Sony STR-DE915 - Manual (Page 12)

Selecting a Component
To listen to or watch a connected component, first
select the function on the receiver or with the remote.
Before you begin, make sure you have;
• Cormected all components securely and correctly as
indicated on pages 4 to 11.
• Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position
(0) to avoid damaging your speakers.
Digital processing control buttons
1 Press POWER to turn on the receiver.
2 Select the component you want to use;
To watch or
listen to Press
(repeatedly) To light up
Video tapes VÌDEO
FUNCTION VIDEO lor VIDEO 2
Video camera VIDEO VIDEO 3
recorder or video
game (STR-DE915
only) FUNCTION-
Laser discs VIDEO LD/DVD(STR-
FUNCTION DE915 only) or
VIDEO 2 (STR-
DE715/DE615/
D660Z/D560Z only)
DVD (STR-DE915 VIDEO LD/DVD
only) FUNCTION
TV programs VIDEO TV/DBS* (STR-
FUNCTION DE915 (USA, Canada,
and Australia)/
DE715/DE615/
D660Z/D560Z only)
orTV{STR-DE915
(for all other
countries) only)
Audio tapes AUDIO
FUNCTION TAPE
Digital Audio Tapes AUDIO DAT/MD
(DAT) or MiniDiscs
(MD) FUNCTION
To watch or
listen to
Press
(repeatedly) To light up
Compact Discs (CD) AUDIO
FUNCTION
CD
Radio programs AUDIO TUNER
FUNCTION
Records AUDIO
FUNCTION PHONO
* DBS tuners can be used with the USA, Canadian, and
Australian models.
3 Turn on the component, for example, a CD player,
and then start playing.
To tune in radio stations on this receiver, see
"Receiving Broadcasts" on page 15.
4 Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume.
To adjust the volume of the TV's speakers, use the
volume control on the TV.
^ To listen to digital program sources (STR-DE915
only)
Do the procedure below.
1 Do Steps 1 and 2 above to select the component.
2 Press INPUT MODE repeatedly to select input mode
for the component.
When you select The receiver selects
AUTO INPUT the component cormected to the
following jack(s) (listed in order
of priority);
1 the LD/DVD IN AC-3 RF jack*
2 the OPTICAL jack
3 the analog jacks
DIGITAL (AC-3 RF) the component connected to the
(appears only when LD/DVD IN AC-3 RF jack
you selected LD/
DVD in Step 1)
DIGITAL(OPTICAL) the component connected to the
OPTICAL jack
ANALOG INPUT the component connected to the
analog jacks
Only when you selected LD / DVD in Step 1
To play thje decQ.ded Dolby Digital AC-3 program
source connected to the 5.1 INPUT jacks (STR-
DE715/DE615/D660Z/D560Z only)
Press 5.1 /DVD INPUT so that the 5.1 INPUT
indicator lights up.
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