Before You Use Your Receiver; Checking The Connections - Sony STR-DE675 Operating Instructions Manual

Notes
• The front balance, surround balance, center level, and surround
level are shown in the display during adjustment.
• Although these adjustments can also be made via the front
panel using the LEVEL menu (when the test tone is output, the
receiver switches to the LEVEL menu automatically), we
recommend you follow the procedure described above and
adjust the speaker levels from your listening position using the
remote control.
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When setting the volume levels for each speaker
Let's assume that you have matched the sound levels of all the
speakers using the test tone. Although this lays the foundation
for high quality surround sound, it may be necessary to make
further adjustments while listening to playback of actual
software. This is because most software contains center and
surround channels recorded at slightly lower levels than the two
front channels.
When you actually play back software recorded in multi channel
surround, you will notice that increasing the center and surround
speaker levels produces a better blend between the front and
center speakers and greater cohesion between the front and
surround speakers. Increasing the level of the center speaker
about 1 dB, and the surround speakers about 1~2 dB is likely to
produce better results.
In other words, in order to create a more cohesive soundstage
with balanced dialog, we recommend that you make some
adjustments while playing your software. Changes of only 1 dB
can make a huge difference in the character of the soundstage.

Before You Use Your Receiver

Checking the connections

After connecting all of your components to the receiver,
do the following to verify that the connections were made
correctly.
1/u
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
? / 1
LEVEL
DISPLAY
SPEAKERS
SURR
PRESET
EQ
– TUNING + – +
TUNING
DIMMER
MEMORY SHIFT FM MODE FM AM
PHONES
1
Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver.
2
Press a function button to select a component
(program source) that you connected (e.g., CD
player or tape deck).
3
Turn on the component and start playing it.
4
Rotate MASTER VOLUME to turn up the volume.
If you do not obtain normal sound output after
performing this procedure, look for the reason in the
checklist on the following page and take the appropriate
measures to correct the problem.
There is no sound no matter which component is
selected.
, Check that both the receiver and all components
are turned on.
, Check that the volume level on the display is not
set to VOL MIN by turning the MASTER
VOLUME.
, Check that the SPEAKERS button is not set to OFF.
, Check that all speaker cords are connected
correctly.
, Press the MUTING if MUTING appears on the
display.
, Check that the headphones are not connected to
the PHONES jack. No sound will come from the
speakers if the headphones are connected.
, Check that the receiver is not in "Demonstration
Mode" (see page 16).
Function buttons
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 DVD/LD TV/SAT
MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX
INPUT MODE
MASTER VOLUME
+
SET UP
–
CINEMA STUDIO EX EQUALIZER
NAME
A B C
SOUND FIELD MULTI CH IN
MUTING
A.F.D. MODE 2CH
ENTER
MASTER VOLUME
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