User manual SONY ST-RDE898 REV

[. . . ] 2-580-791-11(3) FM Stereo FM/AM Receiver Operating Instructions Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Serial No. STR-DE898 ©2005 Sony Corporation WARNING WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. [. . . ] When two surround back speakers are connected and the surround back speakers selection parameter in the SPEAKER SET UP menu is set to "DUAL", the output channel will be 7. 1 channels. Note There may be no sound from the surround back speaker in Dolby Digital EX mode. Some discs have no Dolby Digital EX flag even though the packages have Dolby Digital EX logos. In this case, select "ON". 34GB Advanced Adjustments and Settings Selectable inputs for each digital audio input The initial setting is underlined. VIDEO 3 OPT Reassigning the digital audio input -- DIGITAL ASSIGN You can reassign a digital audio input to another input. This function is convenient in the following example. When you have two DVD players and no digital audio input jack is available for the second DVD player. VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3 DVD COAX VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, DVD TV/SAT OPT VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, TV/SAT MD/TAPE OPT Advanced Adjustments and Settings VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, MD/TAPE SA-CD/CD COAX, SA-CD/CD OPT VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, SA-CD/CD Notes Connect the first DVD player to the DVD COAXIAL IN jack on the receiver. You can connect the second DVD player to the TV/SAT OPTICAL IN jack and its analog audio/video output jacks to the VIDEO 2 AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN jacks on the receiver. Then, reassign the DVD COAXIAL's digital audio input to DVD (DVD­DVD) and the TV/SAT OPTICAL's digital audio input to VIDEO 2 (TV/SAT­VIDEO 2). · You cannot reassign several digital audio inputs to the same input. · You cannot use the digital audio input for the original input when it is reassigned to another input. · When you reassign the digital audio input, the INPUT MODE setting may change automatically (page 36). · You cannot reassign the digital audio input to TUNER and PHONO. 1 2 3 4 5 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select " CUSTOMIZE ". Press or repeatedly to select "DIGITAL ASSIGN". Press or repeatedly to select the digital audio input you want to reassign. Turn ­/+ to select the input you want to reassign the digital audio input jack selected in step 4. The input you can reassign to varies for each digital audio input. For details, see "Selectable inputs for each digital audio input". 35GB Reassigning the component video input -- COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT ASSIGN You can reassign a component video input to another visual input. Switching the audio input mode for digital components -- INPUT MODE You can switch the audio input mode for components which have digital audio input jacks. 1 2 3 4 5 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select " CUSTOMIZE ". Press or repeatedly to select "COMPO V. Press or repeatedly to select the component video input you want to reassign. Turn ­/+ to select the input you want to reassign the component video input jack selected in step 4. 1 2 Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select the input. Press INPUT MODE repeatedly to select the audio input mode. The selected audio input mode appears in the display. Audio input modes · AUTO 2CH Gives priority to digital signals when there are both digital and analog connections. If there are no digital signals, analog is selected. · COAX FIXED Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL COAXIAL input jack. · OPT FIXED Specifies the digital audio signals input to the DIGITAL OPTICAL input jacks. · ANALOG FIXED Specifies the analog audio signals input to the AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks. Notes The input you can reassign to varies for each component video input. For details, see "Selectable inputs for each component video input". Selectable inputs for each component video input The initial setting is underlined. DVD VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, DVD TV/SAT VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3. [. . . ] · Check if the command modes of the receiver and the remote is the same. If the command mode of the receiver and the remote is different, you cannot operate the receiver with the remote. To switch the command mode of the receiver, press ?/1 to turn off the power. Each time you press ?/1, the command mode switches between "C. MODE. AV2" and "C. MODE. AV1". [. . . ]