Receiver Operations; Selecting A Component - Sony RDS EON STR-DE515 Operating Instructions Manual

Receiver operations
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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 8.
¢ Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position
(0) to avoid damaging your speakers.
POWER MASTER VOLUME
Function buttons
1 Press POWER to turn on the receiver.
2 Press a function button to select the component
you want to use:
To listen to or watch Press
Records PHONO
Radio programmes TUNER
Compact discs (CD) CD
Audio tapes or MiniDiscs TAPE/MD
(MD)
TV programmes or Laser discs TV/LD
Video tapes VIDEO
DVD player/AC-3 decoder 5.1/DVD
(STR-DES15 only)
3 Turn onthe component, for example, a CD player,
and then start playing.
To tune in radio stations on this receiver, see
"Receiving Broadcasts" on page 12.
' 4 Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume.
To adjust the volume of the TV's speakers, use the
volume control on the TV.
To Do this
Mute the sound Press MUTING on the remote.
Press again to restore the
sound
Reinforce the bass Press BASS BOOST to turn on
the BASS BOOST indicator.
Adjust the balance Turn the BALANCE control
left or right.
Adjust the tone quality Adjust the BASS and TREBLE
controls.
Key When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set
the SPEAKERS buttons to OFF.
"GF 5.1/DVD mode (STR-DE515 only)
When you are listening to 5.1/DVD mode, BASS,
TREBLE, BASE BOOST and SURROUND do not
function.
Watching/listening to video programmes
When you watch/listening 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, like 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/listening to TV programmes, turn on the TV, TV
tuner and the receiver and press TV/LD on the receiver.
To watch videos or laser discs, do the following:
1 Press a function button to select the component
(for example, VIDEO).
2 Turnon the TV and set the TV's video input to
match your video component.
3 Turnonthe component (VCR or LD player), and
start playback.
Using the remote
The remote lets you operate the receiver and the Sony
components that are connected to it.
TV CONTROL SYSTEM OFF
SYSTEM
CONTROL/
FUNCTION
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