User manual SONY STR-D790

[. . . ] Don't throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste. ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ­ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ­ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Note to CATV system installer: Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. For customers in the United States This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 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. For customers in Canada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. 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. [. . . ] · To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic range intended by the recording engineer, select "STD". · To reproduce a dramatic compression of the dynamic range, select "MAX". Note 3 Turn the +/­ (STR-D790 only) or jog dial (STR-DE895 only) to select "EQUALIZER [ON]" or "EQUALIZER [OFF]". Note The EQ indicator in the display lights up when the equalizer is turned on. When you adjust the equalizer using the EQUALIZER parameters, the settings are applied to all sound fields and can be reproduced whenever you turn on the equalizer. Bass (BASS XXX. X dB) Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby Digital sources only. Lets you adjust the gain of bass. Treble (TREBLE XXX. X dB) Effect level (EFFECT XXX) Lets you adjust the "presence" of the current surround effect. Lets you adjust the gain of treble. Adjusting the equalizer parameter The EQUALIZER menu contains parameters that let you adjust the equalizer of the front speakers for optimum sound. The settings are applied to all sound fields. Resetting customized sound fields to the factory settings 1 If the power is on, press ?/1 to turn off the power. 2 Hold down 2CH and press ?/1. "S. F. Initialize" appears in the display and all sound fields are reset at once. 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select " EQUALIZER ". 3 Turn MENU (STR-D790 only) or press / (STR-DE895 only) to select the parameter you want to adjust. 4 Turn the +/­ (STR-D790 only) or jog dial (STR-DE895 only) to select the setting you want. The setting is entered automatically. Initial settings Parameter Initial setting BASS XXX. X dB TREBLE XXX. X dB EQUALIZER [XXX] 0 dB 0 dB OFF 36GB Receiving Broadcasts 4 If you've tuned in an AM station, adjust Before receiving broadcasts, make sure you have connected FM and AM antennas to the receiver (page 8). the direction of the AM loop antenna for optimum reception. 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to receive another station. Tips Direct tuning You can enter a frequency of the station you want directly by using the numeric buttons on the supplied remote. For details on the buttons used in this section, see pages 57­66 for remote RM-LG112, pages 46­56 for remote RM-PG412 and pages 46­53 for remote RMPP412. 1 Press TUNER on the remote repeatedly to select the FM or AM band. The last received station is tuned in. · If you do not remember the precise frequency, press TUNING + or TUNING ­ after entering the value close to the frequency you want. If the frequency seems to be higher than the entered value, press TUNING +, and if the frequency seems to be lower than the entered value, press TUNING ­. · If "STEREO" flashes in the display and the FM stereo reception is poor, press FM MODE to change to monaural (MONO). You will not be able to enjoy the stereo effect, but the sound will be less distorted. The tuning scale differs depending on the area code as shown in the following table. For details on area codes, see page 4. Area code FM AM Receiving Broadcasts 2 Press D. · No signals are output from DIGITAL OUT jacks (MD/TAPE OPTICAL OUT) when you set MULTI CH IN/DIRECT to MULTI 1 or 2 DIRECT or ANALOG DIRECT. · Make sure to make both digital and analog connections to the TV/SAT and DVD inputs. Analog recording is not possible if you make only digital connections. · The analog audio signals of the current input source is output from the REC OUT jacks. · When MULTI 1 or 2 DIRECT is selected, the analog audio signals of the current input source is output from the REC OUT jacks. Using the Sleep Timer You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a specified time. Press ALT, then press SLEEP on the remote while the power is on. Recording on a video tape You can record from a VCR, a TV or a DVD player using the receiver. You can also add audio from a variety of audio sources when editing a video tape. See the operating instructions of your VCR or DVD player if you need help. Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows: 2:00:00 t 1:30:00 t 1:00:00 t 0:30:00 t OFF Tip Other Operations To check the remaining time before the receiver turns off, press SLEEP. The remaining time appears in the display. 1 Select the program source to be recorded. 2 Prepare the component for playing. For example, insert the DVD you want to record into the DVD player. 3 Insert a blank video tape into the VCR (VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2) for recording. 4 Start recording on the recording VCR, then start playing the video tape or DVD you want to record. Tip You can record the sound from any audio source onto a video tape while copying from a video tape or DVD. Locate the point where you want to start recording from another audio source, select the program source, then start playback. The audio from that source will be recorded onto the audio track of the video tape instead of the audio from the original medium. To resume audio recording from the original medium, select the video source again. 41GB Adjustments using the CUSTOMIZE menu The CUSTOMIZE menu allows you to make the following adjustments. x Surround back decoding mode (SB DEC [XXXXXX]) You can also set this parameter using SURR BACK DECODING on the front panel. For details, see page 31. x Decode priority (DECODE [XXXX]) 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select " CUSTOMIZE ". Sets the appropriate decoding for incoming digital signals. [. . . ] · Press MAIN MENU on the remote before you use the V/v/B/b buttons for receiver operation. · To activate the buttons with orange printing, press ALT first before pressing the buttons. · Remove any obstacles in the path between the remote and the receiver. · Replace both batteries in the remote with new ones, if they are weak. [. . . ]