User manual SONY STR-DE835

[. . . ] And don't place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Don't throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste. ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ­ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. [. . . ] RANGE Lets you attenuate the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel output from the sub woofer without effecting the level of the bass frequencies sent to the sub woofer from the front, center or surround channels via the Dolby Digital or DTS bass redirection circuitry. · For LFE mix level, "0 dB" outputs the full LFE signal at the mix level determined by the recording engineer. · To mute the sound of the LFE channel from the sub woofer, select "OFF". However, the low frequency sounds of the front, center, or surround speakers are output from the sub woofer according to the settings made for each speaker in the speaker setup (pages 17­21). XXX * The parameters can be adjusted separately for MULTI CH IN. Front balance ( XXX) L R BAL. L/R Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. Center level (CTR XXX dB) Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker. Surround left level (SUR. L. XXX dB) Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track. This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low volumes late at night. We recommend using the "MAX" setting. · To reproduce the sound track with no compression, select "OFF". · To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic range intended by the recording engineer, select "STD". · To compress the dynamic range in small steps to achieve the sound you desire, select "0. 1"­ "0. 9". · To reproduce a dramatic compression of the dynamic range, select "MAX". Note Lets you adjust the level of the surround left speaker. Surround right level (SUR. R. If the frequency seems to be higher than the entered value, press TUNING +, and if the frequency seems to be lower than the entered value, press TUNING ­. · If "STEREO" flashes in the display and the FM stereo reception is poor, press FM MODE to change to monaural (MONO). You will not be able to enjoy the stereo effect, but the sound will be less distorted. To return to stereo mode, press FM MODE again. The tuning scale differs depending on the area code as shown in the following table. For details on area codes, see page 4. Area code FM AM 1 Press TUNER. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press FM** or AM** to select the FM or AM band. 3 Press TUNING + or TUNING ­. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high; press TUNING ­ to scan from high to low. The receiver stops scanning whenever a station is received. When the receiver reaches either end of the band Receiving Broadcasts Scanning is repeated in the same direction. 4 To continue scanning, press TUNING + or TUNING ­ again. ** For models of area code CEL, CEK: FM/AM. U, CA AU, SP, CEL, CEK, TW E2/E3, AR, MX 100 kHz 50 kHz 50 kHz 10 kHz* 9 kHz 9 kHz* Preset tuning After you have tuned in stations using Direct Tuning or Automatic Tuning, you can preset them to the receiver. Then you can tune in any of the stations directly by entering its 2-character preset code using the supplied remote. Up to 30 FM or AM stations can be preset. The receiver will also scan all the stations that you have preset. Before tuning to preset stations, be sure to preset them by performing steps on "Presetting radio stations" (page 34). continued * The AM tuning scale can be changed (page 57). 33GB Preset tuning (continued) Tuning to preset stations You can tune the preset stations by either of the following two ways. Scanning the preset stations Presetting radio stations 1 Press TUNER. The last received station is tuned in. 1 Press TUNER. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Tune in the station that you want to preset using Direct Tuning (page 32) or Automatic Tuning (page 33). 2 Press PRESET TUNING +* or PRESET TUNING ­* repeatedly to select the preset station you want. 3 Press MEMORY. "MEMORY" appears in the display for a few seconds. [. . . ] · Press MAIN MENU on the remote before you use the V/v/B/b buttons for receiver operation (RM-PP411 only). * Models of area code CEL, CEK only. Clearing the receiver's memory To clear See Additional Information · Make sure that you're tuned to an FM RDS station. · Select a stronger FM station. The RDS information that you want does not appear. * All memorized settings Customized sound fields page 17 page 31 Contact the radio station and find out whether they actually provide the service in question. If so, the service may be temporarily out of order. 55GB Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: Area code Power requirements E2/E3, AU SP, CEL, CEK, AR TW MX Frequency response MULTI CH IN, CD/SACD, AUX, MD/TAPE, DVD/LD, VIDEO 1, 2, 3 Inputs (Analog) MULTI CH IN, CD/SACD, AUX, MD/TAPE, DVD/LD, VIDEO 1, 2, 3 240 V AC, 50 Hz 230 V AC, 50 Hz 110 V AC, 60 Hz 120 V AC, 60 Hz With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 20 ­ 20, 000 Hz; rated 100 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0. 09 % total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output (Models of area code U only). Amplifier section POWER OUTPUT Models of area code U, CA Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode (8 ohms 20 Hz ­ 20 kHz, THD 0. 09 %) 100 W + 100 W Reference Power Output (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0. 7 %) FRONT1): 100 W/ch CENTER1): 100 W 1) SURR : 100 W/ch Models of area code CEL, CEK Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0. 7 %) 100 W + 100 W2) Reference Power Output2) (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0. 7 %) 100 W/ch FRONT1): CENTER1): 100 W 1) SURR : 100 W/ch Models of other area code Rated Power Output at Stereo Mode (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 0. 7 %) 100 W + 100 W2) Reference Power Output2) (8 ohms 1 kHz, THD 10 %) FRONT1): 120 W/ch CENTER1): 120 W 1) SURR : 120 W/ch 1) Depending on the sound field settings and the source, there may be no sound output. [. . . ]