User manual SONY ST-RDE675

[. . . ] 4-233-598-33(4) FM Stereo FM-AM Receiver Operating Instructions STR-DE675 2001 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. Don't throw a battery, dispose it as the injurious wastes. 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. [. . . ] Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house. Obtains maximum audio impact from video game software. Ideal for musicals and opera. Great for rock or pop music. Be sure to set the game machine to stereo mode when using game software with stereo sound capabilities. 1) "VIRTUAL" sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers. Notes · When you select S. HOUSE, no sound is output from the sub woofer if you select NORM. and your front speaker size is set to "LARGE". However, sound will be output from the sub woofer if the digital input signal contains L. F. E. · The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the play back signal. · When listening to sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers. 30 Use the buttons on the front panel to operate the following modes A. F. D. button) Automatically detects the type of audio signal being input (Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, or standard two channel stereo) and performs the 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. Set the EQUALIZER to OFF while using this mode to hear the source sound exactly as it was recorded. 2 CH ST. 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 31 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. [. . . ] Select discs (Mega storage CD player only). Selects preset channels for the small picture. Skips discs (CD player with multi-disc changer only). Selects information displayed on the TV screen. [. . . ]