Before You Use Your Receiver - Sony STR-DE975 Operating Instructions Manual

Before You Use Your Receiver
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After connecting all of your components to the receiver,
do the following to verify that the connections were made
correctly.
I/O
MASTER VOLUME
FUNCTION
1
Press I/& to turn on the receiver.
2 Turn on the component that you connected (e.g.,
CD player or tape deck).
3 Rotate FUNCTION to select the component
(program source) and start playing it.
4 Rotate MASTER VOLUME to turn up the volume.
If you do not obtain normal sound output after
performing this procedure, look for the reason in the
following checklist and take the appropriate measures to
correct the problem.
There is no sound no matter which component is
selected.
+ Check that both the receiver and all components
are turned on.
I, Check that the volume level on the display is not
set to VOLUME MIN by turning the MASTER
VOLUME.
+ Press SPEAKERS button if SI? OFF appears on the
display.
+ Check that all speaker cords are connected
correctly.
I) Press MUTING if MUTING appears on the display
+ Check that the headphones are not connected to
the PHONES jack. No sound will come from the
speakers if the headphones are connected.
I, Check that the receiver is not in "Demonstration
Mode" (see page 18).
There's no sound from a specific component.
+ Check that the component is connected correctly to
the audio input jacks for that component.
+ Check that the cord(s) used for the connection is
(are) fully inserted into the jacks on both the
receiver and the component.
No sound is heard from one of the front
speakers.
+ Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack
to verify that sound is output from the headphones
(see '@ SPEAKERS button" and "PHONES jack"
on page 29).
If only one channel is output from the headphones,
the component may not be connected to the
receiver correctly. Check that all the cords are fully
inserted into the jacks on both the receiver and the
component.
If both channels are output from the headphones,
the front speaker may not be connected to the
receiver correctly. Check the connection of the front
speaker which is not outputting any sound.
If you encounter a problem that is not included above, see
"Troubleshooting" on page 55.
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