Sony TA-VA80ES Operating Instructions Manual page 12

Basic Operations
To
Mute the sound Z
Reinforce the bass
Adjust the balance of
front speakers
z
When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set
SPEAKERS to OFF.
z
When you want to enjoy high quality sound
Press DIRECT PASS (or DIRECT on the remote) to
bypass the tone controls, bass reinforcement, and
surrround effects.
The DIRECT PASS button lights up.
z
You can adjust the brightness of the display
Through menu operation:
1 Press SET UP repeatedly to select OTHER SETUP .
2 Use the digital processing control buttons ( V / v ) to
select DIMMER.
3 Use the digital processing control buttons ( B / b ) to
adjust the brightness.
Using the button on the main unit:
Press DIMMER repeatedly to select the brightness.
Watching TV/video programs
To watch
TV programs
Videos or laser discs
EN
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Do this
Press MUTING on the remote. Press
again to restore the sound.
Press BASS BOOST to turn on the
BASS BOOST indicator
Turn BALANCE left or right
Do this
Turn on both the TV and the amplifier
and rotate FUNCTION until the TV
indicator lights up
1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the
component (for example, VIDEO 1).
2 Turn on the TV and set the TV's
video input to match your video
component.
3 Turn on the component (VCR, LD
player), and start playback.
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When you watch TV or video programs
We recommend you play audio portion through the
amplifier instead of your TV's speakers. This lets you
take advantage of the amplifier's surround sound
effects, like Dolby Surround, and lets you use the
amplifier's remote to control the audio.
Turn off the speakers on your TV before you start so
you can enjoy the surround sound from your amplifier.
Using the remote Z
The remote lets you operate the amplifier and the Sony
components that are connected to it.
SLEEP LEARN
SYSTEM CONTROL / FUNCTION
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3
(AUTO CATEGORIZE SYSTEM)
TAPE DAT/MD CD
TV
TV CONTROL CONTROL
1 2
ON
ON
4 5
7 8
BACK
GROUND SHIFT
0
>
10
– +
SUB CH POSITION
0 ) =
— RMS —
DIRECTION CLEAR
9 ( p
— SOUND FIELD —
ON/OFF GENRE MODE
EQ/
TONE BAND SLOPE
DIGTAL
DIRECT
PROCESSING
CONTROL
DPC
MODE
PROGRAMMABLE
1
Press one of the SYSTEM CONTROL/
FUNCTION buttons to select the component you
want to use.
The amplifier and the selected component turn on.
The SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION buttons on
the remote are factory-set as follows:
To watch or listen to
Video tapes
Laser discs
TV programs
Audio tapes
Digital Audio Tapes (DAT)
or MiniDiscs (MD)
Compact Discs (CD)
Radio programs
Records
SYSTEM OFF
VISUAL
POWER
SYSTEM OFF
LD TV
SYSTEM
TUNER PHONO
CONTROL/
5.1
INPUT
3
FUNCTION
TV/VIDEO
6
D.TUNING
DISC
9 +
CH/
ENTER PRESET
–
RMS/START
ANT
SWAP TV/VTR
+
D. SKIP
P IN P JUMP
P r
TEST
TONE
— LEVEL —
+ +
REAR CENTER
– –
MASTER
BASS
VOL
BOOST
MUTING
Press
*
VIDEO 1 (VTR 3 ),
*
VIDEO 2 (VTR 1 ) or
*
VIDEO 3 (VTR 2 )
LD
TV
TAPE
DAT/MD
CD
TUNER
PHONO