12
EN
Basic Operations
TV programs
Turn on both the TV and the amplifier
and press VIDEO FUNCTION
repeatedly until the TV indicator
lights up
Videos or laser discs
1
Press VIDEO FUNCTION
repeatedly to select the component
(for example, VIDEO 1).
2
Turn on the TV and set the TV’s
video input to match your video
component.
3
Turn on the component (VCR or LD
player), and start playback.
To
Do this
Mute the sound
Z
Press MUTING on the remote. Press
again to restore the sound.
Reinforce the bass
Press BASS BOOST to turn on the
BASS BOOST indicator
Adjust the balance of
front speakers
Turn BALANCE left or right
z
When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set
SPEAKERS to OFF.
z
When you want to enjoy high quality sound
Press DIRECT PASS (or DIRECT on the remote) to
bypass the tone controls, bass reinforcement, and
surrround effects.
The DIRECT PASS indicator lights up.
z
You can adjust the brightness of the display
Through menu operation:
1
Press SET UP repeatedly to select OTHER SETUP.
2
Use the digital processing control buttons (
/
)
to select DIMMER.
3
Use the digital processing control buttons (
/
)
to adjust the brightness.
Using the buttons on the main unit:
Press DIMMER repeatedly to select the brightness.
Watching TV/video programs
To watch
Do this
z
When you watch TV or video programs
We recommend you play audio portion through the
amplifier instead of your TV’s speakers. 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.
Using the remote
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The remote lets you operate the amplifier and the Sony
components that are connected to it.
SYSTEM OFF
SYSTEM
CONTROL/
FUNCTION
TV CONTROL
ON
2
1
3
LEARN
SLEEP
VISUAL
POWER
SYSTEM OFF
SLOPE
BAND
EQ/
TONE
DIGTAL
PROCESSING
CONTROL
PROGRAMMABLE
— LEVEL —
DIRECT
REAR
BASS
BOOST
MUTING
CENTER
MASTER
VOL
MODE
GENRE
— SOUND FIELD —
ON/OFF
TEST
TONE
TV
CONTROL
5.1
INPUT
5
4
6
TV/VIDEO
8
7
9
D.TUNING
DISC
0
BACK
GROUND
SHIFT
ENTER
RMS/START
CH/
PRESET
SYSTEM CONTROL / FUNCTION
VIDEO 3
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 1
LD
TV
(AUTO CATEGORIZE SYSTEM)
CD
DAT/MD
>
10
TAPE
ON
TUNER
PHONO
+
+
–
–
+
–
POSITION
–
SUB CH
+
— RMS —
SWAP
ANT
TV/VTR
=
)
0
+
D. SKIP
CLEAR
DIRECTION
P IN P
JUMP
p
(
DPC
MODE
9
P
r
1
Press one of the SYSTEM CONTROL/
FUNCTION buttons to select the component you
want to use.
The amplifier and the selected component turn on.
The SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION buttons on
the remote are factory-set as follows:
To play
Press
Records
PHONO
Radio programs
TUNER
Compact Discs (CD)
CD
Digital Audio Tapes (DAT)
or MiniDiscs (MD)
DAT/MD
Audio tapes
TAPE
TV programs
TV
Video tapes
Laser discs
LD
VIDEO 1 (VTR 3
*
),
VIDEO 2 (VTR 1
*
) or
VIDEO 3 (VTR 2
*
)
