Sony Speaker System Hookups

Getting Started

DAT deck or MD deck

Receiver	DAT deck or MD deck
REC OUT IN	OUTPUT	INPUT
L	LINE	LINE

Ç L

R

R

DAT/MD

ç

Turntable

Receiver Turntable

IN	OUTPUT
L	LINE

Ç L

R

R

PHONO

If your turntable has an earth lead

To prevent hum, connect the earth lead to the y SIGNAL GND terminal on the receiver.

CONTROL A1 Hookups (STR-DE915/DE715 (USA, Canada) only)

•If you have a CONTROL A1 compatible Sony CD player, tape deck, or MD deck

Use a CONTROL A1 cord (not supplied) to connect the S-LINK CTRL A1 jack on the CD player, tape deck, or MD deck to the S-LINK CTRL A1 jack on the receiver. Refer the separate manual “CONTROL-A1 Control System” and the Operating Instructions supplied with your CD player, tape deck, or MD deck for details.

•If you have a Sony CD changer with a COMMAND MODE selector

If the CD changer’s COMMAND MODE selector can be switched between CD 1, CD 2, and CD 3, be sure to set the command mode to “CD 1” and connect the changer to the CD jacks on the receiver.

However, if you have a Sony CD changer with VIDEO OUT jacks, set the command mode to “CD 2” and connect the changer to the VIDEO 2 jacks on the receiver.

zYou can display the operating status of the component connected to the S-LINK CTRL A1 jack (STR-DE915/DE715 (USA, Canada) only)

1Press SET UP repeatedly to select OTHER SETUP (STR-DE915 only) or DISPLAY SETUP (STR-DE715 only).

2Use the digital processing control buttons ( / ) to select CONTROL-A1.

3Use the digital processing control buttons ( / ) to select the setting you want by referring to the

following table.

To Select

Display “PLAY,” “STOP,” “PAUSE,” AUTO or “REC” for about 8 seconds when

the operation switches

Display “PLAY,” “STOP,” “PAUSE,” FIX “REC,” or the contents of a disc or

track memo of a CD or MD whenever you press the DISPLAY button

Turn off the operation status display OFF

Notes

•This setting is effective only when the receiver is set to TAPE, DAT/MD, VIDEO 2, or CD (see page 12). For VIDEO 2, the CD changer command mode must be “CD 2” and the CD changer must be connected to the VIDEO 2 jacks on the receiver. For CD, the CD changer command mode must be “CD 1” and the CD changer must be connected to the CD jacks on the receiver.

•If the disc or track memo contains a character that the receiver cannot display, “.” appears for that character.

•When the Mega Control function of the CD player is active, the operating status of the main player is displayed.

Speaker System Hookups

Overview

This section describes how to connect your speakers to the receiver. Although front (left and right) speakers are required, center and rear speakers are optional. Adding center and rear speakers will enhance the surround effects. Connecting an active woofer will increase bass response.

						SURROUND			SURROUND
WOOFER						SPEAKERS REAR SPEAKERS CENTER
	S-LINK	TV/DBS LD/DVD VIDEO 2				VIDEO 1		MONITOR	SURROUND SPEAKERS
	CTRL A1	CTRL S		CTRL S	CTRL S			CTRL S
		STATUS IN		OUT	OUT			IN
						S-LINK
		VIDEO	VIDEO VIDEO		VIDEO	VIDEO	VIDEO	VIDEO	WIRELESS IMPEDANCE
		IN	IN	OUT	IN	OUT	IN	OUT	REAR SELECTOR
								WOOFER	SPEAKER
									FRONT
								AUDIO
		AUDIO	AUDIO AUDIO		AUDIO	AUDIO	AUDIO	OUT	4 Ω 8 Ω
	SIGNAL	IN	IN	OUT	IN	OUT	IN
	GND
								L
	y							R	AC OUTLET
	AM	IN	IN	REC OUT	IN	REC OUT	IN
								L
FM	y							R
75Ω
COAXIAL
ANTENNA		PHONO	CD	DAT / MD		TAPE

FRONT SPEAKERS

6 FRONT SPEAKERS A IMPEDANCE SELECTOR