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STR-DG720
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SECTION 1
GENERAL
This section is extracted
from instruction manual.
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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qh
qj
Name
Function
A ?/1
(on/standby)
Press to turn the receiver on
or off (page 27, 35, 36, 56,
90).
or off (page 27, 35, 36, 56,
90).
B SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B)
Press to select the front
speaker system (page 28).
speaker system (page 28).
C TUNING
MODE
Press or turn to operate the
tuner (FM/AM/XM) (page
57, 63).
tuner (FM/AM/XM) (page
57, 63).
TUNING +/–
D Display
The current status of the
selected component or a list
of selectable items appears
here (page 7).
selected component or a list
of selectable items appears
here (page 7).
E Remote
sensor
Receives signals from remote
commander.
commander.
F DISPLAY
Press to select information
displayed on the display
(page 79).
displayed on the display
(page 79).
Name
Function
G INPUT MODE Press to select the input mode
when the same components
are connected to both digital
and analog jacks (page 75).
are connected to both digital
and analog jacks (page 75).
H MASTER
VOLUME
Turn to adjust the volume
level of all speakers at the
same time (page 33, 34, 35,
36).
level of all speakers at the
same time (page 33, 34, 35,
36).
I MUTING
Press to turn off the sound
temporarily.
Press MUTING again to
restore the sound (page 34).
temporarily.
Press MUTING again to
restore the sound (page 34).
J ANALOG
DIRECT
Press to listen to high quality
analog sound (page 56).
analog sound (page 56).
K INPUT
SELECTOR
Turn to select the input
source to play back (page 34,
35, 36, 56, 57, 59, 60, 75, 78,
80).
source to play back (page 34,
35, 36, 56, 57, 59, 60, 75, 78,
80).
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Name
Function
L 2CH
Press to select a sound field
(page 51).
(page 51).
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
M CATEGORY
MODE
Used when listening to XM
Radio (page 61).
Radio (page 61).
CATEGORY
+/–
+/–
N MEMORY/
ENTER
Press to store a station or
enter the selection when
selecting the settings (page
27, 59, 67).
enter the selection when
selecting the settings (page
27, 59, 67).
O VIDEO 2 IN/
PORTABLE AV
IN jacks
IN jacks
Connects to a portable audio/
video component such as a
camcorder or video game
(page 24, 34).
video component such as a
camcorder or video game
(page 24, 34).
P AUTO CAL
MIC jack
Connects to the supplied
optimizer microphone for the
Auto Calibration function
(page 29).
optimizer microphone for the
Auto Calibration function
(page 29).
Q PHONES jack Connects to headphones
(page 85).
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About the indicators on the display
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LFE
SP A
SP B
SP B
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D EX
;
PLIIx
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T
P
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P
DTS -ES 96/24
MEMORY
ST
MONO
D.RANGE
COAX
HDMI
NEO:6
SB
SBL
R
SR
SBR
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2
3
4
5
6
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Name
Function
A SW
Lights up when sub woofer
selection is set to “YES” (page
47) and the audio signal is
output from the SUB
WOOFER jack.
selection is set to “YES” (page
47) and the audio signal is
output from the SUB
WOOFER jack.
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.
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. However,
these indicators do not light up
if the speaker output is turned
off or if headphones are
connected.
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.
“
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).
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.
“
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.
“
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.
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.
F 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).
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
G DTS/
DTS-ES/
DTS 96/24
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).
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).
H CAT
Lights up when category mode
is set to “ONE CAT” during
XM Radio operation (page 65).
is set to “ONE CAT” during
XM Radio operation (page 65).
I MEMORY
Lights up when a memory
function, such as Preset
Memory (page 59), etc., is
activated.
function, such as Preset
Memory (page 59), etc., is
activated.
J Tuner
indicators
Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in radio
stations (page 57), etc.
receiver to tune in radio
stations (page 57), etc.
K Preset
station
indicators
indicators
Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in radio
stations you have preset. For
details on presetting radio
stations, see page 58.
receiver to tune in radio
stations you have preset. For
details on presetting radio
stations, see page 58.
L D.RANGE
Lights up when dynamic range
compression is activated (page
38).
compression is activated (page
38).
M NEO:6
Lights up when DTS Neo:6
Cinema/Music decoder is
activated (page 52).
Cinema/Music decoder is
activated (page 52).
N 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).
is set to “AUTO” and the
source signal is a digital signal
being input through the
COAXIAL jack (page 75).
O HDMI
Lights up when the receiver
recognizes a component
connected via an HDMI IN
jack (page 20).
recognizes a component
connected via an HDMI IN
jack (page 20).
Name
Function
P Playback
channel
indicators
indicators
L
R
C
SL
SR
S
R
C
SL
SR
S
SBL
SBR
SB
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
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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