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Getting Started
Receiver Operations
LD
z When you watch TV or video programs
We recommend you play audio portion through the
receiver instead of your TV’s speakers. This lets you
take advantage of the receiver’s surround sound effects,
like Dolby 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.
Using the remote Z
The remote lets you operate the receiver and the Sony
components that are connected to it.
SYSTEM OFF
SYSTEM
CONTROL/
FUNCTION
TV CONTROL
ON
5.1 INPUT
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LEARN
SLEEP
VISUAL
POWER
SYSTEM OFF
SLOPEBAND
EQ/
TONE
DIGTAL
PROCESSING
CONTROL
PROGRAMMABLE
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LEVEL
—
DIRECT
REAR
BASS
BOOST
MUTING
CENTER
MASTER
VOL
MODEGENRE
—
SOUND FIELD
—
ON/OFF
TEST
TONE
TV
CONTROL
5.1
INPUT
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TV/VIDEO
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D.TUNING
DISC
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BACK
GROUND
SHIFT ENTER
RMS/START
CH/
PRESET
SYSTEM CONTROL / FUNCTION
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(AUTO CATEGORIZE SYSTEM)
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DAT/MD
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TAPE
ON
TUNER PHONO
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POSITION
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SUB CH
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RMS
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1 Press one of the SYSTEM CONTROL/
FUNCTION buttons to select the component you
want to use.
The receiver and the selected component turn on.
The SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION buttons on
the remote are factory-set as follows:
To play Press
Records PHONO
Radio programs
TUNER
Compact Discs (CD) CD
Digital Audio Tapes
(DAT) or MiniDiscs
(MD)
DAT/MD
Audio tapes TAPE
TV programs
Video tapes
VIDEO 1 (VTR*),
VIDEO 2 (VTR 1*) or
VIDEO 3 (VTR 2*)
Laser discs or DVD
TV
To Do this
Mute the sound Z 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 of
front speakers
Turn BALANCE left or right
z When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set
SPEAKERS to OFF.
z When you want to enjoy high quality sound
Press DIRECT PASS to bypass the tone controls, bass
reinforcement, and surrround effects.
The DIRECT PASS indicator lights up.
z To select another component when a decoded Dolby
Digital AC-3 program source is selected (STR-DE715/
DE615/D660Z/D560Z only)
Press VIDEO/AUDIO FUNCTION to turn off the 5.1
INPUT indicator.
Note
BASS BOOST, DIRECT PASS, and SOUND FIELD ON/
OFF buttons do not operate when the 5.1 INPUT
indicator is on.
z You can adjust the brightness of the display
1 Press SET UP repeatedly to select OTHER SETUP
(STR-DE915 only), DISPLAY SETUP (STR-DE715/
D660Z only), or DISPL SETUP (STR-DE615/D560Z
only).
2 Use the digital processing control buttons ( / )
to select DIMMER.
3 Use the digital processing control buttons ( / )
to adjust the brightness.
Watching TV/video programs
To watch Do this
TV programs Turn on both the TV and the receiver
and press VIDEO FUNCTION
repeatedly until the TV/DBS (or TV)
indicator lights up
Videos, laser discs or
DVD
1 Press VIDEO FUNCTION
repeatedly to select the component
(for example, VIDEO 1).
2 Turn on the TV and set the TV’s
video input to match your video
component.
3 Turn on the component (VCR, LD/
DVD player), and start playback.
* Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 1, 2, or 3 setting
that corresponds to Beta, 8mm, and VHS,
respectively.
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