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Getting Started WARNING Precautions On safety To prevent fire or shock • Should any solid object or liquid fall hazard, do not expose into the cabinet, unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified the unit to rain or personnel before operating it any moisture. further. On power sources To avoid electrical shock, do not open • Before operating the receiver, check the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified that the operating voltage is identical personnel only. with your local power supply.
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Getting Started TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for models STR-DE345 and STR-DE245. Getting Started Check your model number by looking Unpacking 4 at the upper right corner of the front Hookup Overview 4 panel or lower right corner of the Antenna Hookups 5 remote. In this manual, the STR-DE345 Audio Component Hookups 5 and the remote RM-U304 are used for Video Component Hookups 6 illustration purposes. Any difference in Speaker System Hookups 7 operation i
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Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking Hookup Overview Check that you received the following items with the The receiver allows you to connect and control the receiver: following audio/video components. Follow the • FM wire antenna (1) hookup procedures for the components that you want • AM loop antenna (1) to connect to the receiver on the pages specified. To • Remote commander (remote) (1) learn the locations and names of each jack, see “Rear Panel Descriptions” on page 24. Model Remote S
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Getting Started If you have poor AM reception Connect a 20 to 50 ft. (6 to 15-meter) insulated wire (not Antenna Hookups supplied) to the AM antenna terminal in addition to the AM loop antenna. Try to extend the wire outdoors and Overview keep it horizontal. This section describes how to connect AM and FM Connecting a ground wire antennas to the receiver. If you want to receive radio broadcasts with the receiver, complete these If you connect the receiver to an outdoor antenna, connections first
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Getting Started STR-DE245 only Hookups White (L) White (L) The arrow l indicates signal flow. Red (R) Red (R) CD player • Video cable (not supplied) (1 for a TV monitor) (STR- Receiver CD player DE345 only) CD OUTPUT Yellow Yellow IN LINE L L Hookups R R The arrow l indicates signal flow. MD deck or Tape deck TV/SAT Receiver TV tuner or Satellite receiver Receiver MD deck or Tape deck MD/TAPE TV/SAT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT VIDEO IN VIDEO REC OUT IN LINE LINE L L R R AUDIO IN AUDIO L L R R Where do I
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Getting Started DVD player/Dolby Digital decoder Speaker System Hookups What cables will I need? • Audio cable (not supplied) (1 for each 5.1 CH/DVD FRONT and REAR jacks) Overview White (L) White (L) This section describes how to connect your speakers to Red (R) Red (R) the receiver. Although front (left and right) speakers are required, center and rear speakers are optional. • Monaural audio cable (not supplied) (1 for each 5.1 Adding center and rear speakers will enhance the CH/DVD CENTER and
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SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS FRONT R L + – R L + – Getting Started After connecting all the components, speakers and AC Hookups power cord, output a test tone to check that all the Front Speakers speakers are connected correctly. For details on outputting a test tone, refer to ”Adjusting the speaker Front speaker Front speaker Receiver (R) (L) volume”, on page 17. SPEAKERS FRONT R L If you have connected rear speakers, be sure to press the 5.1 CH/DVD button and turn off sound field on the receiver b
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Getting Started AC Hookups Before You Use Your Receiver Before turning on the receiver, make sure that you Setting the voltage selector (except for have: • Set the SPEAKERS button to ON. Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and Australia models) Before you use your receiver for the first time or when Check that the voltage selector on the rear panel of the you want to clear the receiver's memory, do the player is set to the local power line voltage. If not, set procedure below: the selector to the correc
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Receiver Operations To Do this Selecting a Component Mute the sound Press MUTING. Press again to restore the sound. To listen to or watch a connected component, first Press BASS BOOST to turn on Reinforce the bass select the function on the receiver or with the remote. the BASS BOOST indicator. Before you begin, make sure you have: • Connected all components securely and correctly as Adjust the balance 1 Press LEVEL or CURSOR MODE on the remote indicated on pages 5 to 9. repeatedly until the LE
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Receiver Operations 1 Press one of the Function buttons to select the 1 Hold down the Function button whose function component you want to use. you want to change (for example, MD/TAPE). The Function buttons on the remote are factory- set as follows: 2 Press the corresponding button of the component you want to assign to the Function button (for To listen to or watch Press example, 1 - CD player). Radio programs TUNER The following buttons are assigned to select the Compact discs (CD) CD functio
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Receiver Operations 6 When you tune in AM stations, adjust the direction of the AM loop antenna for optimum Receiving Broadcasts reception. This receiver lets you enter a station’s frequency To receive other stations directly by using the numeric buttons on the remote Repeat Steps 3 to 5. (direct tuning). If you don’t know the frequency of the station you want, see “Receiving broadcasts by If the STEREO indicator remains off scanning stations (automatic tuning)” on this page. Press FM MODE when
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Receiver Operations 1 Press TUNER. The last received station is tuned in. Presetting Radio Stations You’ll most likely want to preset the receiver with the 2 Press SHIFT to select a character (A, B or C), then radio stations you listen to often so that you don’t have press the number on the remote. to tune in the station every time. The receiver can store For example, to tune in the station preset as A7, a total of 30 FM or AM stations. You can store the select A and then press 7. stations on pr
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Receiver Operations 1 Press TV/SAT to select the program source. Recording 2 Set the component to be ready for playing. This receiver makes it easy to record to and from the For example, turn on the TV and TV tuner. components connected to the receiver. You don’t have to connect playback and recording components 3 Insert a blank video tape into the VCR for directly: once you select a program source on the recording. receiver, you can record and edit as you normally would using the controls on ea
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Using Surround Sound Using Surround Sound When you use the remote Each time you press SOUND FIELD MODE, sound field Choosing a Sound Field changes as follows: When selecting program source You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programed sound field t PRO LOGIC* t C. STUDIO according to the type of music you wish to play. HALL T DOLBY V *** T Sound field SOUND FIELD SOUND FIELD *** When using 5.1 CH/DVD MODE +/– ON/OFF indicator C. STUDIO y V SURR *
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Using Surround Sound Adjusting the Effect Level (all sound fields Getting the Most Out of Dolby except PRO LOGIC) Pro Logic Surround Sound You can make the surround sound more prominent by increasing the EFFECT level. This control lets you To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround adjust the “presence” of the surround effect in six steps sound, first select the center mode according to the (1-6). speaker system you have. Then, adjust each speaker volume and delay time. 1 Start playing
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Using Surround Sound You can adjust all speakers at one time 5 Press +/– repeatedly until the center mode you Adjust MASTER VOL on the remote or MASTER want appears on the display. Select the center VOLUME on the receiver. mode as follows: If you have Select So that You can also adjust the volume level with the controls on the receiver Front and rear NORMAL The bass sound of the After pressing TEST TONE on the remote: speakers, and a center channel is small center output from the front • Press M
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Using Surround Sound Adjusting the delay time (PRO LOGIC sound field only) You can make the surround sound more effective by delaying the output from the rear speakers (delay time). You can select from three delay times, S (15 mS), M (20 mS), and L (30 mS). For example, if you’ve placed the rear speakers in a large room or apart from your listening position, set the delay time shorter. 1 Start playing a program source encoded with Dolby Surround sound. 2 Press SUR. The current delay time appears
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Additional Information Additional Information No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the rear speakers. Troubleshooting / Select the appropriate center mode (see page 16). If you experience any of the following difficulties while / Adjust the speaker volume appropriately (see using the receiver, use this troubleshooting guide to page 17). help you remedy the problem. Should any problem / Make sure you turn on the sound field persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. surround mode
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Additional Information Outputs MD/TAPE REC OUT: AM tuner section Voltage: 150 mV, Specifications Tuning range Australia, Singapore and Impedance: 10 kilohms Malaysia models: VIDEO AUDIO OUT: 531 - 1602 kHz (9 kHz Voltage: 150 mV, Amplifier section step) Impedance: 10 kilohms Rated Power SUB WOOFER: Canada model: Output at Stereo Canada model: Voltage: 2 V 530 - 1710 kHz (10 kHz Mode (8 ohms 20 Hz - 20 kHz, Impedance: 1 kilohms step)* less than 0.09% total PHONES: Accepts low 531 - 1710 kHz (9 kH
