Monday, October 29, 2007

How to Change Speaker Size on a Sony STR-k740p Receiver

This is just one my random posts in order to document some information that I found a bit difficult to find. This should ease the search for others.

The Sony manuals mention that you cannot change speaker size if you are not in "Norm. Sp" mode. OK, but how do you access that Menu option? Well, by default, if your receiver came as part of a HTIB package, it is disabled, and set to Micro Sp to avoid damage or improper setup.

Here's how to "unlock" the speaker mode per the service manual at manuals.schematheek.com:
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SPEAKER SIZE SELECTION MODE
*Either Normal Speaker or Micro Satellite Speaker can be selected.
*Procedure:
While depressing the LEVEL button, press the power ?/1 button
to turn the main power.
Either the message “NORM. SP.” or “MICRO SP.” is displayed.
Select the desired speaker size