User manual SONY STR-DE375

[. . . ] To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or build-in cabinet. Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the receiver with newspapers, table cloths, curtains, etc. [. . . ] When the message consists of 9 characters or more, the message scrolls across the display. The following messages appear if a station is not providing a particular RDS service: "NO PTY" (the selected programme type is not available) "NO TEXT" (text data is not available) "NO TIME" (clock time data is not available) · Depending on the method used by the radio station to send the text, some text messages may be incomplete. You can locate a station you want by selecting a programme type. The receiver tunes in the type of programmes currently being broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the receiver's preset memory. Press PRESET/PTY SELECT + or ­ until the programme type you want appears in the display. See the following table for the programme types you can select. press PTY while the programme type appears in the display. The tuner starts searching the preset RDS stations for the programme ("SEARCH" and the programme type are displayed alternately). When the receiver finds the programme you are looking for, it stops searching. Simply select a station from the FM band. Each time you press DISPLAY, the display advances one step through the following information. Display the current time Display the current sound field mode "NO PTY" appears when the programme type that you've selected is not being broadcast and the receiver returns to the original station. You can select the following programme types: Programme type Any programmes not defined below. Programmes about consumer affairs and professional advice (eg. Programmes about national or regional culture, such as religion, language, and societal concerns. Easy listening (middle of the road music). Music that does not fit into any of the above categories, such as rhythm & blues and reggae. Programmes on recreational activities which listeners might participate. This receiver makes it easy to record to and from the components connected to the receiver. You don't have to connect playback and recording components directly: once you select a programme source on the receiver, you can record and edit as you normally would using the controls on each component. Before you begin, make sure you've connected all components properly. For example, turn on the TV and TV tuner. [. . . ] Use these jacks to connect a Dolby Digital decoder, a DVD player with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder or TV satellite receiver. Select PHANTOM mode if you have front and surround speakers but no centre speaker. The sound of the centre channel is output from the front speakers. The test tone is output from the front and the surround speakers alternately. [. . . ]