Sony STR-DE585 - Manual (Page 36)

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Using the Sleep Timer
You can set the receiver to turn off
automatically at a specified time.
Press SLEEP on the front panel (STR-
DE485E only) or on the remote while the
power is on.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
2-00-00 t 1-30-00 t 1-00-00 t 0-30-00
t OFF
The display dims after you have specified the
time.
Tips
• You can freely specify the time. After pressing
SLEEP, specify the time you want using the MENU
/ or MENU +/– on the receiver. The sleep
time changes in 1 minute intervals. You can specify
up to 5 hours.
• To check the remaining time before the receiver
turns off, press SLEEP. The remaining time
appears in the display.
Adjustments using the SET
UP button
The SET UP button allows you to make the
following adjustments.
1
Press SET UP.
2
Press MENU or MENU to select
the parameter you want to adjust.
3
Press MENU + or MENU – to select the
setting you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set
all of the parameters that follow.
Recording (continued)
Recording on a video tape
You can record from a VCR, a TV, a DVD
player or an LD 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) for recording.
4
Start recording on the recording VCR,
then start playing the video tape or
laser disc you want to record.
Tip
You can record the sound from any audio source onto
a video tape while copying from a video tape or laser
disc. Locate the point where you want to start
recording from another audio source, select the
program source, then start playback. The audio from
that source will be recorded onto the audio track of
the video tape instead of the audio from the original
medium. To resume audio recording from the original
medium, select the video source again.
Notes
• Make sure to make both digital and analog
connections to the VIDEO 2 and DVD/LD inputs.
Analog recording is not possible if you make only
digital connections.
• When MULTI CH IN is selected analog audio
signals of the current function is output from the
REC OUT jacks (STR-DE585 and STR-DE485
only).