Sony STR-GA8ES manual Recording, Scanning indexed stations index tuning, Indexing program sources

Receiver Operations

Scanning indexed stations (index tuning)

Once you select a station index, you can scan all the stations with that station index.

1Select TUNER.

The last station you received is tuned in.

2Press DISPLAY so that the index mode appears in the display.

The station index for the last station you received appears in the display.

If “_ _ _ _ ” appears

The station does not have an station index.

3Press INDEX + or – to select the station index you want to scan.

4Press PRESET + or – to select the station you want receive.

To select a different station index

Press INDEX + or – to select the one you want, then press PRESET + or – to select a station.

Indexing program sources

This feature is useful when, for example, you have more than one VCR: you can label one VCR as “VHS” and label the other as “8mm.” Then, you can have the receiver display the index names so you can tell which VCR you are using. This feature also comes in handy if you connect a component to jacks designed for another component (for example, connecting a second CD player to the DAT/MD jacks or a DVD player to the LD jacks).

1Select the FUNCTION you want to label.

2Press DPC MODE repeatedly until the INDEX indicator lights up.

3Create a station index name by using the DIGITAL PROCESSING CONTROL knobs as follows:

Turn CHARACTER to select a character, then turn POSITION to move the cursor to the next position.

To insert a space, turn CHARACTER until a blank space appears in the display, the space is between " and A.

The station index is stored automatically.

If you’ve made a mistake

Turn POSITION until the character you want to change flashes. Then select the right character.

	You can display either the index or function name
14	Each time you press DISPLAY, the display switches
	between the function name and the index name.
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Recording

This receiver makes it easy to record to and from the components connected to the receiver. You don’t have to connect playback and recording components directly: once you select a program source on the receiver, you can record and edit as you normally would using the controls on each component.

Before you begin, make sure you’ve connected all components properly.

MODE FUNCTION

		•	c		•	c
	Playback component			Recording component
	(program source)			(tape deck, DAT deck,
				MD deck, VCR)
•: Audio signal flow
c: Video signal flow

Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc

You can record on a cassette tape, Digital Audio Tape or MiniDisc using the receiver. See the instruction manual of your cassette deck, DAT deck, or MD deck if you need help.

1Turn FUNCTION to select the program source to be recorded.

2Set the component to be ready for playing. For example, insert a CD into the CD player.

3Insert a blank tape into the recording deck and adjust the recording level, if necessary.

4Start recording on the recording deck and then start playing the component.

You can monitor the sound being recorded

If you connected a 3-head tape deck to the TAPE MONITOR jacks, press TAPE MONITOR. “TAPE” appears in the display and you can hear the sound being recorded.

Note

When you record on a DAT or MD connected to the DAT/ MD REC OUT jacks, sound adjustments do not effect the recording.