Basic Operations; Selecting The Component - Sony STR-DE685 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Operations

Selecting the component

Function buttons
Press the function button to select the
component you want to use.
To select
VCR
TV or satellite tuner
Camcorder or
video game
DVD or LD player
MD or Tape deck
CD or SACD player
Built in tuner
An audio component
After turning on the component you selected,
select the component and play the program
source.
• After selecting VCR, camcorder, video game,
DVD player, or LD player, turn on the TV and
set the TV's video input to match the
component you selected.
Press
VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 3
DVD/LD
MD/TAPE
CD/SACD
TUNER
AUX
INPUT MODE
Press INPUT MODE to select the input mode
for your digital components.
Each time you press the button, the input mode
of the currently selected component switches.
Select To
AUTO IN Give priority to digital
signals when there are both
digital and analog
connections. If there are no
digital signals, analog is
selected.
COAX IN Specify the digital audio
signals input to the
DIGITAL COAXIAL input
jacks.
OPT IN Specify the digital audio
signals input to the
DIGITAL OPTICAL input
jacks.
ANALOG Specify the analog audio
signals input to the AUDIO
IN (L/R) jacks.
Note
When the 96 kHz digital signal is input, the equalizer
and surround effects are turned off.
MULTI CH IN
Press MULTI CH IN to enjoy the audio source
connected to the MULTI CH IN jacks. You can
adjust balance and level of all the speakers.
When this function is on, the equalizer and
surround effects are turned off.
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
indicator
This indicator lights up when the unit is
decoding signals recorded in a multi channel
format.
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