Selecting The Speaker System; Recording - Sony STR-DA3100ES Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting the speaker
system
Set the SPEAKERS switch according to the
front speakers you want to drive.
Set to To select
A The speakers connected to the FRONT
SPEAKERS A terminals.
B The speakers connected to the FRONT
SPEAKERS B terminals.
A+B* The speakers connected to both the
FRONT SPEAKERS A and FRONT
SPEAKERS B terminals (parallel
connection).
OFF No speaker output.
(All the sound output from SPEAKERS
and PRE OUT jacks are turned off.)
* When the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR is set to
"8Ω", connect the speakers with a nominal
impedance of 16 ohm or higher. When the
IMPEDANCE SELECTOR is set to "4Ω", connect
the speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or
higher. For details, see "Speaker impedance"
page 17.

Recording

Before you begin, make sure you have
connected all components properly.
Recording on an audio tape or
MiniDisc
You can record on a MiniDisc or cassette tape
using the receiver. See the operating instructions
of your cassette deck or MD deck if you need
help.
1
Select the component to be recorded.
2
Prepare the component for playing.
For example, insert a CD into the CD
player.
3
Insert a blank tape or MD into the
recording deck and adjust the
recording level, if necessary.
4
Start recording on the recording deck,
then start playback on the playback
component.
Notes
• You cannot record a digital audio signal using a
component connected to the analog TAPE OUT or
MD/DAT OUT jacks. To record a digital audio
signal, connect a digital component to the MD/DAT
OPTICAL OUT jacks.
• Sound adjustments do not affect the signal output
from the TAPE OUT or MD/DAT OUT jacks.
• The analog audio signals of the current input is
output from the TAPE OUT or MD/DAT OUT jacks.
• The signals input to the MULTI CH IN jacks are not
output from the TAPE OUT or MD/DAT OUT jacks
even when MULTI CH IN is being used. The analog
audio signals of the current or previously used input
are output.
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