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STR-DG910
SECTION 1
GENERAL
This section is extracted
from instruction manual.
from instruction manual.
US, Canadian model:
5
US
Getting Star
ted
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
CATEGORY
MODE
CATEGORY
2CH
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
w;
qh
ql
wa
qj
qk
TUNING MODE
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
MASTER VOLUME
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
PHONES
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO
L AUDIO R
MEMORY/
ENTER
CATEGORY
MODE
CATEGORY
2CH
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
w;
qh
ql
wa
qj
qk
TUNING MODE
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
MASTER VOLUME
?/1
AUTO CAL MIC
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
PHONES
VIDEO 3 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
VIDEO
L AUDIO R
MEMORY/
ENTER
CATEGORY
MODE
CATEGORY
2CH
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
w;
qh
ql
wa
qj
qk
TUNING MODE
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
MASTER VOLUME
Name
Function
A
?
/
1
(on/standby)
Press to turn the receiver on
or off (page 32, 43, 44, 66).
or off (page 32, 43, 44, 66).
B
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
Press to select the speaker
system (page 33).
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 46).
(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 46).
TONE +/–
D
TUNING MODE
Press to select the tuning
mode (page 67, 69, 72–74).
mode (page 67, 69, 72–74).
E
TUNING +/–
Turn to scan a station (page
67, 69, 72–74).
67, 69, 72–74).
Name
Function
F
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).
G
MULTI
CHANNEL
DECODING lamp
CHANNEL
DECODING lamp
Lights up when multi
channel audio signals are
decoded (page 44).
channel audio signals are
decoded (page 44).
H
Remote sensor
Receives signals from
remote commander.
remote commander.
I
DISPLAY
Press to select information
displayed on the display
(page 74, 83).
displayed on the display
(page 74, 83).
J
INPUT MODE
Press to select the input
mode when the same
components are connected
to both digital and analog
jacks (page 78).
mode when the same
components are connected
to both digital and analog
jacks (page 78).
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Name
Function
K
MASTER
VOLUME
VOLUME
Turn to adjust the volume
level of all speakers at the
same time (page 40, 41, 43,
44).
level of all speakers at the
same time (page 40, 41, 43,
44).
L
DIRECT
Press to listen to high
quality analog sound (page
65).
quality analog sound (page
65).
M
AUTO CAL
Press to activate the Auto
Calibration function (page
36).
Calibration function (page
36).
N
INPUT
SELECTOR
SELECTOR
Turn to select the input
source to playback (page
41).
source to playback (page
41).
O
2CH
Press to select a sound field
(page 60, 62, 65).
(page 60, 62, 65).
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
P
CATEGORY +/–
Press to select a category
for XM Radio (page 74).
for XM Radio (page 74).
Q
CATEGORY
MODE
MODE
Press to select the category
mode for XM Radio (page
73).
mode for XM Radio (page
73).
R
MEMORY/
ENTER
ENTER
Press to store a station or
enter the selection when
selecting the settings (page
32, 68, 75).
enter the selection when
selecting the settings (page
32, 68, 75).
S
VIDEO 3 IN/
PORTABLE AV
IN jacks
PORTABLE AV
IN jacks
Connects to a camcorder or
video game (page 28, 41).
video game (page 28, 41).
T
PHONES jack
Connects to headphones
(page 94).
(page 94).
U
AUTO CAL MIC
jack
jack
Connects to the supplied
optimizer microphone for
the Auto Calibration
function (page 35).
optimizer microphone for
the Auto Calibration
function (page 35).
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US
Getting Star
ted
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
ST
CAT
MONO
D.RANGE
1
2
3
4
5
7
6
8
qa
q;
9
qs
qd
qj
qg
qh
qf
Name
Function
A
SW
Lights up when sub woofer is
set to “YES” (page 48) and the
audio signal is output from the
SUB WOOFER jacks.
set to “YES” (page 48) 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.
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.
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 78).
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 78).
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 48) 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.
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 48) 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 48) and you select a
sound field using the A.F.D.
button.
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 48) 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 78).
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 78).
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Name
Function
H
DTS (-ES)/
(96/24)
(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 78).
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 78).
I
CAT
Lights up when category mode
is set to “ONE CAT” during
XM Radio operation (page 73).
is set to “ONE CAT” during
XM Radio operation (page 73).
J
MEMORY
Lights up when a memory
function, such as Preset
Memory (page 68), etc., is
activated.
function, such as Preset
Memory (page 68), etc., is
activated.
K
Tuner
indicators
indicators
Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in radio stations
(page 66), etc.
receiver to tune in radio stations
(page 66), etc.
L
Preset
station
indicators
station
indicators
Lights up when using the
receiver to tune in preset radio
stations. For details on
presetting radio stations, see
page 68.
receiver to tune in preset radio
stations. For details on
presetting radio stations, see
page 68.
M
D.RANGE
Lights up when dynamic range
compression is activated (page
46).
compression is activated (page
46).
N
NEO:6
Lights up when DTS Neo:6
Cinema/Music decoder is
activated (page 61).
Cinema/Music decoder is
activated (page 61).
O
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 78).
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 78).
P
HDMI
Lights up when the receiver
recognizes a component
connected via a HDMI IN jack
(page 21).
recognizes a component
connected via a HDMI IN jack
(page 21).
Name
Function
Q
Playback
channel
indicators
channel
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
48)
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
48)
Sound Field: A.F.D. AUTO
SW
L
C
R
SL
SR
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