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STR-DG810
SECTION 1
GENERAL
This section is extracted
from instruction manual.
from instruction manual.
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Description and location of parts
Getting Started
Front panel
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
PHONES
MEMORY/
ENTER
CATEGORY
MODE
CATEGORY
TUNING
2CH
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
AUTO CAL
DIRECT
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
INPUT SELECTOR
MASTER VOLUME
TUNING MODE
TONE
TONE MODE
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO
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Name
Function
A ?
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1
(on/standby)
Press to turn the receiver
on or off (page 27, 37, 38,
58, 91).
on or off (page 27, 37, 38,
58, 91).
B
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
Press to select OFF, A, B,
A+B of the front speakers
(page 28).
A+B of the front speakers
(page 28).
C
TONE MODE
Adjusts the tonal quality
(bass/treble level) of the
front speakers.
Press TONE MODE
repeatedly to select
“BASS LVL” or “TRE
LVL”, then turn TONE
(bass/treble level) of the
front speakers.
Press TONE MODE
repeatedly to select
“BASS LVL” or “TRE
LVL”, then turn TONE
+/– to adjust the level
(page 40).
(page 40).
TONE +/–
D
TUNING MODE
Press to operate a tuner
(FM/AM/XM) (page 58,
63).
(FM/AM/XM) (page 58,
63).
TUNING +/–
MEMORY/ENTER
Name
Function
E
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).
F
Remote sensor
Receives signals from
remote commander.
remote commander.
G
DISPLAY
Press to select information
displayed on the display
(page 67, 77).
displayed on the display
(page 67, 77).
H
INPUT MODE
Press to select the input
mode when the same
components are connected
to both digital and analog
jacks (page 71).
mode when the same
components are connected
to both digital and analog
jacks (page 71).
I
MASTER
VOLUME
VOLUME
Turn to adjust the volume
level of all speakers at the
same time (page 34, 36, 37,
38).
level of all speakers at the
same time (page 34, 36, 37,
38).
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Name
Function
J
DIRECT
Press to listen to high
quality analog sound (page
57).
quality analog sound (page
57).
K
AUTO CAL
Press to activate the Auto
Calibration function
Calibration function
(page 30).
L
INPUT
SELECTOR
SELECTOR
Turn to select the input
source to playback (page
35, 37, 38, 57, 59, 64, 71,
74, 76, 78).
source to playback (page
35, 37, 38, 57, 59, 64, 71,
74, 76, 78).
M
MOVIE
Press to select a sound field
(page 52, 54, 57).
(page 52, 54, 57).
MUSIC
A.F.D.
2CH
N
CATEGORY +/–
Used when listening to XM
Radio (page 66).
Radio (page 66).
CATEGORY
MODE
MODE
O
VIDEO 3 IN/
PORTABLE AV
IN jacks
PORTABLE AV
IN jacks
Connect to a camcorder or
video game (page 25, 36).
video game (page 25, 36).
P
PHONES jack
Connects to headphones
(page 87).
(page 87).
Q
AUTO CAL MIC
jack
jack
Connects to the supplied
optimizer microphone for
the Auto Calibration
function (page 29).
optimizer microphone for
the Auto Calibration
function (page 29).
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About the indicators on the display
SW
LFE
SP A
SP B
SP B
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C
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PL IIx
;
PL
OPT
DTS
-ES
CAT
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MEMORY
ST
MONO
D.RANGE
COAX
HDMI
NEO:6
SB
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Name
Function
A
SW
Lights up when sub woofer is
set to “YES” (page 42) and the
audio signal is output from the
SUB WOOFER jack.
set to “YES” (page 42) 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 Dolby
Digital signals are input. “; D
EX” lights up when Dolby
Digital Surround EX signals are
decoded.
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).
Digital signals are input. “; D
EX” lights up when Dolby
Digital Surround EX signals are
decoded.
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/
;
PL II/
;
PL IIx
“; PL” lights up when the
receiver applies Pro Logic
processing to 2 channel signals
in order to output the center and
surround channel signals.
receiver applies Pro Logic
processing to 2 channel signals
in order to output the center and
surround channel signals.
“; PL II” lights up when the
Pro Logic II Movie/Music/
Game decoder is activated.
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 42) 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.
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 42) 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 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).
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).
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Name
Function
G
DTS/
DTS-ES/
DTS 96/24
“DTS” lights up when DTS
signals are input. “DTS-ES”
lights up when DTS-ES signals
are input.
signals are input. “DTS-ES”
lights up when DTS-ES signals
are input.
“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).
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).
H
CAT
Lights up when you select
category mode to “ONE CAT”.
For details on presetting XM
Radio station,
category mode to “ONE CAT”.
For details on presetting XM
Radio station,
see page 68.
I
MEMORY
Lights up when a memory
function, such as Preset
Memory (page 61), etc., is
activated.
function, such as Preset
Memory (page 61), etc., is
activated.
J
Tuner
indicators
indicators
Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in radio stations
(page 58), etc.
receiver to tune in radio stations
(page 58), etc.
K
Preset
station
indicators
station
indicators
Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in radio stations
you have preset. For details on
presetting radio stations, see
page 60.
receiver to tune in radio stations
you have preset. For details on
presetting radio stations, see
page 60.
L
D.RANGE
Lights up when dynamic range
compression is activated
compression is activated
(page 40).
M
NEO:6
Lights up when DTS Neo:6
Cinema/Music decoder is
activated (page 53).
Cinema/Music decoder is
activated (page 53).
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).
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 an HDMI IN jack
(page 19).
recognizes a component
connected via an HDMI IN jack
(page 19).
Name
Function
P
Playback
channel
indicators
channel
indicators
L
R
C
SL
SR
S
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 (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”
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 (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 42)
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
SW
L
C
SL
R
SR
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