User manual SONY ST-RDE575

[. . . ] 4-235-739-12(1) FM Stereo FM-AM Receiver Operating Instructions STR-DE575 STR-K502 2001 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Precautions On safety · 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. 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. On power sources · Before operating the receiver, check that the operating voltage is identical with your local power supply. [. . . ] 2 CHANNEL (Press the 2CH button) This allows you to play any source using only the front left and right speakers. Notes · 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. Enjoying Surround Sound 29 Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays qs qd 1 2 3 4 5 a DIGITAL PRO LOGIC DTS MPEG STEREO MONO SW SP. OFF OPT COAX D. RANGE EQ LCR LFE SL S SR MEMORY 9 qa 8 7 6 0 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", or the SPEAKERS button is set to OFF and the A. F. D. or NORMAL SURROUND sound fields are selected. 8 COAX Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the COAX terminal. 9 OPT Lights up when the source signal is a digital signal being input through the OPT terminal. 0 Play back channel indicators The letters light up to indicate the channels being played back. L: Front Left R: Front Right C: Center (monaural) SL: Left Surround SR: Right Surround S: Surround (monaural or the surround components obtained by Pro Logic processing) The boxes around the letters light up to indicate the speakers used to playback the channels. See the next page for details regarding the playback channel indicators. qa LFE LFE will light up when the disc being played contains the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and when the sound of the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced. Enjoying Surround Sound 3 DTS Lights up when DTS signals are input. Note When playing a DTS format disc, be sure that you have made digital connections and that INPUT MODE is NOT set to ANALOG (see 8 on page 23). 4 MPEG Lights up when MPEG** signals are input. ** Supports MPEG 2 channel only. 5 Tuner indicators These indicators light up when using the receiver to tune in radio stations, etc. See pages 36 ­ 39 for tuner operations. 6 EQ Lights when the equalizer functions. RANGE Lights up when dynamic range compression is active. See page 34 to adjust the dynamic range compression. qs SW Lights up when sub woofer selection is set to "YES" (page 17) and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jack. OFF Lights up when headphone is inserted or the SPEAKERS button is set to OFF. 30 Source sound displays The letters (L, C, R, etc. ) indicate the source sound. The box around the letters varies to show how the receiver downmixes the source sound (based on the speakers settings). When using music sound modes such as SMALL HALL or JAZZ CLUB, the receiver adds reverberation based on the source sound. The following table shows how the indicators light up when using AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode. [. . . ] z To activate the function after programming. Press the programmed button to activate the function you want. AUX MD/TAPE CD/SACD TUNER PHONO MONITOR TV/VIDEO AV1 AV2 3RD 2ND ROOM 1 4 2 5 8 0 /11 /10 3 (SOURCE) INPUT MODE 6 9 ENTER /12 SEARCH MODE WIDE 7 SHIFT AUDIO SPLIT ANT TV/VTR DISC JUMP z If programming is unsuccessful, check the following: · If the indicator does not light up in step 1, the batteries are weak. · If the indicator flashes 4 times in quick succession while entering the numeric code, an error has occurred. Start again from step 1. CLEAR ­ /­ ­ D. TUNING >10 ­ SUB CH + POSITION SWAP m M . MUTING > P IN P ­ VOL + D. AV DISPLAY TITLE GUIDE N X x Additional Information SOUND FIELD 2CH MODE TEST TONE NIGHT MODE AV MENU PRESET MULTI/2CH A. [. . . ]