Sony STR-DH740 User Manual

You can enjoy your audio/video equipment connected to the receiver by following the 
simple steps below.
Before connecting cords, be sure to disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).

Installing and connecting the 
speakers (page 19, 21)

Connecting the TV and video 
equipment (page 23, 24)
The image quality depends on the connecting 
jack. See the illustration below. Select the 
connection according to the jacks on your 
equipment.
We recommend that you connect your video 
equipment via HDMI connection if they have 
HDMI jacks.

Preparing the receiver
See “6: Connecting the AC power cord (mains 
lead)” (page 29) and “Turning on the receiver” 
(page 30).

Setting the receiver
See “Setting up the receiver using the Easy 
Setup” (page 30).

Setting the audio output settings on the 
connected equipment
To output multi channel digital audio, check the 
digital audio output setting on the connected 
equipment.
For a Sony Blu-ray Disc player, check that 
“Audio (HDMI)”, “BD Audio MIX Setting”, 
“Dolby Digital/DTS”, “Dolby Digital”, and 
“DTS” are set to “Auto”, “Off”, “Bitstream”, 
“Dolby Digital”, and “DTS” respectively (as of 
August 1, 2012).
For a PlayStation 3, after having connected the 
receiver with an HDMI cable, select the “Audio 
Output Settings” in “Sound Settings”, and 
select “HDMI” and “Automatic” (with system 
software version 4.21).
For details, refer to the operating instructions 
supplied with the connected equipment.