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Receiver Operations
(continued)
When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set
the SPEAKERS buttons to OFF.
5.1 / DVD INPUT mode (STR-SE581 only)
When you are listening to 5.1/DVD INPUT mode,
BASS, TREBLE, BASS BOOST and SURROUND do not
function.
Watching/listening to video programs
When you watch/listening to TV or video programs,
we recommend you play audio portion through the
receiver instead of your TV’s speaker. This lets you
take advantage of the receiver’s surround sound
effects, like Dolby Pro Logic 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.
To watch/listen to TV programs, turn on the TV, TV tuner
and the receiver and press TV/DBS on the receiver.
To watch videos, do the following:
1 Press VIDEO to select the VCR.
2 Turn on the TV and set the TV’s video input to
match your video component.
3 Turn on the VCR, and start playback.
Using the remote
The remote lets you operate the receiver and the Sony
components that are connected to it.
Do this
Press MUTING on the remote.
Press again to restore the
sound
Press BASS BOOST to turn on
the BASS BOOST indicator.
Turn the BALANCE control
left or right.
Adjust the BASS and TREBLE
controls.
To
Mute the sound
Reinforce the bass
Adjust the balance
Adjust the tone quality
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 5 to 8.
• Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position
(0) to avoid damaging your speakers.
1 Press 1/u (power) to turn on the receiver.
2 Press a function button to select the component
you want to use:
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 11.
4 Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume.
To adjust the volume of the TV’s speakers, use the
volume control on the TV.
To listen to or watch
Records
Radio programs
Compact discs (CD)
Audio tapes or MiniDiscs
(MD)
TV programs or Digital
broadcasting system
Video tapes
DVD player/AC-3 decoder
Press
PHONO
TUNER
CD
TAPE/MD
TV/DBS
VIDEO
5.1/DVD INPUT (STR-
SE581 only)
Function
buttons
MASTER
VOLUME
5.1/DVD
INPUT1/u (power)
BASS BALANCETREBLE
BASS
BOOST
Receiver operations
SYSTEM
STANDBY
SYSTEM
CONTROL/
FUNCTION
TV CONTROL