Operation; To Get Sound; Sound Adjustments; Stereo Balance - Sony ta-ax44 Service Manual

OPERATION

TO GET
SOUND
Select the speaker
system used.
A-SPEAKERS-B
To dnve speaker system A. depress A swtch.
To drive speaker system B depress B watch.
To drive both speaker systems depress A and B swtches.
For headphone listening only
-Important points to remember
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The MONITOR switches have priority over the FUNCTION
switches (PHONO, TUNER and DADIAUX) when they are
engaged at the same time.
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To disengage the MONITOR switch, press the same switch
again.
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The TAPE COPY switch is a push-on/push-off switch, and
does not affect any other FUNCTION or MONITOR switch.
Adjust the volume.
VOLUME
When the power is turned on, the volume will be automatically reset to m~nrmum, then will be up slowly to the
previous setting.
Press either end of the VOLUME control button when the volume IS adjusted to your preference.
keep both switches released
Select the program source and start the
MONITOR
For auxiliary
the DADlAUX jacks.
For the taped program
connected to the TAPE RECORDER 1 TAPE lacks
For the taped program connected to the TAPE RECORDER 2 TAPE lacks.

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS

Stereo balance

The feeling of direction and depth that stereophonrc sound pro-
duces is greatly diminished if the volume levels of the two channels
are not balanced to produce a well-defined stereo image.
Adjust the BALANCE control buttons as necessary. Proper setting
of the BALANCE control will vary with different program sources
because of differences in recording levels. Stereo balance is alS0
affected by the acoustics of the listening room, which itself is
dependent on the shape and size of the room, the locatron of the
room's furniture, and the carpet and wall coverings.
Tone
Use the tone control buttons to adjust the tone to surt the
the
listening iddm
When listening to a program source with high.frequency noise,
press the HI-FILTER switch.
If the woofer cones of the speaker system move a lot when a
warped record is played, press the SUBSONIC filter switch to
reduce the very low-frequency distortion caused by record warp.
The manipulation of the tone control section does not interrupt the
signal path in the amplifier. However, its overuse may adversely af-
fect amplifier tone quality.
program.
FUNCTION
For
the 'record program.
For the tuner program.
sources connected to