User manual SONY ST-RD3070X

[. . . ] · To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the receiver with newspapers, table cloths, curtains, etc. And don't place lighted candles on the receiver. · To prevent fire or shock hazards, do not place vases on the receiver. Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer's attention to Article 82040 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. On power sources · Before operating the receiver, check that the operating voltage is identical with your local power supply. [. . . ] LEVEL SOUND CONTROL SURR SOUND FIELD MODE 2CH Press MODE. The current sound field is indicated in the display. Press MENU / or MENU +/­ buttons to select the sound field you want. See the table starting on page 26 for information on each sound field. ­ ­ MEMORY PHONES SHIFT FM MODE FM AM ­ BASS + MUTING MENU +/­ buttons BASS +/­ SOUND FIELD buttons To turn the sound field off Press A. F. D. or 2CH (page 23). Brief descriptions of buttons used to enjoy surround sound LEVEL button: Press to customize the level parameters. SURR button: Press to customize the surround parameters in the current sound field. BASS +/­ buttons: Press to adjust the tone (bass). TREBLE +/­ buttons: Press to adjust the tone (treble). MENU / buttons: Use to select parameters after pressing the LEVEL, SURR or SET UP buttons. MENU +/­ buttons: Use to adjust parameters and select sound fields (etc. ). button: Press to set the receiver to automatically detect the type of audio signal being input and perform proper decoding (if necessary). This mode presents the sound as it was recorded/encoded, without adding any effects. Outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers only. Standard two channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to two channels. You can use this mode as a reference. 2CH ST. 2 CHANNEL (Press the 2CH button) This allows you to play any source using only the front left and right speakers. Note · No sound is output from the sub woofer when the 2 CHANNEL mode is selected. To listen to two channel (stereo) sources using the front left and right speakers and a sub woofer, use the AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode. · When you select "Micro Satellite Speaker", internal sound processor will automatically redirect bass sound to subwoofer. If you want to listen to two channel (stereo) sources under this setting, we recommend that you choose AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode so that you can take advantage of your subwoofer to get back correct bass signal. 27 Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays 0 1 2 3 4 a DIGITAL PRO LOGIC DTS SP. OFF OPT COAX LCR LFE SL S SR D. RANGE STEREO MONO MEMORY 7 8 6 5 9 1 ; DIGITAL This indicator lights up when the receiver is decoding signals recorded in the Dolby Digital format. 2 PRO LOGIC Lights up when the receiver applies Pro Logic processing to two channel signals in order to output the center and surround channel signals. * * However, this indicator does not light if the center and surround speakers are set to "NO", and the A. F. D. [. . . ] SKIP/ CH/PRESET +/­ Changes the position of the small picture. Select discs (Mega storage CD player only). Selects preset channels for the small picture. Skips discs (CD player with multi-disc changer only). [. . . ]