Amplifier Operations

Selecting a Component

To listen to or watch a connected component, first select the function on the amplifier or with the remote. Before you begin, make sure you have:

Connected all components securely and correctly as indicated on pages 5 to 8.

Turned MASTER VOL to the leftmost position (0) to avoid damaging your speakers.

 

 

 

FUNCTION

POWER

 

MASTER VOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amplifier Operations

To

Do This

 

 

Mute the sound

Press MUTING on the remote.

 

The MUTING indicator on the

 

front panel lights up.

 

Press again to restore the sound.

 

 

Reinforce the bass

Press BASS BOOST to turn on

 

the BASS BOOST indicator

 

 

Adjust the balance

Turn the BALANCE control to

 

the left (L) or right (R).

 

 

When you listen with headphones

Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set the SPEAKERS selector to OFF.

When you want to enjoy high quality sound

Press DIRECT PASS to bypass the tone controls, bass reinforcement, and surround effects.

The indicator on the button lights up.

1Press POWER to turn on the amplifier.

2Turn FUNCTION to select the component you want to use:

To listen to or watch

Select

 

 

Records

PHONO

 

 

Radio programs

TUNER

 

 

Compact Discs (CD)

CD

 

 

Digital Audio Tapes (DAT)

DAT/MD

or MiniDiscs (MD)

 

 

 

TV programs

TV

 

 

Video tapes

VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2

 

or VIDEO 3

 

 

Laser discs

LD

 

 

To listen to analog audio cassettes

Press TAPE MONITOR, the button’s indicator lights up and “TAPE” appears in the display.

To listen to decoded Dolby Digital AC-3 program sources

Select a video source (TV, LD, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, or VIDEO 3) then press 5.1 INPUT, the indicator on the button lights up. The amplifier memorizes 5.1 INPUT on/off setting independently for each source.

3Turn on the component, for example, a CD player, and then start playing.

4Turn MASTER VOL to adjust the volume.

To adjust the volume of the TV's speakers, use the volume control on the TV.

When you want to adjust the brightness of the display

Press DIMMER repeatedly to select the brightness you desire.

Watching video programs

When you watch TV or video programs, we recommend you play audio portion through the amplifier instead of your TV’s speaker. This lets you take advantage of the amplifier’s surround sound effects, like Dolby Surround, and lets you use the amplifier’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 amplifier.

To watch TV programs, turn on both the TV and the amplifier and turn FUNCTION to select TV.

To watch videos or laser discs, do the following:

1Turn FUNCTION to select the component (for example, VIDEO 1).

2Turn on the TV and set the TV’s video input to the amplifier.

3Turn on the component (VCR or LD player), and start playback.

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Sony TA-VA8ES, TA-VA7ES manual Selecting a Component, Watching video programs

TA-VA8ES, TA-VA7ES specifications

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