Sony STRDH550 User Manual

2.  Place  the front  high speakers at height  angle  of 20°  ± 5°.
Hint
As the subwoofer does not emit highly directional signals, you can place it wherever you want.
Related Topic
Connecting speakers
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How  to connect speaker cables
Connect  speaker cables as illustrated below.
* Strip the  jacket to 10 mm (13/32 in) at each  end of the  speaker  cables.
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Checking the information  of a connected  BLUETOOTH device (for STR-DH750 only)
You can check the BLUETOOTH device information  by pressing DISPLAY  repeatedly.
Each time you press  DISPLAY , the display will change cyclically  as follows:
BLUETOOTH device name  - BLUETOOTH device address - Sound field currently applied  - Volume level - Input
you selected
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Setting the Bluetooth Standby  mode (BT  Standby ) (for STR-DH750 only)
You can set the Bluetooth  Standby mode  so that the receiver can be controlled by a BLUETOOTH device even
when the receiver is  in standby  mode. 1.  Press BLUETOOTH  on the receiver.
You can also select [ Listen] - [BLUETOOTH ] from the home  menu.
2 .  Press OPTIONS .
The  options  menu  appears.
3 .  Select [BT Standby ].
4 .  Select [ On].
The  receiver turns  on automatically when...

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Setting BLUETOOTH audio codecs (BT  AAC /BT  aptX) (for STR-DH750 only)
You can enable  and disable AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)  or aptX audio.
1.  Press BLUETOOTH  on the receiver.
You can also select [ Listen] - [BLUETOOTH ] from the home  menu.
2 .  Press OPTIONS .
The  option  menu  appears.
3 .  Select [BT AAC] or [BT aptX ].
4 .  Select [ On] or [ Off].
On: AAC and/or aptX audio  is  available.
Off :  AAC and/or aptX audio  is  not available.
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Naming preset stations (Name  Input )
You can enter a name  up to 8 characters for a preset station.
1.  Select [ Listen] - [FM ] or [AM] from the home  menu.
2 .  Select the preset number to which you want to assign a name.
3 .  Press OPTIONS .
The  options  menu  appears.
4 .  Select [Name Input ].
5 .  Press 
/ repeatedly to select a character,  then  press  .
You can move  the input position  backward and forward by pressing 
/.
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Auto Format Direct  (A.F.D.)/2 -channel sound mode
Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode: This mode  allows you to listen to higher-fidelity sound  and select the
decoding mode  for listening to a 2-channel  stereo or monaural sound  as multi-channel  sound.
2-channel sound mode: You can switch the output sound  to 2-channel  sound  regardless of the recording
formats of the software you are  using, the playback  device connected, or the sound  field settings  of...

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Movie  mode
You can take advantage of surround  sound  simply by selecting  one of the receiver’s pre -programmed sound
fields. They  bring  the exciting and powerful sound  of movie theaters into your  home.
HD -D.C.S. :
HD  Digital Cinema  Sound (HD-D.C.S.) is  Sony’s  new innovative  home  theater technology using the latest
acoustic and digital signal processing technologies. It is  based  on the precise  response measurement data  of a
mastering studio....

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Music  mode
You can take advantage of surround  sound  simply by selecting  one of the receiver’s pre -programmed sound
fields. These bring  the exciting and powerful sound  of concert halls into your  home.
Hall (HALL) :
Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall.
Jazz Club  (JAZZ) :
Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
Live  Concert (CONCERT) :
Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live  house.
Stadium  (STADIUM) :
Reproduces the feel of a...

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When  headphones are connected
You can only select this sound  field if headphones  are  connected to the receiver.
HP 2CH :
This mode  is  selected  automatically if you use headphones  (except when [Analog Direct] is  selected). Standard
2-channel  stereo sources  completely bypass the sound  field processing and multi-channel  surround  formats are
downmixed to 2 channels  except  LFE signals.
HP Direct (HP  DIRECT) :
This mode  is  selected  automatically...