Receiver Operations; Selecting A Component - Sony STR-DE345 Operating Instructions Manual

Receiver Operations

Selecting a Component

To listen to or watch a connected component, first
select the function on the receiver or with the remote.
Before you begin, make sure you have:
• Connected all components securely and correctly as
indicated on pages 5 to 9.
?/1
(power)
MENU </> LEVEL
BASS TREBLE
Function buttons
1
Press ?/1 (power) to turn on the receiver.
2
Press a function button to select the component
you want to use:
To listen to or watch
Radio programmes
Compact discs (CD)
MiniDisc (MD) or Audio
tapes
TV programmes or
Satellite receiver
Video tapes
DVD player/Dolby Digital
decoder
3
Turn on the component, for example, a CD player,
and then start playing.
To tune in radio stations on this receiver, see
"Receiving Broadcasts" on page 13.
4
Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume.
Every time you turn MASTER VOLUME, the
display changes as follows:
VOL MIN y VOL 1 y ... y VOL 30 y
VOL MAX
To adjust the volume of the TV's speaker
Use the volume control on the TV.
To avoid damaging your speakers
Make sure that you turn down the volume before you
turn off the receiver. When you turn on the receiver, the
volume remains at the level you turn off the receiver.
BASS BOOST indicator
MASTER BASS
VOLUME BOOST
+/– MUTING
Press
TUNER
CD
MD/TAPE
TV/SAT
VIDEO
5.1 CH/DVD
Receiver Operations
To Do this
Mute the sound Press MUTING. Press again to
restore the sound.
Reinforce the bass Press BASS BOOST to turn on
the BASS BOOST indicator.
1 Press LEVEL or CURSOR
Adjust the balance
2 Press MENU < or >
3 Press + or – to adjust the
Adjust the tone quality Press BASS +/– and TREBLE
+/– to adjust the tone level.
You can select a tone level of -6
dB to +6 dB in 2-dB steps.
When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set
the SPEAKERS button to OFF.
Watching/listening to video programmes
When you watch/listen to TV or video programmes,
we recommend you play audio portion through the
receiver instead of your TV's speaker. This lets you
take advantage of the receiver's surround sound
effects, such as Dolby Pro Logic Surround and lets you
use the receiver's remote to control the audio. Turn off
the speakers on your TV before you start so you can
enjoy the surround sound from your receiver.
To watch/listen to TV programmes, turn on the TV, TV
tuner and the receiver and press TV/SAT on the receiver.
To watch videos, do the following:
1
Press VIDEO to select the VCR.
2
Turn on the TV and set the TV's video input to
match your video component.
3
Turn on the VCR, and start playback.
Using the remote (STR-DE245 only)
The remote lets you operate the receiver and the Sony
components that are connected to it.
Function
buttons
MODE on the remote
repeatedly until the LEVEL
indicator lights up.
repeatedly until
"BALANCE" appears on the
display.
balance right or left.
?/1
(continued)
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