User manual SONY STR-DE935

[. . . ] 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. ENERGY STAR® is a U. S. registered 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. [. . . ] See pages 31 ­ 35 for tuner operations. Note "RDS" only appears for models of area code CEL, CEK only. continued 27GB Understanding the multi channel surround displays (continued) 0 LFE : Lights up when the disc being played back contains the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel and when the sound of the LFE channel signal is actually being reproduced. 2 Press SURR. The button lights up and the first parameter is displayed. 3 Press MENU + or MENU ­ to select the setting you want. The setting is entered automatically. Initial settings Parameter Initial setting qa SW: Lights up when sub woofer selection is set to "YES" (page 19) and the audio signal is output from the SUB WOOFER jacks. OFF: Lights up when headphones are inserted. EFFECT (depends on the sound field) Effect level (EFFECT) Customizing sound fields By adjusting the surround parameters and the tone characteristics of the front speakers, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation. Once you customize a sound field, the changes are stored in the memory indefinitely. You can change a customized sound field any time by making new adjustments to the parameters. See the tables on 58 for the parameters available in each sound field. Lets you adjust the "presence" of the current surround effect. Adjusting the level parameters The LEVEL menu contains parameters that let you adjust the balance and volumes of each speaker. The settings are applied to all sound fields. 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. 2 Press LEVEL. The button lights up and the first parameter is displayed. To get the most from multi channel surround sound Position your speakers and do the procedures described in "Multi channel surround setup" starting from page 15 before you customize a sound field. 3 Press MENU or MENU to select the parameter you want to adjust. setting you want. 4 Press MENU + or MENU ­ to select the The setting is entered automatically. Adjusting the surround parameter The SURR menu contains parameter that let you customize various aspects of the current sound field. The settings are stored individually for each sound field. 1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi channel surround sound. 28GB Initial settings Parameter L R Initial setting LFE (Low Frequency Effect) mix level (L. F. E. L/R XXX* BALANCE 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB 0 dB OFF CTR XXX dB* SUR. L. RANGE Lets you attenuate the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel output from the sub woofer without effecting the level of the bass frequencies sent to the sub woofer from the front, center or surround channels via the Dolby Digital or DTS bass redirection circuitry. · For LFE mix level, "0 dB" outputs the full LFE signal at the mix level determined by the recording engineer. · To mute the sound of the LFE channel from the sub woofer, select "OFF". 4 Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency. Example 1: FM 102. 50 MHz 1 b0b2b5b0 Example 2: AM 1350 kHz (You don't have to enter the last "0" when the tuning scale is set to 10 kHz. ) 1 b3b5b0 If you cannot tune in a station and the entered numbers flash Make sure you've entered the right frequency. If the entered numbers still flash, the frequency is not used in your area. * For models of area code CEL, CEK: FM/AM. continued 31GB Direct tuning (continued) Automatic tuning If you don't know the frequency of the station you want, you can let the receiver scan all available stations in your area. 5 If you've tuned in an AM station, adjust the direction of the AM loop antenna for optimum reception. 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 to receive another station. Tips 1 Press TUNER. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Press FM** or AM** to select the FM or AM band. · 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 3 Press TUNING + or TUNING ­. Press TUNING + to scan from low to high; press TUNING ­ to scan from high to low. The receiver stops scanning whenever a station is received. When the receiver reaches either end of the band Scanning is repeated in the same direction. 4 To continue scanning, press TUNING + or TUNING ­ again. ** For models of area code CEL, CEK: FM/AM. Preset tuning After you have tuned in stations using Direct Tuning or Automatic Tuning, you can preset them to the receiver. Then you can tune in any of the stations directly by entering its 2-character preset code using the supplied remote. Before tuning to preset stations, be sure to preset them by performing steps on "Presetting radio stations". U, CA SP, CEL, CEK E2/E3, AR, MX 100 kHz 50 kHz 50 kHz 10 kHz* 9 kHz 9 kHz* * The AM tuning scale can be changed (page 54). 32GB Presetting radio stations Tuning to preset stations You can tune the preset stations by either of the following two ways. Scanning the preset stations 1 Press TUNER. The last received station is tuned in. 2 Tune in the station that you want to preset using Direct Tuning (page 31) or Automatic Tuning (page 32). 1 Press TUNER. The last received station is tuned in. 3 Press MEMORY. "MEMORY" appears in the display for a few seconds. Do steps 4 to 6 before "MEMORY" goes out. 2 Press PRESET TUNING +* or PRESET TUNING ­* repeatedly to select the preset station you want. 4 Press SHIFT to select a memory page (A, B or C). Each time you press the button, the receiver tunes in one preset station at a time, in the corresponding order and direction as follows: Receiving Broadcasts nA1~A2~. . . ~A0~B1~B2~. . . ~B0N nC0~. . . C2~C1N Each time you press SHIFT, the letter "A", "B", or "C" appears in the display. 5 Press PRESET TUNING +* or PRESET TUNING ­* to select a preset number. If "MEMORY" goes out before you press the preset number, start again from step 3. * For models of area code CEL, CEK: PRESET/PTY SELECT + or PRESET/PTY SELECT ­. 6 Press MEMORY again to store the station. Using the preset codes If "MEMORY" goes out before you can store the station, start again from step 3. 7 Repeat steps 2 to 6 to preset another station. * For models of area code CEL, CEK: PRESET/PTY SELECT + or PRESET/PTY SELECT ­. Use the supplied remote to perform the following operations. [. . . ] · Replace both batteries in the remote with new ones, if they are weak. · If the remote is set to operate the TV only, use the remote to select a source or component other than TV before operating the receiver or other component. · Press MAIN MENU on the remote before you use the V/v/B/b buttons for receiver operation (RM-PP411 only). * Models of area code CEL, CEK only. Clearing the receiver's memory To clear See · Make sure that you're tuned to an FM RDS station. [. . . ]