Using The Sleep Timer; Adjustments Using The Set Up Menu - Sony STR-DE495 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording on a video tape
You can record from a VCR, a TV or a DVD
player using the receiver. You can also add
audio from a variety of audio sources when
editing a video tape. See the operating
instructions of your VCR or DVD player if you
need help.
1
Select the program source to be
recorded.
2
Prepare the component for playing.
For example, insert the DVD you want to
record into the DVD player.
3
Insert a blank video tape into the VCR
(VIDEO 1) for recording.
4
Start recording on the recording VCR,
then start playing the video tape or
DVD you want to record.
Tip
You can record the sound from any audio source onto
a video tape while copying from a video tape or
DVD. Locate the point where you want to start
recording from another audio source, select the
program source, then start playback. The audio from
that source will be recorded onto the audio track of
the video tape instead of the audio from the original
medium. To resume audio recording from the original
medium, select the video source again.
Notes
• Make sure to make both digital and analog
connections to the VIDEO 2 and DVD inputs.
Analog recording is not possible if you make only
digital connections.
• (STR-DE595 only) When MULTI CH IN is
selected, the analog audio signals of the current
input source is output from the REC OUT jacks.

Using the Sleep Timer

You can set the receiver to turn off
automatically at a specified time.
Press SLEEP on the remote while the
power is on.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
2-00-00 t 1-30-00 t 1-00-00 t 0-30-00 t
OFF
Tip
To check the remaining time before the receiver turns
off, press SLEEP. The remaining time appears in the
display.
Adjustments using the
SET UP menu
The SET UP menu allows you to make the
following adjustments.
1
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
" SET UP ".
2
Press MENU or MENU
the parameter you want to adjust.
3
Press MENU + or MENU – to select the
setting you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
Initial settings
Parameter
DEC. XXXX
to select
Initial setting
PCM (for DVD,
CD/SACD
(STR-DE595
only)), AUTO
(for VIDEO 2)
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