Index

A, B

Adjusting delay time 19 parameter 17 speaker volume 19 tone 17

volume 9 Antenna hookups 5 Audio component hookups

5, 6

Automatic tuning 11 Background Operation 20

C

Center mode 18, 19, 24 NORMAL mode 19, 24 PHANTOM mode 19, 24 3 CH LOGIC mode 19, 24 WIDE mode 19, 24

Connecting. See Hookups Customizing

remote 20, 21 sound field 16, 17

D

Delay time 19, 24

Digital Signal Processor. See

DSP

Direct tuning 10, 24 Dolby Pro Logic

Surround 24

getting the most out of 18 Dolby Surround sound 18, 24

center mode 18, 19, 24 Dubbing. See Recording

E, F, G

Editing. See Recording

Effect level 16, 24

H

Hookups

AC power cord 8 antennas 5

audio components 5, 6 overview 4 speakers 6, 7 TV/VCRs 7, 8

I, J, K

Indexing

preset station 12 program source 13

Index tuning 12

L

Labeling. See Indexing

M

Memory page 24

N, O

NORMAL mode 19, 24

P

Parameter 16, 17, 18, 24 PHANTOM mode 19, 24 Preset station 24 Presetting

preset number 11 radio stations 11

Preset tuning 12 Program source indexing 13 selecting 9

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Programming the remote 21 clearing the signal 21

Q

Quick reference guide 29

R

Random Music Sensor. See

RMS

Rear panel 5, 6, 7, 8, 26

Receiving broadcasts by scanning indexed stations 12 directly 10

using preset stations 12 Recording

on a tape 13

on a video tape 14 Remote 9, 14, 18, 20, 21, 27

changing the setting 20 controlling non-Sony

components 21

controlling Sony components 9, 20 background operation 20 programming 21

RMS 27

S

Scanning

indexed stations 12 preset stations 12 radio stations 11

Selecting a program source using the remote 9, 10

Sleep timer 14 Sound field

adjustable parameters 16 customizing 17 pre-programmed 15

Speakers connection 6, 7 impedance 7 placement 6

selecting speaker system 7 Station index 12

Storing radio stations. See Presetting

Surround sound 15, 16, 24

T

Test tone 19, 25

3 CH LOGIC mode 19, 24 Troubleshooting 22 Tuning. See Receiving broadcasts

TV/VCR hookups 7, 8

U, V

Unpacking 4

W, X, Y, Z

Watching video programs 9 WIDE mode 19, 24

Names of controls

Buttons

ANT TV/VTR/D. SKIP 27 BACKGROUND 20 BASS BOOST 9

CD 9, 10

CENTER LEVEL

19

CENTER MODE

18

CH/PRESET

27

 

DAT/MD 9, 10

 

DIGITAL PROCESSING

CONTROLS

12, 17, 19

DIRECT

10

 

 

DISPLAY 11, 12

 

DPC MODE 12, 17, 19

TONE ON/OFF 17

FM MODE 10

 

GENRE

15, 18

 

LD 10

 

 

 

LEARN

21

 

 

MASTER VOL

27

MEMORY 11

 

 

MODE

15, 18

 

 

MUTING 9

 

 

PHONO

9, 10

 

PRESET TUNING

12

REAR LEVEL

19

 

RMS CLEAR

27

 

9/( RMS DIRECTION 27 RMS/START/ENTER 27

SHIFT 11, 12

 

 

SHIFT/>10

27

 

SLEEP 14

 

 

 

SOUND FIELD

 

ON/OFF

15, 18

 

SYSTEM CONTROL/

FUNCTION

10, 20

SYSTEM OFF

10

 

TAPE MONITOR

9, 13

TEST TONE

19, 25

TUNER

10, 11, 12

 

TUNING/

 

 

 

INDEX SELECT

12

TV/DBS

9, 10

 

 

TV CONTROL ON

10

TV/VIDEO

10, 27

 

VIDEO 1

9, 10

 

 

VIDEO 2

9, 10

 

 

VISUAL POWER

27

/ /

/

 

12, 17, 19

0/) 27

 

 

=/+ 27

 

 

P27 r 27

Number 10, 11, 20

Switch and selector

POWER 9

SPEAKERS 7

Controls

BALANCE 9

MASTER VOLUME 9, 19

Jacks

PHONES 9

Indicators

DPC 12, 13, 17, 19

LEARN 21

TAPE MONITOR 13

Other

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STR-DE705, STR-DE605, STR-D550Z, STR-D650Z specifications

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