User manual SONY TA-AV581

[. . . ] Read this book first · To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. IMPORTANT: Never connect two mains leads into a single mains plug. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. If the power switch is kept depressed, you can turn on and off the components by only pressing the SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION switch on the remote. [. . . ] * Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 1, 2 or 3 setting. Now you can use the TAPE button to control a second CD player. to reset the setting to the factory setting Repeat the above procedure. Hold down the SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION button whose function you want to change (TAPE, for example). Press the corresponding numeric button of the component you want to assign to the SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION button (1 - CD player, for example). This amplifier makes it easy to record to and from the components connected to the amplifier. You don't have to connect playback and recording components directly: once you select a program source on the amplifier, you can record and edit as you normally would using the controls on each component. Before you begin, make sure you've connected all components properly. You can record on a cassette tape or video tape using the amplifier. For example, insert a CD into the CD player. Insert a blank tape into the recording deck and adjust the recording level, if necessary. Start recording on the recording deck and then start playing the component. You can take advantage of the surround sound simply by selecting one of the three pre-programmed surround modes according to the type of program you wish to play. 1 Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly until the surround mode you wish to use is displayed. Each time SURROUND MODE is pressed, the display changes as follows: " DOLBY SURROUND MODE (DOLBY/HALL/SIMULATED) OFF " " HALL SIMULATED " The DOLBY PRO LOGIC indicator lights up when you select the DOLBY mode. You can find Dolby Surround-encoded software by looking at the packaging However, some videos and laser discs may use Dolby Surround sound even if it's not indicated on the package. Decode programs processed with Dolby Surround and create the atmosphere of a movie theatre. Orchestral music, chamber music, or an instrumental solo To turn off surround sound To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, first select the center mode. Then, adjust the volume of each speaker. Note that you must connect the rear speakers and/or a center speaker to do the following adjustments. The amplifier offers you four center modes: NORMAL, WIDE, 3 CH, and PHANTOM. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. [. . . ] Make the delay time longer when you have placed the rear speakers in a small room or close to your listening position, and make it shorter when you have placed them in a large room or apart from your listening position. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves sound image by using four separate channels: off-screen audio effects, on-screen dialog, left-to-right panning, and music. These channels manipulate the sound to be heard and enhance the action as it happens on the screen. To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic, you should have at least one pair of rear speakers and/or one center speaker. [. . . ]