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Getting StartedFront Panel Operations (Remote Short-cuts: USA and Canada only)
Indexing
Using the index functions, you can specify names up to
8 characters long for each component and preset radio
station.
For the on-screen operations, see page 43.
1• For the components
Press AUDIO FUNCTION or VIDEO
FUNCTION repeatedly to select a component.
• For the preset stations
Tune in a preset station.
2Press DPC MODE repeatedly until the INDEX
indicator lights up.
3Create a name using the digital processing control
buttons.
Press or to select a character, and then
press to move the cursor to the next position.
The name is stored automatically.
To insert a space, press or until a blank space
appears in the display. The space appears
between " and A.
If you’ve made a mistake, press or repeatedly
until the character you want to change flashes.
Then select the right character.
4Repeat steps 1 to 3 to assign index names to other
components or stations.
To switch the display
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display switches
between the index name n component name (or
frequency) n track memo*1) n disc memo*1).
• If the Control-A1 display mode is set to “AUTO” or
“FIX” when listening to a Control-A1 compatible tape
or DAT deck, the Control-A1 operations are
displayed together with the index name and
component name.
Example: TAPE [PLAY] n index name [PLAY]
*1)If the Control-A1 display mode is set to “FIX” when
listening to a Control-A1 compatible CD player or
MD deck, you can display the disc memo and track
memo information in addition to the Control-A1
operations.
Example: CD [PLAY] n index name [PLAY] n
disc memo*2) n track memo*3)
*2)Up to 13 characters for CD (15 for MD).
*3)Up to 14 characters for CD (15 for MD).
Note
The display mode returns to FREQUENCY automatically
when you press TUNING +/–.

Set up parameters (STR-DE815G / D760Z)

Center mode
Initial setting is : CENTER [NORMAL]
See page 24 for details.
pDISPLAY set up
Dimmer level
This setting lets you select brightness of the display on the
front panel.
• You can select between four different settings.
Control A1 mode
Initial setting is : CTRL A1 [AUTO]
This setting lets you specify the display mode for Control A1
components.
• AUTO displays “PLAY”, “STOP”, “PAUSE” or “REC” for
about 8 seconds when the operation switches.
• FIX displays “PLAY”, “STOP”, “PAUSE”, “REC” or the
contents of a disc or track memo of a CD or MD at all
times.
• OFF turns off the operation status display.
Notes
• This setting is only effective when the IR code setting is
set to Sony Control A1.
• If the disc or track memo contains a character that the
receiver cannot display, “.” appears for that character.
pFUNCTION set up
VIDEO1, VIDEO2, LD/DVD, TV/DBS, TAPE, DAT/MD, CD,
PHONO
Initial setting is : YES
These settings let you delete the names of unconnected
components from the function lists.
• YES displays the name of the respective component
(jacks).
• NO deletes the name of the respective component (jacks).
Notes
• When a function is set to “NO”, it cannot be selected.
• If an S-LINK signal (Control A1, Control-S) is input to
the S-LINK jack from a component whose function was
set to “NO”, the function will automatically switch to
“YES” and that function will be selected.
• When using the remote, “NO CONNECTION” is
displayed if you select a function that was set to “NO”
(USA and Canada only).