Function buttons

Receiver Operations

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.

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Press POWER to turn on the receiver.

2Press a function button to select the component you want to use:

To listen to or watch

Press

 

 

Records

PHONO

 

 

Radio programs

TUNER

 

 

Compact Discs (CD)

CD

 

 

Digital Audio Tapes (DAT)

DAT/MD

or MiniDiscs (MD)

 

 

 

Audio tapes

TAPE MONITOR

 

 

TV programs

TV/DBS

 

 

Video tapes

VIDEO 1 or

 

VIDEO 2

 

 

Laser discs

VIDEO 2

 

 

3Turn 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 10.

4Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume. To adjust the volume of the TV's speakers, use the volume control on the TV.

To

Do This

 

 

Mute the sound

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

Turn the BALANCE control left

 

or right.

Receiver Operations

When you listen with headphones

Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set the SPEAKERS selector to OFF.

Watching video programs

When you watch 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 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 TV programs, turn on both the TV and the receiver and press the TV button on the receiver.

To watch videos or laser discs, do the following:

1Press a function button to select the component (for example, VIDEO 1).

2Turn on the TV and set the TV’s video input to match your video component.

3Turn on the component (VCR or LD player), and start playback.

Using the remote

The remote lets you operate the receiver and the Sony components that are connected to it.

 

SYSTEM

 

OFF

 

SYSTEM

 

CONTROL/

TV CONTROL

FUNCTION

ON

 

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Sony STR-D650Z, STR-D550Z, STR-DE605, STR-DE705 manual Selecting a Component, Watching video programs, Using the remote

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