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Getting Started
Getting Started
Important
If you connect an outdoor antenna, ground it against
lightning. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect
the ground wire to a gas pipe.
Notes
• Do not use y SIGNAL GND for this connection.
• To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away
from the receiver and TV.
Audio Component Hookups
Overview
This section describes how to connect your audio
components to the receiver. If you want to use the
receiver as an amplifier, complete these connections.
Note for STR-DE915
For digital connections, see “Digital Component Hookups
(STR-DE915 only)” on page 10.
S-LINK CTRL A1
(STR-DE915/DE715 (USA, Canada) only)
MONITOR
VIDEO
OUT
CTRL S
IN
VIDEO
IN
VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
IN
CTRL S
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
CTRL S
OUT
VIDEO
IN
VIDEO
IN
IN
L
R
REC OUT
IN
REC OUT
ININ
CTRL S
STATUS
IN
SIGNAL
GND
FM
75Ω
COAXIAL
AM
AUDIO
IN
L
R
AUDIO
OUT
AUDIO
IN
AUDIO
OUT
AUDIO
IN
CTRL A1
y
y
PHONO
ANTENNA CD DAT / MD TAPE
MONITOR
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2LD/DVDS-LINK
S-LINK
AUDIO
IN
TV/DBS
AC OUTLET
4 Ω 8 Ω
FRONT SPEAKERS
SURROUND SPEAKERS
WOOFER
AUDIO
OUT
IMPEDANCE
SELECTOR
FRONT
WIRELESS
REAR
SPEAKER
PHONO CD TAPEDAT/MD
What cords will I need?
Audio cords (not supplied) (1 for each CD player and
turntable; 2 for each tape deck, DAT deck, or MD deck)
White (L) White (L)
Red (R) Red (R)
Hookups
The arrow ç indicates signal flow.
CD player
Receiver CD player
Ç
L
R
IN
CD
L
R
LINE
OUTPUT
Tape deck
Receiver Tape deck
Ç
ç
L
R
LINE
OUTPUT
L
R
LINE
INPUT
IN
REC OUT
TAPE
(Continued)
Antenna Hookups
Overview
This section describes how to connect AM and FM
antennas to the receiver. If you want to receive radio
broadcasts with the receiver, complete these
connections first, then go to the following pages.
MONITOR
VIDEO
OUT
CTRL S
IN
VIDEO
IN
VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
IN
CTRL S
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
CTRL S
OUT
VIDEO
IN
VIDEO
IN
IN
L
R
REC OUT
IN
REC OUT
ININ
CTRL S
STATUS
IN
SIGNAL
GND
FM
75Ω
COAXIAL
AM
AUDIO
IN
L
R
AUDIO
OUT
AUDIO
IN
AUDIO
OUT
AUDIO
IN
CTRL A1
y
y
PHONO
ANTENNA CD DAT / MD TAPE
MONITOR
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2LD/DVDS-LINK
S-LINK
AUDIO
IN
TV/DBS
AC OUTLET
IMPEDANCE
SELECTOR
4 Ω 8 Ω
FRONT SPEAKERS
SURROUND SPEAKERS
WOOFER
AUDIO
OUT
FRONT
WIRELESS
REAR
SPEAKER
ANTENNA
What antennas will I need?
Hookups
FM wire antenna Receiver AM loop antenna
FM
75Ω
COAXIAL
AM
y
ANTENNA
z If you have poor FM reception
Connect a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) to an FM
outdoor antenna.
FM outdoor antenna
Receiver
FM
75Ω
COAXIAL
AM
y
ANTENNA
v
To ground
• FM wire antenna
(supplied) (1)
• AM loop antenna
(supplied) (1)
After connecting
the wire antenna,
keep it as
horizontal as
possible.
Ground wire (not supplied)