Before Using The Control Amplifier - Sony TA-E9000ES Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Before Using the Control Amplifier

Before turning on the control amplifier
Make sure that you have:
• Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position (0).
Clearing the control amplifier's memory
Before you use your control amplifier for the first time or
when you want to clear the control amplifier's memory,
do the following.
MAIN MENU
STANDBY
LD DVD
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3
U
MAIN MENU
MENU + / –
SP SET UP EQ
PHONES
EQUALIZER BANK AUTO FORMAT
–
MENU
+/–
1
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to display
"<CUSTOMIZE>".
2
Turn MENU to display "MEMORY CLEAR [NO]".
3
Turn +/– to display "MEMORY CLEAR [YES]".
After a few seconds, "Are you sure?" is displayed.
Turn +/– to display [YES] again and wait a few
seconds. The unit automatically turns off, and then
turns on again. All of the followings are reset to the
factory settings or cleared.
• All menu adjustments (speaker settings, equalizer
settings, sound field parameters, etc.).
• The equalizer settings in the equalizer bank.
TV
TAPE MD/DAT CD TUNER PHONO
DIGITAL/ANALOG
INPUT SELECTOR
SURR LEVEL CUSTOM
MODE 2ch AUDIO SPLIT
+
Checking the connections
After connecting all of your components to the control
amplifier, do the following to verify that the connections
were made correctly.
U
STANDBY
VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 LD DVD
U
MAIN MENU
MENU + / –
SP SET UP EQ
PHONES
EQUALIZER BANK AUTO FORMAT
1
Press U to turn on the control amplifier.
2
Turn INPUT SELECTOR 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
Turn MASTER VOLUME to increase the volume.
If you do not obtain normal sound output after
performing this procedure, look for the reason in the
following checklist and take the appropriate measures to
correct the problem.
There is no sound no matter which component is
selected.
/ Check that the control amplifier, the power
amplifier(s), and all components are turned on.
/ Check that the MASTER VOLUME control is not
set to 0.
/ If "MUTING" appears in the display, press
MUTING on the remote to turn off the muting
function.
There's no sound from a specific component.
/ Check that the component is connected correctly to
the audio input jacks for that component.
/ Check that the cord(s) used for the connection is
(are) fully inserted into the jacks on both the
control amplifier and the component.
If you encounter a problem that is not included above, see
"Troubleshooting" on page 43.
MASTER VOLUME
INPUT SELECTOR
TV TAPE MD/DAT CD TUNER PHONO
DIGITAL/ANALOG
INPUT SELECTOR
SURR LEVEL CUSTOM
MODE 2ch AUDIO SPLIT
– +
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