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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 4 to 11.
• Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position
(0) to avoid damaging your speakers.
SHIFT
INPUT
MODE
DIRECT
0
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VIDEO FUNCTION AUDIO FUNCTION
GENRE
MEMORY
PRESET
TUNING
TUNING
TONE
SUR INDEX
+
DISPLAY
–
FM / AM
+
FM MODE
–
SET UP
DIRECT
PASS
MODE
DIRECT PASS
SOUND FIELD
ON / OFF
BASS
BOOST
BALANCE
LR
DISCRETE
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PHONES
POWER
SPEAKERS
DPC
MODE
A
OFF
A
+B
B
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MASTER VOLUME
VIDEO 2VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 LD / DVD TV/DBS TAPE DAT / MD CD TUNER PHONO
RLVIDEO AUDIO
VIDEO 3 INPUT
POWER SET UPDIRECT PASS
PHONES
SPEAKERS
VIDEO/AUDIO
FUNCTION
MASTER VOLUME
INPUT
MODE
BASS
BOOST
BALANCE
1 Press POWER to turn on the receiver.
2 Select the component you want to use:
AUDIO
FUNCTION
AUDIO
FUNCTION
AUDIO
FUNCTION
* DBS tuners can be used with the USA, Canadian, and
Australian models.
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 15.
4 Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume.
To adjust the volume of the TV’s speakers, use the
volume control on the TV.
z To listen to digital program sources (STR-DE915
only)
Do the procedure below.
1 Do Steps 1 and 2 above to select the component.
2 Press INPUT MODE repeatedly to select input mode
for the component.
When you select The receiver selects
Digital processing control buttons
Receiver Operations
Compact Discs (CD)
Radio programs
Records
CD
TUNER
PHONO
To watch or
listen to
To light upPress
(repeatedly)
To watch or
listen to
To light up
VIDEO
FUNCTION
AUDIO
FUNCTION
VIDEO
FUNCTION
VIDEO
FUNCTION
AUDIO
FUNCTION
Press
(repeatedly)
Video tapes
Laser discs
TV programs
Audio tapes
Digital Audio Tapes
(DAT) or MiniDiscs
(MD)
VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2
LD/DVD (STR-
DE915 only) or
VIDEO 2 (STR-
DE715/DE615/
D660Z/D560Z only)
TV/DBS* (STR-
DE915 (USA, Canada,
and Australia)/
DE715/DE615/
D660Z/D560Z only)
or TV (STR-DE915
(for all other
countries) only)
TAPE
DAT/MD
VIDEO
FUNCTION
Video camera
recorder or video
game (STR-DE915
only)
VIDEO 3
VIDEO
FUNCTION
DVD (STR-DE915
only)
LD/DVD
* Only when you selected LD/DVD in Step 1
To play the decoded Dolby Digital AC-3 program
source connected to the 5.1 INPUT jacks (STR-
DE715/DE615/D660Z/D560Z only)
Press 5.1/DVD INPUT so that the 5.1 INPUT
indicator lights up.
AUTO INPUT the component connected to the
following jack(s) (listed in order
of priority):
1 the LD/DVD IN AC-3 RF jack*
2 the OPTICAL jack
3 the analog jacks
DIGITAL (AC-3 RF)
(appears only when
you selected LD/
DVD in Step 1)
the component connected to the
LD/DVD IN AC-3 RF jack
DIGITAL(OPTICAL)
the component connected to the
OPTICAL jack
ANALOG INPUT
the component connected to the
analog jacks