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List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

How to use this page

Use this page to find the location of buttons and other
parts of the system that are mentioned in the text.

Illustration number

PLAY MODE

(9, 13, 14)

Name of button/part

Reference page

Main unit

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A – L

ANALOG DIRECT

(34)

AUDIO SPLIT

(41)

AUTO DEC

(34)

CINEMA STUDIO EX

(35)

Cursor buttons (

)

(19,

43–47, 57)

CUSTOMIZE

(47, 57)

Digital Cinema Sound indicator

DIMMER

(31)

DISPLAY

(29, 31)

Display

DOOR OPEN

ENTER

(46, 57)

(45, 46)

EQ BANK

(45, 46)

FM/AM

(26)

FM MODE

(26)

FUNCTION

(25, 26, 28, 41,

42, 57)

INPUT MODE

(42)

IR emitter

IR receptor

Jog dial

(19, 43–47, 57)

LEVEL

(44)

MASTER VOLUME

(24, 25)

MEMORY

(27, 28)

MODE +/–

(36, 37, 45)

MULTI CH DIRECT

(26)

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING

indicator

MUTING

(25)

NIGHT MODE

(38)

NIGHT MODE indicator

NORMAL SURR

(

;

PLII/NEO:6)

(38)

ON SCREEN

(9, 12, 14)

PHONES jack

PRESET /–

(28)

PTY /–

(29)

(Models of area code CEL only)

RDS PTY

(29)

(Models of area code CEL only)

SB DEC indicator

SET UP

(19)

SLEEP

(58)

(Models of area code TW, KR
only)

SPEAKERS switch

(58)

SURR BACK DECODING

(39)

SURROUND

(43)

/–

(26)

VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks

(14)

M – V

2CH STEREO

(34)

?/1

(power)

NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS

Summary of Contents for STR-VA333ES

Page 1: ...FM Stereo FM AM Receiver Operating Instructions 4 241 667 14 2 STR VA333ES 2002 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS DTS ES Extended Surround and Neo 6 are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for model STR VA333ES Check your model number by looking at the lower right corner of the front panel The instructions in this manual...

Page 3: ...ng radio stations 28 Using the Radio Data System RDS 29 Changing the display 31 About the indications in the display 32 Enjoying Surround Sound Automatically decoding the input audio signal AUTO DECODING 34 Using only the front speakers 2CH STEREO 34 Selecting a sound field 35 Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS Neo 6 2CH MODE 38 Selecting the surround back decoding mode SB DECODING 39 Advanced Ad...

Page 4: ...k 45 46 EQ BANK r 45 46 FM AM wf 26 FM MODE rd 26 FUNCTION qd 25 26 28 41 42 57 INPUT MODE qs 42 IR emitter 3 IR receptor 2 Jog dial ef 19 43 47 57 LEVEL ed 44 MASTER VOLUME q 24 25 MEMORY rs 27 28 MODE wa 36 37 45 MULTI CH DIRECT qk 26 MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator 7 MUTING qa 25 NIGHT MODE ra 38 NIGHT MODE indicator 5 NORMAL SURR PLII NEO 6 qj 38 ON SCREEN ea 9 12 14 PHONES jack wj PRESET TUN...

Page 5: ...List of Button Locations and Reference Pages 5GB Open the front door 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk w ql wa ws wd wf wg wh wj wk v wl e ea es ed eg ef ej el r eh ek ra rf rs rd ...

Page 6: ... S Video or composite video input only 14 Satellite tuner With digital audio output 1 8 9 With analog audio output only 3 8 9 CD Super Audio CD player With digital audio output 1 10 With multi channel audio output 2 11 With analog audio output only 3 13 MD DAT deck With digital audio output 1 10 With analog audio output only 3 13 Cassette deck analog disc turntable 13 Multi channel decoder 11 VCR ...

Page 7: ...opriate jacks on the components yellow video to yellow white left audio to white and red right audio to red When connecting optical digital cords insert the cord plugs straight in until they click into place Do not bend or tie optical digital cords If you have a Sony components with CONTROL A1 jack See CONTROL A1 control system on page 60 Required cords The hookup diagrams on the subsequent pages ...

Page 8: ...T IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN SIGNAL GND U FRONT SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER L L R L R L R R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO IN AUDIO AUDIO FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER SUB WOOFER CENTER VIDEO OUT PRE OUT FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK TV SAT IN DVD LD IN MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO Y 75Ω COAXIAL FM AM U CTRL A1 ANTENNA CD SACD IN MD DAT OPTICAL OUT MD DAT OPTICAL IN TV SAT ...

Page 9: ... IN DVD LD IN MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO Y 75Ω COAXIAL FM AM U CTRL A1 ANTENNA CD SACD IN MD DAT OPTICAL OUT MD DAT OPTICAL IN TV SAT OPTICAL IN DVD LD OPTICAL IN CD SACD COAXIAL IN DVD LD COAXIAL IN CD SACD OPTICAL IN DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE RS232C OUT IN OUT IN S2 VIDEO IN S2 VIDEO IN S2 VIDEO S2 VIDEO S2 VIDEO OUT TV SAT DVD LD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR MULTI CHANNEL IN 1 MULTI CHANNEL IN 2 PB CB B Y...

Page 10: ...player to the analog input jacks CD SACD IN jacks Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player You cannot make digital recordings of digital multi channel surround signals 1a Connecting components with digital audio output jacks continued MD DAT TAPE PHONO IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN SIGNAL GND U FRONT SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER L L R L R ...

Page 11: ...according to the number of audio output jacks of the component Note DVD and Super Audio CD players do not have SURR BACK terminals continued MD DAT TAPE PHONO IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN SIGNAL GND U FRONT SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER L L R L R L R R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO IN AUDIO AUDIO FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER SUB WOOFER CENTER VIDEO OUT PRE...

Page 12: ...T IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN SIGNAL GND U FRONT SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER L L R L R L R R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO IN AUDIO AUDIO FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER SUB WOOFER CENTER VIDEO OUT PRE OUT FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK TV SAT IN DVD LD IN MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO Y 75Ω COAXIAL FM AM U CTRL A1 ANTENNA CD SACD IN MD DAT OPTICAL OUT MD DAT OPTICAL IN TV SAT OPTICAL...

Page 13: ...ICAL IN DVD LD OPTICAL IN CD SACD COAXIAL IN DVD LD COAXIAL IN CD SACD OPTICAL IN DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE RS232C OUT IN OUT IN S2 VIDEO IN S2 VIDEO IN S2 VIDEO S2 VIDEO S2 VIDEO OUT TV SAT DVD LD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR MULTI CHANNEL IN 1 MULTI CHANNEL IN 2 PB CB B Y PR CR R Y IN OUT LINE L R LINE INPUT OUTPUT LINE L R OUTPUT ç ç A A A A LINE L R LINE INPUT OUTPUT A A IN OUT ç ç 1c Connecting component...

Page 14: ...2 VIDEO OUT TV SAT DVD LD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR MULTI CHANNEL IN 1 MULTI CHANNEL IN 2 PB CB B Y PR CR R Y VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN OUTPUT INPUT L IN OUT VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN AUDIO IN OUTPUT INPUT L Ç Ç IN OUT Ç Ç OUT IN Ç Ç B D C B D B B B D D D D VIDEO INPUT S VIDEO INPUT S VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO INPUT S VIDEO INPUT S VIDEO OUTPUT Hooking up video components If you connec...

Page 15: ...UT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN SIGNAL GND U FRONT SURROUND CENTER SUB WOOFER SUB WOOFER L L R L R L R R AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO IN AUDIO AUDIO FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER SUB WOOFER CENTER VIDEO OUT PRE OUT FRONT SURROUND SURR BACK TV SAT IN DVD LD IN MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO Y 75Ω COAXIAL FM AM U CTRL A1 ANTENNA CD SACD IN MD DAT OPTICAL OUT MD DAT OPTICAL IN...

Page 16: ...u can place it wherever you want Speaker impedance To enjoy the best possible multi channel surround connect speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher to the FRONT CENTER SURROUND and SURROUND BACK terminals and set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to 8Ω Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your speakers if you are not sure of their impedance This information is often on the back of...

Page 17: ...SURROUND CENTER SURR BACK SPEAKERS IMPEDANCE SELECTOR 4 Ω 8 Ω Front speaker L Front speaker R Center speaker Surround speaker L Surround speaker R Active sub woofer A Speaker cords not supplied Required cords B Monaural audio cord not supplied Black 1 You can select the font speakers you want to use with the SPEAKERS switch For details see Selecting the speaker system page 58 2 If you only plan to...

Page 18: ...s shipped AC power cord supplied Notes The AC OUTLET on the rear of the receiver is a switched outlet which supplies power to the connected component only while the receiver is turned on Make sure that the total power consumption of the component connected to the receiver s AC OUTLET does not exceed the wattage stated on the rear panel Do not connect high wattage electrical home appliances such as...

Page 19: ...RGE Normally select LARGE SMALL If the sound is distorted or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound select SMALL to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the front channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer When the front speakers are set to SMALL the center surround and surround back speakers are also automatically set to SMALL unless previously...

Page 20: ...when the front and surround speakers are set to LARGE and the surround back speakers are set to LARGE or NO The sound of the center channel will be output from the front speakers ANALOG DOWNMIX In other cases the sound of the center channel will be output from the front speakers DIGITAL DOWNMIX When using MULTI CH 1 MULTI CH 2 sources the sound of the center channel is output from the front speake...

Page 21: ...ss frequencies from that speaker On the other hand if you are using a large speaker but prefer not to have bass frequencies output from that speaker set it to SMALL If the overall sound level is lower than you prefer set all speakers to LARGE If there is not enough bass you can use the equalizer to boost the bass levels To adjust the equalizer see page 45 x SURR BACK L R 7 1 channel 6 1 channel sw...

Page 22: ... Initial setting 5 0 meter Lets you set the distance from your listening position to the surround speakers You can adjust from a distance equal to the front speaker distance A to a distance 4 5 meters closer to your listening position C in 0 1 meter steps When this range is exceeded the display blinks If you select a setting while the display is blinking you will not be able to enjoy full surround...

Page 23: ...f the sound from that speaker In other words the speaker will sound like it is farther away For example setting the center speaker distance 1 2 meters closer than the actual speaker position will create a fairly realistic sensation of being inside the screen If you cannot obtain a satisfactory surround effect because the surround speakers are too close setting the surround speaker distance closer ...

Page 24: ...level of all speakers at the same time press MASTER VOL on the remote or turn MASTER VOLUME on the receiver You can also use the jog dial on the receiver for the adjustment 5 After the adjustment press on the remote repeatedly again until RECEIVER menu appears 6 Move the easy scroll key to select TEST TONE then press the key repeatedly to select TEST TONE OFF The test tone turns off To output the ...

Page 25: ...is also connected to the TV such as VCR or DVD player turn on the TV and set the TV s video input to match the component you selected If your TV is connected to the receiver s MONITOR jack the video from the selected function will be displayed on the TV 3 Rotate MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume To mute the sound Press MUTING Notes on using headphones When headphones are connected you can select ...

Page 26: ...ectly from the components connected to the MULTI CHANNEL IN jacks This function enables you to enjoy high quality analog sources like DVD or Super Audio CD Also see D POWER on page 47 Surround effects are not activated when using this function Press MULTI CH DIRECT repeatedly to select the multi channel audio source MULTI CH 1 DIRECT or MULTI CH 2 DIRECT The selected audio source is output Note Th...

Page 27: ... 30 FM and FM RDS stations in alphabetical order without redundancy Additionally it only stores the stations with the clearest signals If you want to store FM or AM stations one by one see Presetting radio stations on page 28 1 Press 1 to turn off the receiver 2 Hold down MEMORY and press 1 to turn the receiver back on Autobetical select appears in the display and the receiver scans and stores all...

Page 28: ...t number If MEMORY goes out before you select the preset number start again from step 3 5 Press MEMORY again The station is stored to the selected preset number If MEMORY goes out before you press MEMORY start again from step 3 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 to preset another station Tuning to preset stations 1 Rotate FUNCTION to switch the function to TUNER 2 Press PRESET TUNING or repeatedly to select th...

Page 29: ... stops scanning When the receiver could not find any preset stations currently broadcasting the specified program type PTY not found appears in the display Using the Radio Data System RDS Models of area code CEL only This receiver also allows you to use RDS Radio Data System which enables radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal You can use the following ...

Page 30: ...es of major orchestras chamber music opera etc Other Music Music that does not fit into any categories above such as Rhythm Blues and Reggae Weather Metr Weather information Finance Stock market reports and trading etc Children s Progs Programs for children Social Affairs Programs about people and the things that affect them Religion Programs of religious content Phone In Programs where members of...

Page 31: ...olume level r Function name and volume level r Index name and decoding information r Function name and decoding information r Index name and sound field name r Function name and sound field name TUNER t TUNER indication and volume level r TUNER indication and decoding information r TUNER indication frequency and preset number r TUNER indication and sound field name When you have entered names to t...

Page 32: ...ts up when the equalizer is functioning 9 SLEEP Lights up when sleep timer is activated 1 SW Lights up when sub woofer selection is set to YES page 21 and the receiver detects that the disc being played back does not contain the LFE channel signal While this indicator lights up the receiver creates a sub woofer signal based on the low frequency components of the front channels 2 Playback channel i...

Page 33: ...IXED see page 42 qs OPT Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPTICAL terminal qd COAX Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAXIAL terminal qf L F E Lights up when the disc being played back contains the LFE Low Frequency Effect channel When the sound of the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced the bars unde...

Page 34: ...CH STEREO In this mode the receiver outputs the sound from the front L R speakers only There is no sound from the sub woofer Listening to 2 channel stereo sources 2CH STEREO Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel Press 2CH STEREO 2CH STEREO appears in the display and the receiver switches to the 2...

Page 35: ...d action as envisioned by the movie director Enjoying movies using the CINEMA STUDIO EX modes CINEMA STUDIO EX modes are suitable for watching motion picture DVDs etc with multi channel surround effects You can reproduce the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment s dubbing studio in your home Press CINEMA STUDIO EX repeatedly to select the CINEMA STUDIO EX mode you want The selected ...

Page 36: ...ams DTS Digital Surround encoded programs Notes The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers Selecting the DIGITAL CONCERT HALL modes These modes reproduce the acoustics of a concert hall by applying mul...

Page 37: ...ces the acoustics of a jazz club x DISCO CLUB Reproduces the acoustics of a discotheque dance club x LIVE CONCERT Reproduces the acoustics of a 300 seat live house x ARENA Reproduces the acoustics of a 1 000 seat concert hall x STADIUM Reproduces the feeling of a large open air stadium x GAME Obtains maximum audio impact from TV game software When the headphones are connected You can select only f...

Page 38: ...ls through Dolby Pro Logic II 6 channels through DTS Neo 6 or 4 channels through Dolby Pro Logic However MPEG 2CH sources are not decoded by DTS Neo 6 they are output in 2 channels Press NORMAL SURR PLII NEO 6 repeatedly to select the 2 channel decoding mode The selected mode appears in the display The sound field automatically switches to NORMAL SURROUND page 37 2 channel decoding modes PRO LOGIC...

Page 39: ...oy the surround sound intended by the filmmakers Dolby Digital EX DTS ES Matrix 6 1 DTS ES Discrete 6 1 etc Press SURR BACK DECODING repeatedly to select the surround back decoding mode SB DECODING XXXX appears in the display When the receiver is decoding the surround back signal the SB DEC indicator lights up Surround back decoding modes AUTO MATRIX OFF For details see How to select the surround ...

Page 40: ...ecoders used in movie theaters This decoder can be used for all the Surround EX formats Dolby Digital EX DTS ES Matrix 6 1 DTS ES Discrete 6 1 Input stream Output channel Applied surround back decoder Dolby Digital 5 1 6 1 5 Matrix decoder conforms to Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital EX 6 1 5 Matrix decoder conforms to Dolby Digital EX DTS 5 1 6 1 5 Matrix decoder conforms to Dolby Digital EX DTS ES...

Page 41: ...O ASSIGN if you do not want to assign any audio input to the selected function 4 Press AUDIO SPLIT The audio input is assigned to the function selected in step 1 If you do not press AUDIO SPLIT within 8 seconds the receiver automatically assigns the audio input displayed in the display Selectable audio inputs for each function DVD LD CD SACD function NO ASSIGN t DIGITAL ONLY COAX t DIGITAL ONLY OP...

Page 42: ...or functions which have digital audio input jacks You can also select the COAXIAL or OPTICAL audio inputs of other functions using the AUDIO SPLIT page 41 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the function whose audio input mode you want to switch 2 Press INPUT MODE repeatedly to select the audio input mode The selected audio input mode appears in the display Audio input modes AUTO 2CH Gives priority to the...

Page 43: ...e sound turn the jog dial to adjust the selected parameter 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other parameters SURROUND menu parameters x EFFECT LEVEL XXX Effect level Initial setting 100 Higher settings apply more surround effect You can adjust from 0 to 150 in 5 steps x BASS GAIN XXX X dB Bass gain level of the equalizer Initial setting 0 dB Unlike the equalizer in the EQ menu which lets you a...

Page 44: ...djust from 8 dB to 8 dB in 0 5 dB steps Customizing sound fields continued x CENTER XXX X dB Center speaker level x SURROUND L XXX X dB Surround speaker L level x SURROUND R XXX X dB Surround speaker R level x SURR BACK XXX X dB Surround back speaker level 1 x SURR BACK L XXX X dB Surround back speaker L level 2 x SURR BACK R XXX X dB Surround back speaker R level 2 Initial setting 0 dB You can ad...

Page 45: ... bass midrange treble level of each speaker using the EQ menu You can store up to 5 different equalizer settings in the equalizer bank EQ 1 5 and apply them by pressing EQ BANK 1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects DVD etc 2 Press EQ BANK repeatedly to select the equalizer you want to adjust EQ 1 5 3 Press EQ The EQ button lights up and EQUALIZER appears in the displ...

Page 46: ...You can adjust from 10 dB to 10 dB in 0 5 dB steps Adjusting the equalizer continued To apply the stored equalizer Press EQ BANK repeatedly to select EQ 1 5 Select EQ OFF to turn off equalization Clearing Stored Equalizer Settings 1 Press EQ BANK repeatedly to select the equalizer EQ 1 5 you want to clear 2 Press EQ 3 Press the cursor buttons or to select PRESET CLEAR 4 Turn the jog dial to select...

Page 47: ... PLII NEO 6 button to set the 2 channel decoding mode page 38 You can set this parameter only when NORMAL SURROUND or AUTO DECODING is selected In the Cinema Studio EX mode this parameter is always set to PRO LOGIC and cannot be changed For details on each decoding mode see page 38 The selected decoding mode is applied only when the Dolby Digital Lt Rt signal is input PRO LOGIC PLII MOVIE PLII MUS...

Page 48: ...nd is output When set to AUTO and the sound from the digital audio jacks for CD etc is interrupted when playback starts set to PCM Advanced settings continued x AUTO FUNCTION Control A1 Function link ON Lets you switch the function of this receiver to the Sony components connected via CONTROL A1 cords page 60 automatically when the playback on the component is started OFF Function link is not acti...

Page 49: ...ode Lets you select the command mode of the remote If the command mode of the receiver and the remote is different operation from the remote is not possible AV1 AV2 x NAME IN Naming preset stations and functions For details see Naming preset stations and functions on page 57 Advanced SET UP menu parameters When MENU EXPAND is set to ON all of the following parameters are displayed and adjustable S...

Page 50: ...sition select the setting that best suits your environment x DISTANCE UNIT Distance unit Lets you select the unit of measure for setting distances meter The distance is displayed in meters feet The distance is displayed in feet x SURR POSI Surround speaker position 1 Lets you specify the location of your surround speakers for proper implementation of the surround effects in the Cinema Studio EX mo...

Page 51: ...rom the surround speakers and the sound of the front speakers If you are not sure which sounds best select BEHIND and then use the speaker distance parameter and speaker level adjustments to obtain proper balance x SURR HEIGHT Surround speaker height 1 x SURR BACK HGT Surround back speaker height 2 Lets you specify the height of your surround speakers and the surround back speakers for proper impl...

Page 52: ... 120 Hz Lets you select the cut off frequency of the LFE channel high cut filter Normally select STD 120 Hz When using a passive sub woofer powered by a separate power amplifier it may be better to change the cut off frequency In this case you can adjust from 40 Hz to 200 Hz in 10 Hz steps Advanced settings continued Advanced SURROUND menu parameters When MENU EXPAND is set to ON all of the follow...

Page 53: ...ments are reduced A hard wall is highly reflective and does not significantly effect the frequency response of the reflected sound WALL lets you control the level of the high frequencies to alter the sonic character of your listening environment by simulating a softer S or harder H wall You can adjust from S to H in 17 steps The center 0 setting designates a neutral wall made of wood x REVERB Reve...

Page 54: ... sound field You can adjust from 1 0 kHz to 10 0 kHz in 23 steps Advanced settings continued Advanced LEVEL menu parameters When MENU EXPAND is set to ON all of the following parameters are displayed and adjustable See page 44 for the LEVEL menu adjustments Initial settings are underlined All LEVEL menu parameters TEST TONE FRONT L__I__R CENTER XXX X dB SURROUND L XXX X dB SURROUND R XXX X dB SURR...

Page 55: ...d lets you view movies late at night at low volumes Unlike analog limiters the levels are predetermined and provide a very natural compression Notes Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only While NIGHT MODE is activated D RANGE COMP is automatically set to MAX and the setting cannot be changed Advanced EQ menu parameters When MENU EXPAND is set to ON all of the followi...

Page 56: ... Initial setting 1 0 kHz You can adjust from 198 Hz to 10 kHz in 37 steps x CENTER MID Center speaker midrange bandwidth WIDE Provides a wide band centered on the selected frequency for general adjustments MID Provides a normal band NARR Provides a narrow band centered on the selected frequency for specific adjustments x CENTER TREBLE XXX Hz Center speaker treble frequency Initial setting 2 5 kHz ...

Page 57: ...dex name by using the jog dial and cursor buttons or Turn the jog dial to select a character then press the cursor button to move the cursor to the next position Tips You can select the character type as follows by turning the jog dial Alphabet upper case t Alphabet lower case t Numbers t Symbols To enter a blank space turn the jog dial until a blank space appears in the display If you made a mist...

Page 58: ...r Tip To check the remaining time before the receiver turns off select or press SLEEP The remaining time appears in the display Selecting the speaker system Set the SPEAKERS switch according to the front speakers you want to drive Set to To select A The speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS A terminals B The speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals A B The speakers connected to both...

Page 59: ...player using the receiver You can also add audio from a variety of audio sources when editing a video tape See the operating instructions of your VCR or LD player if you need help 1 Select the program source to be recorded 2 Prepare the component for playing For example insert the laser disc you want to record into the LD player 3 Insert a blank video tape into the VCR VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 for recor...

Page 60: ...tain upward compatibility as the Control System is upgraded to handle new functions In this case however older components will not be compatible with the new functions Do not operate a 2 way remote control unit when the CONTROL A1 jacks are connected via a PC interface kit to a personal computer running MD Editor or similar application Also do not operate the connected component in a manner contra...

Page 61: ...has been updated to the CONTROL A1 which is the standard system in the Sony 300 disc CD changer and other recent Sony components Components with CONTROL A1 jacks are compatible with components with CONTROL A1 and can be connected to each other Basically the majority of the functions available with the CONTROL A1 control system will be available with the CONTROL A1 control system However when makin...

Page 62: ...to the amplifier or receiver inputs according to the names on the function buttons Certain receivers allow you to switch the names of the function buttons In this case refer to the operating instructions supplied with the receiver When recording do not play any components other than the recording source It will cause the automatic function selection to operate On CONTROL A1 jacks and connections I...

Page 63: ...he recorder component to the REC PAUSE mode 4 Press PAUSE on the recorder component The source component is released from the pause mode and recording begins shortly thereafter When playback ends from the source component recording stops Notes Do not set more than one component to the pause mode Certain recorder components may be equipped with a special synchronized recording function that uses th...

Page 64: ...cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any question or problem concerning your receiver please consult your nearest Sony dealer Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the receiver use this troubleshoot...

Page 65: ...re unbalanced or reversed Check that the speakers and components are connected correctly and securely Adjust balance parameters in the LEVEL menu There is severe hum or noise Check that the speakers and components are connected securely Check that the connecting cords are away from a transformer or motor and at least 3 meters away from a TV set or fluorescent light Move your TV away from the audio...

Page 66: ...th of the stations is too weak when tuning in with automatic tuning Use direct tuning Make sure you set the tuning interval correctly when tuning in AM stations with direct tuning No stations have been preset or the preset stations have been cleared when tuning by scanning preset stations Preset the stations page 28 Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in the display RDS does not work Make ...

Page 67: ...0 Hz 20 kHz THD 0 09 FRONT4 80 W 80 W CENTER4 80 W SURR4 80 W 80 W SURR BACK4 80 W 80 W 2 Measured under the following conditions Models of area code CEL 230 V AC 50 Hz 3 Measured under the following conditions Models of area code KR 220 V AC 60 Hz 4 Depending on the sound field settings and the source there may be no sound output Frequency response PHONO CD SACD TAPE MD DAT TV SAT DVD LD VIDEO 1 ...

Page 68: ...z Selectivity 35 dB Video section Inputs Outputs Video 1 Vp p 75 ohms S video Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms C 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms B Y 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms R Y 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms General Power requirements Area code Power requirements CEL 230 V AC 50 60 Hz TW 110 V AC 60 Hz KR 220 V AC 60 Hz Power consumption Area code Power consumption CEL KR 390 W TW 400 W max 1 000 W Power consumpti...

Page 69: ...u 45 55 I J K Indexing See Naming L M Labeling See Naming LEVEL menu 44 54 N Naming 57 O OSD 49 P Q Preset stations how to preset 28 how to tune 28 R RDS 29 Recording on an audio tape or MD 59 on a video tape 59 S Scanning preset stations See Preset tuning radio stations See Automatic tuning Selecting component 25 front speaker system 58 sound field 35 37 SET UP menu 19 49 Sleep timer 58 Sound fie...

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