Sony STR-DE905G - Manual (Page 25)

Basic Operations
Notes
• The AUTO PLAY function is set at the factory to start
playing the component immediately after it is selected. I'o
turn AUTO PLAY off, see page 41.
• Components of the same type will be controlled
simultaneously by the on-screen controls.
For example, if you use the on-screen controls to start
plaving one of two Sony laser disc players in the room, the
other will also start plaving at the same time.
• If a component does not respond, it may be because IR
codes from the IR repeater are not fully reaching the
selected component source. If this happens, change the
position of the IR repeater or program source.
Watching Video programs
When you watch 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 receiv^er's surround sound
effects, like Dolby 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.
Watching TV programs
You can use the TV tuner built in to your video deck to
watch TV programs using the receiver's on-screen
operations.
1 Select the appropriate function (e.g. "VIDEO 2").
2 Click TV# in the VCR controls at the bottom of the screen.
The control panels switches to the video decks's TV
controls.
3 Click CH - or + to change the channel.
To return to the VCR controls, dick VTR#.
We recommend switching to the VCR controls befort“
switching functions. If you leave directly from the I'V
controls to the FUNCTiO.N SELECT menu, the AUTO PLAY
(page 41) function will not operate the next time you select
the video deck as a program source. «
Watching TV programs using a Sony TV (with TV OUT jacks)
When connecting a Sony TV with TV OUT jacks, connect the
TV OUT jacks to this unit's TV/DBS IN jacks, then set the
TV/DBS function to "Sony TV". This lets you watch TV
programs bv selecting the TV/DBS function. Also, use the
TV's VTDEO LABEL function to set the video input jack (e g.,
VIDEO 1 IN) connected to this unit's MONITOR OUT jack to
"RECEIVER". If your Sonv TV does not have TV OUT jacks,
refer to "Watching TV programs" above and use the TV'
tuner built in to vour video deck to watch TV programs.
Controlling a Sony DBS receiver
Before vou can control the DBS recei\’cr, the IR codes for the
function representing the DBS recei\'er must he sot to "Sonv
DBS". The TV function is fact(.ir\- set to Sony DBS (to set a
different function to Son\' DBS see page 19).
1 Select the appropriate function (e.g. TV)
2 Click TV-#.
3 Click CURSOR MENU.
The DBS receiver control panel appears.
The icons in the cursor menu have the same function as
those on the DBS receiver (except for SELECT, which
substitutes for the enter button). Click the boarders at the
edge of the screen to move the DBS cursor.
To jump between the current and the previous channels,
click JUMP.
Controlling StarSight functions of a Sony VCR
Before you can control StarSight functions, the IR codes for
the function representing the StarSight tuner must be set to
"Sonv VTR 3". The VIDEO 1 function comes factory set tt>
"Sonv VTR 3" (to set a different function to Sony V'TR 3 see
page 19).
1 Select the appropriate function (e.g. "VTDEO 1")
2 Click TV
3 Click STAR-#.
The StarSight control panel appears.
Click the boarders at the edge of the screen to move the
StarSight cursor.
To change the video input of a Sony VCR
Click the INPUT icon in the video deck control panel.
To switch the screen size when using a wide TV monitor
Click (Dl to display the WIDE TV DISPLAY control panel,
then click the button for the display mode vou desire.
This operation is only possible when "T\' SIZE" in the TV
MONITC^R SET menu is set to WIDE (see page 17).
Selecting a Component Using the Controls
on the Front Panel
1 Press POWER to turn on the receiver.
2 Press the button for the component you want to
To listen to or watch Press
Video tapes VTDEO 1, VIDEO 2
or VIDEO 3
leaser discs LD
TV programs TWDBS
Digital Audio Tapes (DAT)
or MiniDiscs (MD)
DAT/MD
Analog audio cassettes TAPE MONITOR
Compact Discs (CD) CD
Radio programs TUNER
Records PHONO
3 Turn on the component, for example, a CD plaver,
and start playback.
'Q' When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PI 1C')NES jack and set
the SPEiAKFRS selector to OPE
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