Sony STR-DE885, STR-DE985 27US, MUTING, PHONES, SPEAKERS A/B, MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT, MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator

MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT

Press MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT to enjoy the audio source connected to the MULTI CH IN1) jacks or analog 2 channel input jacks. Only volume control and the front speaker balance can be adjusted when set to 2CH ANALOG DIRECT. When set to MULTI CH DIRECT2), you can adjust balance and level of all the speakers. When this function is on, the surround effects are turned off.

Select	To
MULTI CH	Enjoy the audio source
DIRECT2)	connected to the MULTI CH
	IN1) jacks. MULTI CH IN1)
	indicator lights up in the
	display. This mode is suitable
	for enjoying high quality analog
	source.
2CH ANALOG	Enjoy the audio source
DIRECT	connected to analog 2 channel
	jacks. This mode is suitable for
	enjoying high quality analog
	source.

1)For STR-DE985, MULTI CH IN 1 or 2.

2)For STR-DE985, MULTI CH 1 (or 2) DIRECT.

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator

This indicator lights up when the unit is decoding signals recorded in a multi channel format.

SPEAKERS A/B

Press SPEAKERS A/B button to output the sound from the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS FRONT terminals.

Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows:

SPEAKER A t SPEAKER B t

SPEAKER OFF

To drive	Select
Speaker System A	SPEAKER A
(Connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT A
terminals)
Speaker System B	SPEAKER B
(Connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT B
terminals)

When you select “SPEAKER OFF”, no sound will be output from your speakers and “SP. OFF” lights up in the display.

MUTING

Press MUTING to mute the sound. The muting function is canceled when you turn the power on or turn the MASTER VOLUME clockwise to turn the volume up. You can also press MUTING again to cancel the muting function.

PHONES

Use to connect headphones.

When the headphones are connected, speaker output is automatically canceled and “SP. OFF” lights up in the display.

When the headphones are connected, selectable sound fields are HEADPHONE (2CH),

HEADPHONE (DIRECT), HEADPHONE (MULTI)3) and HEADPHONE (THEATER) (page 32).

Note

When “HEADPHONE (MULTI)3)” appears in the display while the headphones are connected, only the front L/R signals of the multi channels are output from the headphones.

3)For STR-DE985, HEADPHONE (MULTI 1) or HEADPHONE (MULTI 2).

Operations Basic

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