Receiver Operations

1Press one of the Function buttons to select the component you want to use.

The Function buttons on the remote are factory- set as follows:

To listen to or watch

Press

 

 

Radio programs

TUNER

 

 

Compact discs (CD)

CD

 

 

MiniDisc (MD) or

MD/TAPE

Audio tapes

(INITIAL-MD MODE)

 

 

TV programs or

TV/SAT

Satellite receiver

(INITIAL-TV MODE)

 

 

VHS Video tapes

VIDEO

(VTR-3 mode)

 

 

 

DVD player/

DVD/LD

Dolby Digital decoder

(INITIAL-DVD MODE)

 

 

If you want to change the factory setting of a button, see the next section.

The receiver and the selected component turn on.

If the component does not turn on

Press the power switch on the component.

2Start playing.

Refer to “Remote Button Descriptions” on page 25 for details.

Changing the factory setting of a function button (STR-DE245 only)

If the factory settings of the FUNCTION buttons don’t match your system components, you can change them. For example, if you have two CD players and you don’t have a tape deck or an MD deck, you can assign the MD/TAPE button to your second CD player.

Note that the settings of the TUNER button cannot be changed.

AV ?/1

?/1

Function buttons

Numeric buttons

>10 ENTER

.

MASTER VOL –

1Hold down the Function button whose function you want to change (for example, MD/TAPE).

2Press the corresponding button of the component you want to assign to the Function button (for example, 1 - CD player).

The following buttons are assigned to select the functions:

To operate

Press

 

 

CD player

1

 

 

DAT deck

2

 

 

MD deck

3

 

 

Tape deck A

4

 

 

Tape deck B

5

 

 

LD player

6

 

 

VCR (remote control mode VTR 1*)

7

 

 

VCR (remote control mode VTR 2*)

8

 

 

VCR (remote control mode VTR 3*)

9

 

 

TV

0

 

 

DSS (Digital Satellite System)

>10

 

 

DVD

ENTER

 

 

VCD player

.

 

 

*Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 1, 2 or 3 setting. These correspond to Beta, 8mm and VHS respectively.

Now you can use the MD/TAPE button to control a second CD player.

To change the AUX function to another function

Hold down SLEEP and press the corresponding button of the component you want to assign it to.

To change the 5.1 CH function to another function

Hold down AV ?/1 and press the corresponding button of the component you want to assign it to.

To reset a button to its factory setting

Repeat the above procedure.

To reset all the function buttons to their factory setting

Press ?/1, AV ?/1 and MASTER VOL – at the same time.

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