Sony STR-DE335 - Manual (Page 11)

Receiver Operations
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:
• Connected ail components securely and correctly as
indicated on pages 5 to 10.
• Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position
(0) to avoid damaging your speakers.
TREBLE
Function buttons 5.1 CH/DVD MUTING BALANCE
1 Press I /Ci) (power) to turn on the receiver.
2
Press a function button to select the component
you want to use:
To listen to or watch Press
Radio programs TUNER
Compact discs (CD) CD
MiniDiscs (MD) or audio tapes MD/TAPE
TV programs or Satellite
receiver TV/SAT
Video tapes VIDEO
DVD player/ AC-3 decoder 5.1 CH/DVD
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 13.
Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume.
To adjust the volume of the TV's speakers, use the
volume control on the TV.
To Do this
Mute the sound Press MUTING or MUTING on
the remote. Press again to
restore the sound.
Reinforce the bass Press BASS BOOST or BASS
BOOST on the remote to turn
on the BASS BOOST indicator.
Adjust the balance Turn the BALANCE control left
or right.
Adjust the tone quality Adjust the BASS and TREBLE
controls.
'Q' When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set
the SPEAKERS buttons to OFF.
Watching/listening to video programs
When you watch/listen to TV or video programs, we
recommend you play audio portion through the
receiver instead of your TV's speaker. This lets you
take advantage of the receiver's surround sound
effects, like Dolby Pro Logic Surround and lets you use
the receiver'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 receiver.
To watch/listen to TV programs, turn on the TV, TV tuner
and the receiver and press TV/SAT on the receiver.
To watch videos, do the following;
1 Press VIDEO to select the VCR.
2
Turn on the TV and set the TV's video input to
match your video component.
3 Turn on the VCR, and start playback.
Using the remote
The remote lets you operate the receiver and the Sony
components that are connected to it.
Function
buttons
o 0.
CD a CD
CD CD)CD
o o o
o o o
0 o 0
a o
SYSTEM
STANDBY
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