Before oper ating the unit, please read this guide
thoroughly and r etain it for futur e referenc e.
W ARNING
T o r educe the risk of fir e or electric
shock, do not expose this appar atus to
r ain or moistur e.
T o reduc e the risk of fire, do not cover the
ventilation opening of the appliance with
newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
Do not expose the applianc e to naked flame
sourc es (for e xample, lighted candles).
Do not install the applianc e in a confined spac e,
such as a bookcase or built -in cabinet.
The AC adapt or is not disconne cted fr om the
mains as long as it is connecte d to the AC outle t,
even if the unit itself has been turned off.
As the main plug of AC adapt or is used to
disconnect the A C adaptor fr om the mains,
connect it to an easily ac cessible AC outle t. Should
you notice an abnormality in it, disconnect it fr om
the AC outlet imme diately .
Please note that w ater doesn't splash, this product
is not wat erproof specific ation.
T o reduc e the risk of fire or electric shock, do not
expose this appar atus to dripping or splashing,
and do not place objects fille d with liquids, such as
vases, on the apparatus.
CAUTION
Notice f or customers: the f ollowing information
is only applicable to equipment sold in c ountries
applying EU directives
This product has been manuf actured by or on
behalf of Sony Corpor ation, 1- 7 - 1 Konan Mina to-ku
T okyo, 108- 007 5 Japan. Inquiries related to pr oduct
complianc e based on European Union legisla tion
shall be addresse d to the authorize d
repr esentative, Sony Belgium, bijkantoor van Sony
Europe Limite d, Da Vincilaan 7-D1, 1935 Zaventem,
Belgium. For any service or guarant ee matters,
please refer t o the addres ses provided in the
separat e service or guarant ee documents.
The validity of the CE marking is restrict ed to only
those countries wher e it is legally enfor ced, mainly
in the countries EEA (Eur opean Economic Ar ea).
This product is intende d to be used in the
following countries:
GB/IE/MT/IT/FR/NL/LU/BE/CH/LI/A T/DE/ES/GI/
PT/HU/SI/SK/CZ/BG/RO/MD/HR/RS/ME/MK/AL/
Kosovo/BA/L T/L V/EE/GR/CY/PL/FI/NO/SE/DK/IS/
FO/GL/TR
Notice f or the customers in Europe
Hereby , Sony Corp., declares that this equipment is
in complianc e with the essential re quirements and
other relev ant provisions of Dir ective 1999/5/EC.
For de tails, please access the f ollowing URL :
http://www .compliance.sony .de/
5, 150 - 5,350 MHz band is restrict ed to indoor
operations only .
This equipment has been teste d and found to
comply with the limits set out in the EMC
regulation using a c onnection cable shorter than 3
meters.
Disposal of waste batt eries and
electrical and electr onic equipment
(applicable in the Eur opean Union
and other Eur opean countries with
separ ate c ollection systems)
This symbol on the product, the battery or on the
packaging indicat es that the product and the
battery shall not be trea ted as household wast e.
On certain batteries this symbol might be use d in
combination with a chemic al symbol. The chemical
symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) ar e added if
the battery contains mor e than 0. 0005% mercury
or 0. 004% lead. By ensuring these products and
batteries ar e disposed of corr ectly , you will help
prevent pot entially negative conse quences for the
environment and human health which c ould
otherwise be caused by inappropria te wast e
handling. The recycling of the materials will help to
conserve natural r esources.
In case of products tha t for safe ty , performance or
data integrity r easons re quire a permanent
connection with an inc orpora ted batt ery , this
battery should be replac ed by qualified service
staff only . T o ensure tha t the battery and the
electrical and electr onic equipment will be trea ted
properly , hand over these products at end-of-life
to the applicable c ollection point for the r ecycling
of electrical and electr onic equipment. For all other
batteries, please view the section on how to
remove the batt ery from the product saf ely . Hand
the battery over to the applicable c ollection point
for the re cycling of waste batt eries. For more
detailed informa tion about recycling of this
product or batt ery , please c ontact your local Civic
Office, your household waste disposal service or
the shop where you pur chased the product or
battery .
Recommended cables
Properly shielde d and grounded c ables and
connectors must be use d for conne ction to host
computers and/or peripher als.
T r oubleshooting
If a problem oc curs while opera ting the unit, check
the following to r esolve the problem bef ore
consulting your near est Sony dealer .
•Check in the Help Guide.
http://rd1.sony .net/help/speak er/srs-zr7 /h_zz/
•Check information about the problem on the
customer support website.
http://www .sony .eu/support
•Disconnect the AC power cor d from the unit, and
then connect it again.
•Connect the unit to the HDMI ARC port on your
TV to listen to TV sound fr om this unit.
If the problem persists after doing all of the above ,
consult your near est Sony dealer .
Pr ecautions
On safe ty
The nameplate and important informa tion
conc erning safety ar e locat ed on the bottom
exterior of the main unit and on the surfac e of the
AC adapt or .
The MAC addr ess is loca ted on the bott om exterior
of this unit.
MAC1: MAC addres s of wired network
MAC2: MAC addres s of Wi-Fi network
•Before operating the unit, be sure tha t the
operating volt age of the unit is identical with
that of your local power supply .
Notes on the A C adaptor
•When connecting or disconnecting the A C
adaptor , turn off the unit befor ehand. Other wise,
it may cause malfunction.
•Use only the supplied AC adaptor . T o avoid
damaging the unit, do not use any other AC
adaptor .
Polarity of the plug
•Plug the AC adaptor into a nearby A C outlet. In
the case of a problem, unplug it from the A C
outlet immediately .
•Do not install the AC adaptor in a c onfined space ,
such as a bookcase or built -in cabinet.
The MAC addr ess of Wi-Fi network is loc ated on
the bottom e xterior of this unit.
•Before operating the unit, be sure tha t the
operating volt age of the unit is identical with
that of your local power supply .
On placement
•Do not set the unit in an inclined position.
•Do not leave the unit in a location near heat
sourc es, or in a place subject to dire ct sunlight,
ex ces sive dust, moisture, rain or mechanical
shock.
On wall mounting
•Have the installation done by a Sony dealer or
licensed c ontract or and pay special attention t o
safety during the installa tion.
•Prepare the wall mount br acket (not supplied)
and screws (not supplie d) that are suit able for
the wall material and str ength when you mount
the unit on the wall. As a plasterboard wall is
especially fragile , attach the brack et and screws
securely in the w all beam. Install the unit
horizontally , hung by screws in studs in a
continuous flat section of the w all.
•Keep enough space behind the unit when you
mount the unit on a wall, so that you can
connect other devic es to the unit. For de tails,
refer t o the Help Guide.
•Sony shall not be held responsible for ac cidents
or damage caused by impr oper installation,
insufficient wall strength, improper scr ew
installation or natur al disaster, etc.
On oper ation
•Do not insert any small objects, e tc., into the
jacks or ventilation hole on the r ear of the unit.
The unit may short out or malfunction.
On cleaning
•Do not use alcohol, benzine, or thinner t o clean
the cabinet.
Others
•If you have any questions or problems
conc erning this unit that are no t cover ed in this
document, please consult your nearest Sony
dealer .
•When disposing of or giving away this unit, mak e
sure to initializ e it to reset all settings to the
factory defaults. For details, see the Help Guide.
On c opyrights
•This product is prote cted by certain int ellectual
property rights of Microsoft C orporation. Use or
distribution of such technology outside of this
product is pr ohibited without a lic ense from
Microsoft or an authoriz ed Microsoft subsidiary .
•iPhone and iPod touch are tr ademarks of Apple
Inc., registered in the U .S. and other c ountries.
“Made for iP od” and “Made f or iPhone” mean
that an electronic ac cessory has been designed
to connect spe cifically to iP od or iPhone,
respectively , and has been certified by the
developer to meet Apple performanc e standards.
Apple is not responsible f or the opera tion of this
unit or its complianc e with safety and r egulatory
standards. Please note that the use of this
acc essory with iPod or iPhone may aff ect
wireless perf ormance.
App Stor e is a service mark of Apple Inc.
•“ ” is a mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
•Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi Pr otected Acc ess® and Wi-Fi
Alliance® ar e register ed marks of the Wi-Fi
Alliance.
•Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, WP A ™, WP A2™ and Wi-Fi
Pro tecte d Setup™ are mark s of the Wi-Fi
Alliance.
•MPEG Layer- 3 audio coding t echnology and
patents lic ensed from F raunhof er IIS and
Thomson.
•The N-Mark is a trademark or register ed
trademark of NFC F orum, Inc. in the United Stat es
and in other countries.
•This unit incorporates High-Definition Multime dia
Interface (HDMI™) t echnology . The terms HDMI
and HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interfac e,
and the HDMI Logo ar e trademark s or regist ered
trademark s of HDMI Licensing LL C in the United
Stat es and other countries.
•This system incorporat es Dolby* Digital and the
DTS** Digital Surround S ystem. This system
incorpor ates Dolby* Digital.
* Manufactured under lic ense from Dolby
Laborat ories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Labor atories.
** For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com.
Manufacture d under license fr om DTS, Inc. DTS, the
symbol & DTS and the Symbol together ar e
register ed trademarks, and DTS 2.0 Channel is a
trademark of DTS, Inc. c DTS, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
•The BLUETOO TH® word mark and logos are
owned by the Bluetoo th SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by Sony C orporation is under lic ense.
Other trademark s and trade names ar e those of
their respective owners.
•Google Play and Android are trademark s of
Google Inc.
•Google Cast and the Google Cast Badge are
trademark s of Google Inc.
•“Xperia” and “Xperia T ablet” are trademarks of
Sony Mobile Communic ations AB.
•LDAC™ and LDA C logo are trademarks of Sony
Corpor ation.
•DLNA ™, the DLNA L ogo and DLNA CERTIFIED™
are tr ademarks, service marks, or certification
marks of the Digital Living Network Allianc e.
•This product incorpora tes Spotify softw are which
is subject to 3r d party licenses found her e:
https://developer .spotify .com/esdk -third-party-
licenses/
•Spotify and Spotify logos are trademark s of the
Spotify Group .
•The unit names and product names indicated in
this document are gener ally the trademark s or
register ed trademarks of the manufactur er .
™ and ® marks are omitt ed in this document.
Notes on the Lic ense
This product c ontains softwar e that Sony uses
under a licensing agr eement with the owner of
its copyright. We ar e obligated to announce the
contents of the agr eement to customers under
requir ement by the owner of copyright for the
software .
Please acc ess the following URL and r ead the
contents of the lic ense.
http://rd1.sony .net/help/speak er/sl/16/
Notic e on GNU GPL/L GPL applied
softwar e
This product c ontains softwar e that is subject to
the following GNU Gener al Public License
(hereinafter r eferred to as “GPL ”) or GNU Lesser
General P ublic License (her einafter r eferre d to
as “LGPL ”). These establish that cust omers have
the right to acquir e, modify , and redistribute the
sourc e code of said softwar e in accordanc e with
the terms of the GPL or L GPL supplied. The
sourc e code for the above-list ed softwar e is
available on the W eb.
T o download, please access the f ollowing URL
then select the model name “SRS-ZR7” .
URL: http://oss.sony .net/Products/Linux/
Please note that Sony c annot answer or
respond to an y inquiries regar ding the content
of the sourc e code.
Notes on the upda te
If you use this unit while connecte d to the
Internet via a Wi-Fi network, the unit can update
to the latest softw are aut omatically .
By updating the softwar e, new features will be
added enabling you to e xperience mor e
convenient and stable use .
If you do not want to aut omatically upda te the
software , you can disable this function by using
the SongP al installed on your smartphone/
iPhone.
However , the softw are may be updat ed
automatically f or stable use, etc., even if you
disable this function. Also, if you disable this
function, you can still update the softwar e
manually .
For de tails about how to set and oper ate, refer
to the Help Guide.
The unit may not be oper ational while updating.
Disclaimer r egar ding services offer ed
by thir d parties
Services offere d by third parties may be
changed, suspended, or t erminated without
prior notice . Sony does not bear any
responsibility in these sorts of situations.
P arts and contr ols
(power)/ P AIRING button/indicator
VOLUME / butt ons
FUNCTION button
AUDIO IN indicat or
USB-B indicator
USB-A indica tor
HDMI indicator
BLUET OOTH indicat or
NETWORK indica tor
UPDA TE indicat or
DTS indicator
DOLBY D indicat or
L R indicators*
1
LINK indicator
N-Mark
Grille detachment lever
Screw hole for w all mounting*
2
USB-A port ( A)
AUDIO IN jack
DC IN 19.5V jack
STEREO P AIR button*
1
LAN port
SET UP button*
1
HDMI ARC T O TV port
USB-B port (
B)
UPDA TE/WPS button
*
1
This will be available aft er updating the softwar e on
this unit.
For de tails, see the Help Guide.
*
2
Use the holes to mount the unit on a wall. For
details, see the Help Guide.
Specifica tions
Gener al
Power
Power r equirements
DC 19.5 V (using the supplie d AC adapt or connect ed to
AC 100 V - 24 0 V , 50Hz/60 Hz power supply)
Power c onsumption
45 W
Power c onsumption (during standby mode)
Less than 0 .5 W
Power c onsumption (during BLUETOO TH/
network standby mode)
Less than 3 W
Dimensions (including projecting parts and
contr ols)
Appro x. 300 mm × 93 mm × 86 mm (w/h/d)
Mass
Appro x. 1.8 kg
Supplied acc essories
AC power c ord (2)
AC adapt or (1)
Operating Instructions (this document)
W arranty c ard (1)
For customers in the UK, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, and
Hong Kong:
Use the AC power c ord (mains lead) (A).
For saf ety reasons, the AC power cor d (mains lead) (B)
is not intended f or the above countries/r egions and
shall therefor e not be used there.
For customers in o ther countries/r egions:
Use the AC power c ord (mains lead) (B).
(A)
(B)
The AC power c ord (mains lead) (B) is not supplied f or
customers in Hong Kong.
Section for USB port
USB A port ( A)
Y ou can connect a USB flash drive or W alkman® that is
compatible with this unit.
Supported format*
MP3: 32/44. 1/48 kHz, 16 - 320 kbps (CBR/VBR)
AAC: 16/22.05/24/32/ 44. 1/ 48 kHz, 16 – 320 kbps (CBR/
VBR)
WMA: 32/44. 1/48 kHz, 16 – 320 kbps (CBR/VBR)
W A V: 16/22.05/2 4/32/ 44.1/ 48/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz
(16/24 bit)
AIFF: 32/44. 1/48/88 .2/96/176.4/192 kHz (16/24 bit)
FLAC: 16/22.05/24/32/ 44. 1/ 48/88.2/96/ 176.4/192 kHz
(16/24 bit)
ALAC: 16/22.05/24/32/ 44. 1/ 48/88.2/96/ 176.4/192 kHz
(16/24 bit)
DSD (DSF/DSDIFF): 2.8/5.6 MHz (1 bit)
T ransf er speed
High-speed
Supported USB device
Mass Stor age Class (MSC)
USB B port ( B)
Y ou can connect a c ompatible device such as a PC,
etc., to this unit using a USB cable.
Supported format*
PCM: 44.1/ 48/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz (16/24/32bit)
DSD (DSF/DSDIFF): 2.8/5.6 MHz (1 bit)
* Compatibility with all encoding/writing softwar e, recording
devices and re cording me dia cannot be guar anteed.
When the indicator is lit or flashing
The color of the lit/flashing indica tors indicat es the
condition of the any settings. For de tails, see the
Help Guide.
T o check the Wi-Fi signal strength (r eception
sensitivity)
T ouch/pres s and hold the VOLUME butt on and
SET UP button. Depending on the signal strength,
indicators to will be lit. The number of
lighting indicators is r elative to the signal strength.
If the signal is weak, no indicators will be lit. For
details, see the Help Guide.
When the indicat or is lit or flashing
(power) indicator
Indicator sta tus (color) Unit status
Lights up (green) The unit is turned on.
Lights up (orange) The unit is in the BLUET OO TH/
network standby mode.
Lights off The unit is in the standby
mode.
Flashes (green) • When you turn on the unit,
the indicator flashes slowly
in green, and then lights up.
• When you touch the
VOLUME / butt ons, the
indicator flashes onc e or
three times ac cor ding to the
volume adjustment.
Flashes (red) A software upda te is failed, or
the unit is in the prot ect mode.
LINK indicator
Indicator sta tus (color) Unit status
Lights up (orange) The unit is connected t o a
Wi-Fi network.
Lights up (pink) The unit is connected t o a
wired network.
Flashes (orange) The unit is in the proces s of
connecting to a Wi-Fi ne twork.
Flashes (pink) The unit is in the proces s of
connecting to a wir ed network.
Flashes (red) The network connection f ailed.
Lights up (red) The network connection f ailed,
or connection faile d even
though the network setting is
complete .
NETWORK indica tor
Indicator sta tus (color) Unit status
Lights up (white) The unit is in the NETWORK
mode.
The color of the lit/flashing indica tor changes
depending on the connecte d music service. For
details, see the Help Guide.
UPDA TE indicat or
Indicator sta tus (color) Unit status
Lights up (orange) The unit detects the lat est
software while c onnected t o
the Internet.
Flashes (orange) The unit is updating the
software . During the update,
you cannot oper ate the unit.
Compa tible iPhone/iP od models
Bluetooth t echnology works with iPhone 6s Plus,
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6 , iPhone 5s,
iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPod touch (6th
generation), iP od touch (5th gener ation).
Note
Sony cannot ac cept r esponsibility in the event that
data re cor ded to iPhone/iP od is lost or damaged
when using your iPhone/iPod c onnected to this unit.
Design and specifications ar e subject to change
without notice .