SERVICE MANUAL
Sony Corporation
Published by Sony EMCS (Malaysia) PG Tec
STR-DN860/DN1060
MULTI CHANNEL AV RECEIVER
9-890-661-01
2015B80-1
© 2015.02
Ver. 1.0 2015.02
US Model
Canadian Model
AEP Model
UK Model
Australian Model
Taiwan Model
STR-DN860
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Photo: STR-DN1060
This receiver incorporates Dolby* Digital and Pro 
Logic Surround and the DTS** Digital Surround 
System.
* Manufactured under license from Dolby Labo-
ratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, Surround EX, and 
the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby 
Laboratories.
** For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com.
Manufactured under license from DTS 
Licensing Limited. DTS, DTS-HD, the 
Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol together are 
registered trademarks, and DTS-HD Master 
Audio is a trademark of DTS, Inc. © DTS, Inc. 
All Rights Reserved.
This receiver incorporates High-Definition 
Multimedia Interface (HDMI™) technology. 
The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition 
Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI 
Licensing LLC in the United States and other 
countries.
Apple, the Apple logo, AirPlay, iPad, iPhone, 
iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod touch, 
and Retina are trademarks of Apple Inc., 
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
iPadAir and iPad mini are trademarks ofApple Inc.
App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
All other trademarks and registered trademarks 
are of their respective holders. In this manual, ™ 
and ®marks are not specified.
“Made for iPod,” “Made for iPhone,” and “Made 
foriPad” mean that an electronic accessoryhasbeen
designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, 
or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the 
developer to meet Apple performance standards.
Apple is not responsible for the operation of 
this device or its compliance with safety and 
regulatory standards. Please note that the use of 
this accessory with iPod, iPhone, or iPad may 
affect wireless performance.
Windows Media is either a registered trademark or 
trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United 
States and/or other countries.
This product is protected by certain intellectual 
property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use 
or distribution of such technology outside of 
this product is prohibited without a license from 
Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary.
The LDAC™ name and logo is a trademark of 
Sony Corporation.
“DSEE HX” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and 
patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and 
Thomson.
“x.v.Color (x.v.Colour)” and “x.v.Color 
(x.v.Colour)” logo are trademarks of Sony 
Corporation.
“BRAVIA” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
“PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony 
Computer Entertainment Inc.
“WALKMAN” and “WALKMAN” logo are 
registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.
MICROVAULT is a trademark of Sony Corpora-
tion.
WPA™ and WPA2™ are trademarks of Wi-Fi 
Alliance®.
The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Logo is a certification 
mark of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
MHL, Mobile High-Definition Link and the 
MHL Logo are trademarks or registered trade-
marks of MHL Licensing, LLC.
The BLUETOOTH®word mark and logos 
are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth 
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony 
Corporation is under license. Other trademarks 
and trade names are those of their respective 
owners.
The N Mark is a trademark or registered 
trademark of NFC Forum, Inc. in the United 
States and in other countries.
Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc.
Google Play™ is a trademark of Google Inc.
Notice on End User License
Agreement (EULA)
For details of the EULA for this product, see 
page 14. 
For details of the EULA for network services, 
please refer to [License agreement] in options 
menu on each network service icon. 
For details of the GPL, LGPL and other software 
licenses, please refer to [Software License 
Information] in [System Settings] of the [Setup] 
menu on this product.
This product contains software that is subject 
to the GNU General Public License (“GPL”) or 
GNU Lesser General Public License (“LGPL”). 
These establish that customers have the right to 
acquire, modify, and redistribute the source code 
of said software in accordance with the terms of 
the GPL or the LGPL.
The source code for the software used in this 
product is subject to the GPL and LGPL, and is 
available on the Web. 
To download, please access the following:
URL:
http://oss.sony.net/Products/Linux
Please note that Sony cannot answer or respond to 
any inquiries regarding the content of this source 
code.
End User License Information
REAL END USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT (Taiwan models only)
1. End users are prohibited from modifying, 
translating, reverse engineering, decompiling, 
disassembling or using other means to discover 
the software developed by Real or otherwise 
replicate the functionality of the software, 
except to the extent that this restriction is 
expressly prohibited by applicable law.
2. Real disclaims all warranties and conditions, 
express and implied, including implied 
warranties or conditions of merchantability 
and fitness for a particular purpose; and 
effectively exclude all liability for indirect, 
special, incidental and consequential damages, 
including but not limited to lost profits or 
replacement systems.
SPECIFICATIONS
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS
POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL
HARMONIC DISTORTION:
(US models only)
STR-DN1060:
With 6 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 
20 Hz – 20,000 Hz; rated 100 watts per channel 
minimum RMS power, with no more than 
0.09% total harmonic distortion from 250 milli-
watts to rated output.
STR-DN860:
With 6 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 
20 Hz – 20,000 Hz; rated 95 watts per channel 
minimum RMS power, with no more than 
0.09% total harmonic distortion from 250 milli-
watts to rated output.
Amplifier section
STR-DN1060
US, Canadian, Australian and Taiwan models1):
Minimum RMS Output Power
(6 ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.09%)
 100 W + 100 W
Stereo Mode Output Power
(6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 1%)
 120 W + 120 W
Surround Mode Output Power2)
(6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.9%)
 165 W per channel
STR-DN860
Minimum RMS Output Power1)
(6 ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, THD 0.09%)
 95 W + 95 W
Stereo Mode Output Power1)
(6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 1%)
 110 W + 110 W
Surround Mode Output Power1)2)
(6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.9%)
 150 W per channel
1) Measured under the following conditions:
Area Power requirements
US, Canadian, 
Taiwan 120 V AC, 60 Hz
Australian, AEP, 
UK 230 V AC, 50 Hz
2) Reference power output for front, center, 
surround, surround back and front high 
speakers. Depending on the sound field set-
tings and the source, there may be no sound 
output.
Frequency response
 Analog
 10 Hz – 100 kHz, +0.5/–2 dB (with 
sound field and equalizer bypassed)
Input
 Analog
 Sensitivity: 500 mV/50 kilohms
 S/N3): 105 dB (A, 500 mV4))
 Digital (Coaxial)
 Impedance: 75 ohms
 S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF)
 Digital (Optical)
 S/N: 100 dB (A, 20 kHz LPF)
Output (Analog)
 ZONE 25)
 Voltage: 2 V/1 kilohm
 SUBWOOFER
 Voltage: 2 V/1 kilohm
Equalizer
 Gain levels
 ±10 dB, 1 dB step
3) INPUT SHORT (with sound field and equalizer 
bypassed).
4) Weighted network, input level.
5) STR-DN1060 only.
FM tuner section
Tuning range
 US and Canadian models:
 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz (100 kHz step)
 Other models:
 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step)
Antenna (aerial)
 FM wire antenna (aerial)
Antenna (aerial) terminals
 75 ohms, unbalanced
Video section
Inputs/Outputs
 Video:
 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms
 COMPONENT VIDEO*:
 Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms
 P
B: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms
 PR: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms
 80 MHz HD Standby Through
* STR-DN1060 only.