Sony STR-DE495 - Manual (Page 21)

Basic Operations
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Basic Operations
Selecting the component
Input Selector buttons
Press the input selector button to select the
component you want to use.
To select Press
VCR VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2
Satellite tuner VIDEO 2
DVD player DVD
MD or Tape deck MD/TAPE
CD player CD (STR-DE495 only)
CD or Super Audio CD/SACD
CD player (STR-DE595 only)
Built in tuner TUNER FM/AM
After turning on the component you selected,
select the component and play the program
source.
• After selecting VCR or DVD player, turn on the
TV and set the TV’s video input to match the
component you selected.
INPUT MODE
Press INPUT MODE to select the input mode
for your digital components.
Each time you press the button, the input mode
of the currently selected component switches.
Select To
AUTO IN Give priority to digital
signals when there are both
digital and analog
connections. If there are no
digital signals, analog is
selected.
COAX IN Specify the digital audio
signals input to the
DIGITAL COAXIAL input
jacks.
Select To
OPT IN Specify the digital audio
signals input to the
DIGITAL OPTICAL input
jacks.
ANALOG Specify the analog audio
signals input to the AUDIO
IN (L/R) jacks.
Note
When the 96 kHz digital signal is input, the tone,
sound field and surround effects do not function.
MULTI CH IN
(STR-DE595 only)
Press MULTI CH IN to enjoy the audio source
connected to the MULTI CH IN jacks. You can
adjust balance and level of all the speakers. When
this function is on, the tone and surround effects
are turned off.
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
indicator
(STR-DE595 only)
This indicator lights up when the unit is
decoding signals recorded in a multi channel
format.
MUTING
Press MUTING on the remote to mute the
sound. Press again to cancel the muting
function. The muting function is also canceled
when you turn the power on or turn the
MASTER VOLUME to turn the volume up.
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