Receiver Operations
To | Do this |
Mute the sound Z | Press MUTING on the remote. Press |
| again to restore the sound. |
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Reinforce the bass | Press BASS BOOST to turn on the |
| BASS BOOST indicator |
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Adjust the balance of | Turn BALANCE left or right |
front speakers |
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zWhen you watch TV or video programs
We recommend you play audio portion through the receiver instead of your TV’s speakers. 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.
zWhen you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set SPEAKERS to OFF.
zWhen you want to enjoy high quality sound
Press DIRECT PASS to bypass the tone controls, bass reinforcement, and surrround effects.
The DIRECT PASS indicator lights up.
zTo select another component when a decoded Dolby Digital
Press VIDEO/AUDIO FUNCTION to turn off the 5.1 INPUT indicator.
Note
BASS BOOST, DIRECT PASS, and SOUND FIELD ON/ OFF buttons do not operate when the 5.1 INPUT indicator is on.
zYou can adjust the brightness of the display
1Press SET UP repeatedly to select OTHER SETUP
2Use the digital processing control buttons ( 
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3Use the digital processing control buttons ( 
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Watching TV/video programs
To watch | Do this | |
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TV programs | Turn on both the TV and the receiver | |
| and press VIDEO FUNCTION | |
| repeatedly until the TV/DBS (or TV) | |
| indicator lights up | |
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Videos, laser discs or | 1 | Press VIDEO FUNCTION |
DVD |
| repeatedly to select the component |
| 2 | (for example, VIDEO 1). |
| Turn on the TV and set the TV’s | |
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| video input to match your video |
| 3 | component. |
| Turn on the component (VCR, LD/ | |
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| DVD player), and start playback. |
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Using the remote Z
The remote lets you operate the receiver and the Sony components that are connected to it.
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| VISUALSYSTEM OFF | SYSTEM OFF | |
| SLEEP |
| LEARN | POWER |
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| SYSTEM CONTROL / FUNCTION |
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| VIDEO 1 | VIDEO 2 | VIDEO 3 | LD | TV | SYSTEM |
| TAPE | DAT/MD | CD | TUNER | PHONO | |
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| CONTROL/ | ||
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| 5.1 | |
TV CONTROL | TV |
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CONTROL | 1 | 2 | 3 | INPUT |
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ON |
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| D.TUNING |
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| BACK | >10 | 0 |
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| CH/ |
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| GROUND | SHIFT |
| ENTER | PRESET |
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| RMS/START |
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| – SUB CH + | POSITION SWAP | ANT |
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| DIRECTION | CLEAR | P IN P | JUMP |
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| ON/OFF | GENRE MODE |
| TONE |
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| EQ/ | BAND | SLOPE | — LEVEL — |
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| DIRECT | REAR | CENTER |
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| PROCESSING |
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MASTER
BASS VOL
BOOST
DPC
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MUTING
PROGRAMMABLE
1Press one of the SYSTEM CONTROL/ FUNCTION buttons to select the component you want to use.
The receiver and the selected component turn on. The SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION buttons on the remote are
To play | Press |
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Video tapes | VIDEO 1 (VTR*), |
| VIDEO 2 (VTR 1*) or |
| VIDEO 3 (VTR 2*) |
Laser discs or DVD | LD |
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TV programs | TV |
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Audio tapes | TAPE |
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Digital Audio Tapes | DAT/MD |
(DAT) or MiniDiscs |
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Compact Discs (CD) | CD |
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Radio programs | TUNER |
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Records | PHONO |
*Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 1, 2, or 3 setting that corresponds to Beta, 8mm, and VHS, respectively.
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