DVD 
player, satellite tuner, Blu-ray 
disc recorder, PSX, DVD/
VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO on the TV screen. 
Then, use V/v/B/b and  
to 
perform menu operations. 
To display the menus of Sony 
TV, press TV (wj) and then 
press MENU.
L .
/
>
b)
Press to skip tracks of the 
VCR, CD player, VCD 
player, LD player, DVD 
player, MD deck, DAT deck, 
tape deck, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
m
/
M
b)
Press to
– search tracks in the forward/
backward direction of the 
CD player, VCD player, 
DVD player, LD player, 
MD deck, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
– fast forward/rewind of the 
VCR, DAT deck, or tape 
deck.
H
a)b)
Press to start playback of the 
VCR, CD player, VCD 
player, LD player, DVD 
player, MD deck, DAT deck, 
tape deck, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
Name
Function
X
b)
Press to pause playback or 
recording of the VCR, CD 
player, VCD player, LD 
player, DVD player, MD 
deck, DAT deck, tape deck, 
Blu-ray disc recorder, PSX, 
DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO. (Also 
starts recording with 
components in recording 
standby.)
x
b)
Press to stop playback of the 
VCR, CD player, VCD 
player, LD player, DVD 
player, MD deck, DAT 
deck, tape deck, Blu-ray 
disc recorder, PSX, DVD/
VHS COMBO, or DVD/
HDD COMBO.
TUNING +/–
Press to scan a station.
M
TV CH +
a)
/–
Press TV (wj) and then 
press TV CH +/– to select 
preset TV channels.
PRESET 
+
a)
/–
Press to
– select preset stations.
– select preset channels of 
the VCR, satellite tuner, 
Blu-ray disc recorder, 
DVD player, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
N
F1, F2
Press F1 or F2 to select a 
component.
• DVD/HDD COMBO
F1: HDD mode
F2: DVD mode
• DVD/VHS COMBO
F1: DVD mode
F2: VHS mode
TV INPUT
Press TV (wj) and then 
press TV INPUT to select 
the input signal (TV input or 
video input).
WIDE
Press TV (wj) and then 
press WIDE to select the 
wide picture mode.
continued
12
GB
Name
Function
O
DVD TOP 
MENU
Press to display the menu or 
on-screen guide of the DVD 
player on the TV screen. 
Then, use V/v/B/b and  
to 
perform menu operations.
DVD MENU
Press to display the menu of 
the DVD player on the TV 
screen. Then, use V/v/B/b 
and 
 to perform menu 
operations.
P
MUTING
Press to mute the sound (page 
41). 
To mute the sound of the TV, 
press TV (wj) and then press 
MUTING.
Q
TV VOL +/–
Press TV (wj) and then press 
TV VOL +/– to adjust the TV 
volume level.
MASTER
VOL +/–
Press to adjust the volume 
level of all speakers at the 
same time.
R
DISC SKIP
Press to skip disc of the CD 
player, VCD player, DVD 
player, or MD deck (multi-
disc changer only).
S
REPLAY /
ADVANCE 
Press to replay the previous 
scene or fast forward the 
current scene of the DVD 
player, Blu-ray disc recorder, 
DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO.
T
RETURN/
EXIT 
O
Press to
– return to the previous menu.
– exit the menu while the 
menu or on-screen guide of 
the VCD player, LD player, 
DVD player, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, DVD/VHS 
COMBO, or satellite tuner 
is displayed on the TV 
screen.
To return to the previous 
menu of Sony TV, press TV 
(wj) and then press 
RETURN/EXIT O.
<
<
Name
Function
U
V/v/B/b
After pressing RECEIVER 
(D), press MENU (K) for 
receiver operation, then press 
V/v/B /b to select the 
settings. 
After pressing DVD TOP 
MENU (O) or DVD MENU 
(O), press V/v/B/b to select 
the settings, and then press 
to enter the selection.
Press 
 also to enter the 
selection of the receiver, 
VCR, satellite tuner, DVD 
player, Blu-ray disc recorder, 
PSX, DVD/VHS COMBO, or 
DVD/HDD COMBO.
V
GUIDE
Press to display the EPG 
(Electronic Program Guide) 
of the TV, DVD player, 
satellite tuner, Blu-ray disc 
recorder, PSX, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
W
CLEAR
Press to clear a mistake when 
you press the incorrect 
numeric button of the DVD 
player, Blu-ray disc recorder, 
PSX, satellite tuner, DVD/
VHS COMBO, or DVD/HDD 
COMBO.
-/--
Press to select the channel 
entry mode, either one or two 
digit of the VCR or satellite 
tuner.
To select the channel entry 
mode of the TV, press TV 
(wj) and then press -/--.
>10
Press to select track numbers 
over 10 of the CD player, 
VCD player, LD player, MD 
deck, tape deck, TV, VCR, or 
satellite tuner.
X
SLEEP
Press to activate the Sleep 
Timer function and the 
duration which the receiver 
turns off automatically.
Y
FM MODE
Press to select FM monaural 
or stereo reception.
Z
2CH
Press to select a sound field 
(page 59, 61, 64)
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
,
13
GB
Getting Star
ted
a)
The number 5, TV CH +, PRESET + 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, see 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
wj
TV
Press to light up the button. It 
changes the remote key 
function to activate the 
buttons with orange printing. 
It also activate the DISPLAY 
(I), OPTIONS TOOLS 
(J), MENU (K), 
RETURN/EXIT O (T), 
 (U), and V/v/B/b (U) 
buttons to perform menu 
operations for Sony TVs only.
wk
RM SET UP
Press to set up the remote.
Page of 106
Display

Click on the first or last page to see other STR-DG910 service manuals if exist.