SONY STR-DG500
Service Manual

STR-DG500/DG600

Name
S DISPLAY

Function
Press to select information displayed on the TV screen of the TV, VCR, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, CD player, MD deck, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, PSX, or satellite tuner. After pressing AMP MENU (L), TOP MENU/GUIDE (U), or AV MENU (V), press the control button V, v, B or b to select the settings. When you press TOP MENU/ GUIDE or AV MENU, press the control button to enter the selection. Press to display the � DVD title. � menu or on-screen guide of the satellite tuner, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, or PSX on the TV screen. Then, use the control buttons to perform menu operation.

Name
Y m/M

Function
Press to � search tracks in the forward/ backward direction of the CD player, VCD player, DVD player, LD player, MD deck, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, or PSX. � fast forward/rewind of the VCR, DAT deck, or tape deck. Press to enter direct tuning mode. Press ALT (G) and then press ANT to select the signal to be output from the antenna terminal of the VCR or satellite tuner (TV signal or video signal). Press ALT (G) and then press CLEAR to � clear a mistake when you press the incorrect numeric button. � return to continuous playback, etc. of the CD player, DVD player, Blu-ray disc recorder, PSX, or satellite tuner.

Name
AUDIO

Function
Press to change the sound to Multiplex, Bilingual or Multi channel TV sound of the TV, VCR, DVD player, satellite tuner, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, or PSX. Press to select the viewing angle or change the angles of the DVD player or Blu-ray disc recorder. Press to � toggle between the previous and the current channels of the satellite tuner, TV, or Blu-ray disc recorder. � show the time or display the playing time of a disc, etc. of the CD player, MD deck, VCD player, or DVD player. Press MEMORY to store a station. Press ALT (G) and then press SUBTITLE to change the subtitles of the DVD player. Press ALT (G) and then press ENTER to enter the value after selecting a channel, disc or track using the numeric buttons.

Name

Function

ANGLE

T Control buttons

D. TUNING ANT

JUMP/TIME

wj Input buttons Press one of the buttons to select the component you want to use. When you press any of the input buttons, the receiver turns on. The buttons are factory assigned to control Sony components as follows. You can program the remote to control non-Sony components following the steps in �Programming the remote� on page 75.
Button VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 DVD Assigned Sony component VCR (VTR mode 3) VCR (VTR mode 1) VCR (VTR mode 2) DVD player

U TOP MENU/ GUIDE

CLEAR

MEMORY SUBTITLE

MD/TAPE MD deck SA-CD/CD Super Audio CD/CD player TUNER Built-in tuner AUX Not assigned

V AV MENU

Press to display the menus of the VCR, DVD player, satellite tuner, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, or PSX on the TV screen. Then, use the control buttons to perform menu operations. Press to start playback of the VCR, CD player, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, MD deck, DAT deck, tape deck, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, or PSX. Press to pause playback or recording of the VCR, CD player, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, MD deck, DAT deck, tape deck, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, or PSX. (Also starts recording with components in recording standby.)

ENTER

wk TV ?/1 wl RM SET UP
a) The

Press to turn the TV on or off. Press to set up the remote.

Z CATEGORY +/� TUNING +/� ./>

Press to select the category for XM Radio (page 67). Press to scan a station. Press to skip tracks of the VCR, CD player, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, MD deck, DAT deck, tape deck, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, or PSX. Press to select 2CH STEREO mode. Press to select A.F.D. mode. Press to select sound fields (MOVIE).

Getting Started

Numeric buttons

WH

a)

Press ALT (G) and then press the numeric buttons to � preset/tune to preset stations. � select track numbers of the CD player, VCD player, LD player, DVD player, MD deck, DAT deck, or tape deck. Press 0/10 to select track number 10. � select channel numbers of the TV, VCR, satellite tuner, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, or PSX. Press ALT (G) and then press >10/11 to select track numbers over 10 of the CD player, VCD player, LD player, MD deck, tape deck, TV, VCR, Blu-ray disc recorder, hard disc recorder, PSX, or satellite tuner.

MASTER VOL +, TV VOL +, TV CH + and

H buttons have tactile dots. Use the tactile dots as references when operating the receiver.

Notes
Some functions explained in this section may not work depending on the model. The above explanation is intended to serve as an example only. Therefore, depending on the component, the above operation may not be possible or may operate differently than described. The 12 button on the remote is not available for receiver operation.

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2CH A.F.D. MOVIE

>10/11

DUAL MONO Press to select the language you want during digital broadcast.

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