Sony STR-DE885 Stereo System User Manual


 
Basic Operations
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MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
indicator
This indicator lights up when the unit is
decoding signals recorded in a multi channel
format.
SPEAKERS A/B
Press SPEAKERS A/B button to output the
sound from the speakers connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT terminals.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
SPEAKER A t SPEAKER B t SPEAKER
OFF
To drive Select
Speaker System A SPEAKER A
(Connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT A
terminals)
Speaker System B SPEAKER B
(Connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT B
terminals)
When you select “SPEAKER OFF”, no sound
will be output from your speakers and “SP.
OFF” lights up in the display.
MUTING
Press MUTING to mute the sound. The muting
function is canceled when you turn the power
on or turn the MASTER VOLUME clockwise
to turn the volume up. You can also press
MUTING again to cancel the muting function.
To
Enjoy the audio source
connected to the MULTI CH IN
jacks. MULTI CH IN indicator
lights up in the display. This
mode is suitable for enjoying
high quality analog source.
Enjoy the audio source
connected to analog 2 channel
jacks. This mode is suitable for
enjoying high quality analog
source.
To
Give priority to digital
signals when there are both
digital and MULTI CH IN
connections. If there are no
digital signals, MULTI CH
IN is selected.
Specify the analog audio
signals input to the MULTI
CH IN jacks.
When the MULTI CH is assigned to a specific
function using CUSTOMIZE menu (page 42),
the followings are displayed instead of “AUTO
2CH” and “ANALOG 2CH FIXED”.
Select
AUTO MULTI CH
MULTI CH FIXED
Note
When INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO 2CH” or
“AUTO MULTI CH”, the receiver may not operate
correctly. In this case, set the INPUT MODE
manually.
MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT
Press MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT to
enjoy the audio source connected to the
MULTI CH IN jacks or analog 2 channel input
jacks. Only volume control and the front
speaker balance can be adjusted when set to
2CH ANALOG DIRECT. When set to MULTI
CH DIRECT, you can adjust balance and level
of all the speakers. When this function is on,
the surround effects are turned off.
Select
MULTI CH
DIRECT
2CH ANALOG
DIRECT
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