STR-DH800 - Sony Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 10

SPECIAL  MENU  MODE
Procedure:
1.  Press the [

?/1

] button to turn on the main power, then while pressing the [INPUT MODE] button, press the [A.F.D.], [2CH/A. DIRECT], 

[MUSIC], [MOVIE] button in order, the message “SPECIALIZE” appears.

2.  Press the [M]/[m] buttons on the remote commander, the message “< SPECIAL>” appears.

3.  Press the [,] button on the remote commander, the item is appears.

4.  Each time the [M]/[m] buttons on the remote commander is pressed, the item is switched in order as follows.

 

Some items can change the content. Display the cursor by pressing the [,] button on the remote commander, and changing the content 

by pressing the [M]/[m] buttons on the remote commander, and fi x the content by pressing the [<] button on the remote commander 

when you want to change the content of the item.

5.  To release from this mode, while pressing the [INPUT MODE] button, press the [A.F.D.], [2CH/A. DIRECT], [MUSIC], [MOVIE] 

button in order again, the message “SPCL OFF” appears.

Model name

MODEL

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message “STR-

DH800” is appears

Region destination

REGION

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message “G83 

** XXX” is appears
**: Destination
XXX: FIX or AUT

Software version

VERSION

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message “H8 

** MX.XX” (main micro-processor version), “H.Ver X.XX” (HDMI micro-pro-
cessor version) or “S.Ver X.XX” (DSP fi rmware version) is appears 
**: destination, X.XX: software version
Display is switching with [M]/[m] buttons on the remote commander

HD update

HD UPDATE

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message “UP-

DATE ON” or “UPDATE OFF” is appears

RAM watch

RAM WATCH

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message 

“XXXXXXXXXX” is appears
XXXXXXXXXX: Various internal RAM (Switching with [M]/[m] buttons on the 

remote commander)

IO watch

IO WATCH

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message “P*** 

XXXXX” is appears
***: IO pin addres, XXXXX: status

Thermal watch

THERMAL

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message 

“TEMP CH1” or “TEMP CH2” is appears (Switching with [M]/[m] buttons on 

the remote commander)
To next, When  [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the mes-

sage “DHex: XXXX”, “Volt: XXXX” or “Temp: XXXX” is appears (Switching 
with [M]/[m] buttons on the remote commander)

DHex: software AD reading (Hexadecimel value)
Volt: analog voltage value (volt)
Temp: temperature (degree celsius)

Limiter watch

LIMITER

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message 

“DHex: XXXX” or “Volt: XXXX” is appears (Switching with [M]/[m] buttons on 

the remote commander)
DHex: software AD reading (Hexadecimel value)
Volt: analog voltage value (volt)

Mic test (Speaker out)

SP OUT

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message 

“SOURCE” or “MIC IN” is appears
SOURCE: normal mode, MIC IN: mode that output audio from mic input

FL display test

FL CHECK

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, all segments turn on

Each time [DISPLAY] button to change as follows
all on t test pattern 1 t test pattern 2 t all off t all on

FL display fonts test

FL FONT

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message 

“0X**=X” is appears
**: 20 to FF, X: character

FL display duty change 
(Dark out dimmer)

FL DUTY

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message “XXX” 

is appears
XXX: Duty value of FL display (5% to 95%)

Audio swap

SWAP MODE

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message 

“XXXXXXXXXX” is appears
XXXXXXXXXX: audio swap mode
Switching with [M]/[m] buttons on the remote commander

DSP halt

DSP HALT

When [,] button on the remote commander is pressed, the message “HALT 

ON” or “HALT OFF” is appears

Super reset

RESET

Not used for the servicing
When EEPROM initialization is required, perform the “memory clearing 
mode”