Document Outline

• FM Stereo FM-AM Receiver
  • Precautions
    • Conventions
    • Hooking Up the Components 4
    • Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System 12
    • Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations 22
    • Enjoying Surround Sound 26
    • Receiving Broadcasts 37
    • Other Operations 41
    • Additional Information 44
  • Unpacking
    • Inserting batteries Into the remote
    • Before you get
  • Antenna Hookups
    • Tarminals for connecting .Um entennas
    • Notes on antenna hookup
    • Required cords
    • Jacks for connecting audio components
    • Note on audio component hookups
    • Required cords
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    • Required cords
    • Example of LD player connected via an RF demodulator
    • Required cords
  • other Hookups
    • Required cords
    • S-LINK CONTROL Al hookup
      • • If you have a S-LINK CONTROL A1-compatible Sony CD player, tape deck, or MD deck
      • • If you have a Sony CD changer with a COMMAND MODE selector
    • Connecting the AC power cord
    • Setting the voltage selector (for models suppilied with a voltage selector)
    • Brief descriptions of buttons and controis used to set up the speaker system
  • Speaker System Hookup
    • Required cords
    • Terminals for connecting the speakers
    • Notes on speaker system hookiqi
    • Selecting the impedance
  • Multi-Channel Surround Setup
    • Specifying the speaker types
      • 1 Press l/(!) to turn on the receiver.
      • 2 Press SET UP to display "SPEAKER SETUP".
      • 3 Press the cursor buttons (* or e) to select the parameter you want to adjust.
      • 4 Press the cursor buttons (♦ or *) to select setting you desire. The setting is entered automatically.
      • 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the parameters that follow.
      • ■ Front speaker size (FRONT)
      • ■ Center speaker size (CENTER)
      • ■ Rear speaker size (REAR)
      • V *1-*3 correspond to the following Dolby Pro Logic modes
      • ■ Rear speaker position (REAR PL.)*
      • ■ Rear speaker height (REAR HGT.)*
      • ■ Sub woofer selection (WOOFER)
    • Specifying the speaker distances
      • 1 Press SET UP to display “SPEAKER DISTANCE".
      • 2 Press the cursor buttons (♦ or ♦) to select the parameter you want to adjust.
      • 3 Press the cursor buttons (♦ or 4>) to select setting you desire. The setting is entered automatically.
      • 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set all of the parameters described below.
      • 5 Press SET UP to exit the set up mode.
      • ■ Front speaker distance (FRONT)
      • ■ Rear speaker distance (REAR)
      • ■ Center speaker distance (CENTER)
      • ■ Distance unit (DIST. UNIT)
    • Adjusting the speaker volume
      • Note
      • 1 Press l/Cl) to turn on the receiver.
      • Press TEST TONE on the supplied remote.
      • Adjust the volume level so that the volume of the test tone from each speaker sounds the same when you are in your main listening position.
      • Notes
      • C when setting the volume levels for each speaker
      • 4 Press TEST TONE on the remote again to turn off the test tone.
      • Q You can adjust the volume level of all speakers at the same time
  • Before You Use Your Receiver
    • 1 Turn off the receiver.
    • 2 While pressing down SOUND FIELD GENRE and
    • SOUND FIELD ON/OFF, press l/(!) to turn on the
    • receiver.
    • 1 Press l/c!) to turn on the receiver.
    • 2 Rotate FUNCTION to select a component (program source) that you connected (e.g., CD player or tape deck).
    • 3 Turn on the component and start playing it.
    • 4 Rotate MASTER VOLUME to turn up the volume.
    • There is no sound no matter which component is selected.
    • Before You Use Your Receiver
    • There's no sound from a specific component.
    • No sound is ^ard from one of the front speakers.
  • Location of Parts and Basic Operations
    • Front Panel Parts Description
      • [4] MASTER VOLUME control
      • [5] MUTING button
      • SJ BALANCE control
      • [7] SLEEP button
      • PHONES jack
      • DISPLAY button
      • I
        • Sg DIMMER button
        • g]] SOUND FIELD ON/OFF button
        • EQUALIZER button
        • GENRE button
        • MODE button
        • I MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator
        • 03 BASS BOOST button
        • MEMORY button
        • FM MODE button
        • TUNING +/- buttons
        • PRESET TUNING +/- buttons
        • SHIFT button
        • FM/AM button
        • 07] CURSOR MODE button
        • When cursor mode is You can
        • CINEMA
        • VIRTUAL 3D
        • A.F.D.
    • Selecting a Sound Field
      • 1 Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the sound field.
      • 2 Press GENRE repeatedly to select the sound field group (genre), then press MODE repeatedly to select the sound field you want.
      • 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the tuner.
      • 2 Press FM/AM to select the FM or AM band.
      • 3 Press TUNING + or TUNING -.
      • When the receiver reaches either end of the band
      • 4 To continue scanning, press TUNING + or TUNING - again.
      • Presetting radio stations
        • 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the tuner.
        • 2 Tune in the station that you want to preset using Automatic Tuning (this page).
        • 3 Press MEMORY.
        • 4 Press SIHIFT to select a memory page (A, B or C).
        • 5 Select a preset number by pressing PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING -.
        • 6 Press MEMORY again to store the station.
        • 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to preset another station.
        • To change a preset number to another station
        • Playback channel display
    • Customizing Sound Fields
      • WALL TYPE (WALL)
      • To get the most from multi channel surround sound.
      • Adjusting the surround parameters
        • 1 Start playing a program source encoded with muiti channei surround sound.
        • 2 Press CURSOR MODE repeatedly until the SUR indicator iights up.
        • 3 Press the cursor buttons (4 or 4) to select the parameter you want to adjust. .
        • 4 Press the cursor buttons (♦ or ♦) to select setting you desire. The setting is entered automaticaliy.
        • EFFECT LEVEL (EFFECT)
        • REVERBERATION (REVERB)
        • LFE (Low Fraquency Effect) MIX LEVEL (LFE MIX)
      • Adjusting the equalizer
        • 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound.
        • 2 Press CURSOR MODE repeatedly until the EQ indicator lights up.
        • 3 Press the cursor buttons (4 or 4) to select the parameter you want to adjust.
        • 4 Press the cursor buttons (♦ or ♦) to select setting you desire. The setting is entered automatically.
      • Resetting customized sound fieids to the factory settings
        • 1 If the power is on, press l/Cl) to turn off the power.
      • Adjustable parameters for each sound field
        • Direct Tuning
        • Automatic Tuning
        • Preset Tuning
      • Brief descriptions of buttons used to receive broadcasts
        • Use the supplied remote to perform the following operations
        • 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the tuner.
        • 2 Press FM/AM to select the FM or AM band.
        • 3 Press DIRECT (or D.TUNING).
        • 4 Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency. Example 1: FM 102.50 MHz
        • Example 2; AM 1350 kHz
        • If you cannot tune in a station and the entered numbers flash
        • 5 If you've tuned in an AM station, adjust the direction of the AM ioop antenna for optimum reception.
        • 6 Repeat Steps 2 to 5 to receive another station.
        • Q If you try to enter a frequency that is too precise for the tuning scale
        • 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the tuner.
        • 2 Press FM/AM to select the FM or AM band.
        • 3 Press TUNING + or TUNING -.
        • When the receiver reaches either end of the band
        • 4 To continue scanning, press TUNING + or TUNING - again.
      • Presetting radio stations
        • 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the tuner.
        • 2 Tune in the station that you want to preset using Automatic Tuning (this page).
        • 3 Press MEMORY.
        • 4 Press SIHIFT to select a memory page (A, B or C).
        • 5 Select a preset number by pressing PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING -.
        • 6 Press MEMORY again to store the station.
        • 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to preset another station.
        • To change a preset number to another station
        • Preset Tuning
      • tuning to preset stations
        • 1 Rotate FUNCTION to select the tuner.
        • 2 Press PRESET TUNING + or PRESET TUNING - repeat^y to select the preset station you want.
  • other
    • Operations
      • Brief descriptions of buttons and controls that appear in this chapter
      • Indexing Preset Stations and Program Sources
      • Recording
        • Recording on an audio tape or MiniOisc
      • Using the Sleep Timer
        • Recording on a video tape
          • 1 Select the program source to be recorded.
          • 2 Prepare the component for playing.
          • 3 Insert a blank video tape into the VCR (VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2) for recording.
          • 4 Start recording on the recording VCR, then start playing the video tape or laser disc you want to record.
      • Adjustments Using the SET UP Button
        • Adjusting the brightness of the display
      • Troubleshooting
        • There'S no sound or only a very low-level sound is heard.
        • The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed.
        • Severe hum or noise is heard.
        • No sound is heard from the center speaker.
        • No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the rear speakers.
        • Recording cannot be done.
        • Radio stations cannot be tuned in.
        • The surround effect cannot be obtained.
        • No picture or an unclear picture appears on the TV screen or monitor.
        • The video image on the TV screen or monitor does not correspond to the selected component.
        • The remote does not function.
        • Reference sections for clearing the receiver's memory
      • Specifications
        • POWER OUTPUT
        • AM tuner section
        • Video section
      • Glossary
        • Surround sound
        • Dolby Pro Logic Surround
        • Dolby Digital (AC-3)
        • Digital Cinema Sound
        • fiL
      • Index