Sony STR-DE805G manual 25EN, Basic Operations, Watching TV or Video programs, continued, Notes

Basic Operations

Notes

•The AUTO PLAY function is set at the factory to start playing the component immediately after it is selected. To turn AUTO PLAY off, see page 41.

•Components of the same type will be controlled simultaneously by the on-screen controls.

For example, if you use the on-screen controls to start playing one of two Sony laser disc players in the room, the other will also start playing at the same time.

•If a component does not respond, it may be because IR codes from the IR repeater are not fully reaching the selected component source. If this happens, change the position of the IR repeater or program source.

Watching TV or 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.

Watching TV programs

You can use the TV tuner built in to your video deck to watch TV programs using the receiver’s on-screen operations.

1Select the appropriate function (e.g. “VIDEO 2”).

2Click TVbin the VCR controls at the bottom of the screen. The control panels switches to the video decks’s TV controls.

3Click CH – or + to change the program. To return to the VCR controls, click VTRb.

We recommend switching to the VCR controls before switching functions. If you leave directly from the TV controls to the FUNCTION SELECT menu, the AUTO PLAY (page 41) function will not operate the next time you select the video deck as a program source.

To select TV station directly when watching TV programs using the built-in tuner on your VCR

Click SUB in the video deck control panel to display the direct selection controls.

For Australian, Malaysian, and Singaporean models: When using a non-Sony VCR, be sure to program -/-- or 1- and 2- codes manually as shown on page 20.

These codes are not pre-programmed in this unit.

				FUNCTION
							ALL
							OFF
S							VOL
O
U	1	2		3	4	5	+
N
D	6	7		8	9	0	–
	– / – –		1 –		2 –
	REC EDIT						EXIT
			INPUT				USER
		CH	–	+			VCR /

Watching TV programs using a Sony TV (with TV OUT jacks)

When connecting a Sony TV with TV OUT jacks, connect the TV OUT jacks to this unit’s TV/DBS IN jacks, then set the TV/DBS function to “Sony TV”. This lets you watch TV programs by selecting the TV/DBS function. Also, use the TV’s VIDEO LABEL function to set the video input jack (e.g., VIDEO 1 IN) connected to this unit’s MONITOR OUT jack to “RECEIVER”. If your Sony TV does not have TV OUT jacks, refer to “Watching TV programs” above and use the TV tuner built in to your video deck to watch TV programs.

Controlling a Sony DBS receiver

Before you can control the DBS receiver, the IR codes for the function representing the DBS receiver must be set to “Sony DBS”. The TV function is factory set to Sony DBS (to set a different function to Sony DBS see page 19).

1Select the appropriate function (e.g. TV)

2Click TV /.

3Click CURSOR MENU.

The DBS receiver control panel appears.

The icons in the cursor menu have the same function as those on the DBS receiver (except for SELECT, which substitutes for the enter button). Click the boarders at the edge of the screen to move the DBS cursor.

To jump between the current and the previous channels, click JUMP.

Controlling StarSight functions of a Sony VCR

Before you can control StarSight functions, the IR codes for the function representing the StarSight tuner must be set to “Sony VTR 3”. The VIDEO 1 function comes factory set to “Sony VTR 3” (to set a different function to Sony VTR 3 see page 19).

1Select the appropriate function (e.g. “VIDEO 1”)

2Click TV /.

3Click STAR /.

The StarSight control panel appears.

Click the boarders at the edge of the screen to move the StarSight cursor.

To change the video input of a Sony VCR

Click the INPUT icon in the video deck control panel. Likewise, to watch a TV program after watching a video tape, stop the VCR, click INPUT, then use the on-screen controls to select the station you desire.

To switch the screen size when using a wide TV monitor

For Australian, Malaysian, and Singaporean models:

Click repeatedly to select the screen size you desire. For other models:

Click to display the WIDE TV DISPLAY control panel, then click the button for the display mode you desire.

This operation is only possible when “TV SIZE” in the TV MONITOR SET menu is set to WIDE (see page 17).

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