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3-856-160-11(1)
FM Stereo
FM-AM Receiver
EN
Operating Instructions
F
Mode d’emploi
STR-GA8ES
STR-GA7ES
© 1996 by Sony Corporation
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- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. WARNING Precautions - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. To prevent fire or shock On safety - Connect the equipment into an outlet hazard, do not expose • Should any solid object or liquid fall on a circuit different from that to into the cabinet, unplug the receiver the unit to rain or which the receiver is connected. and have it checked by qualified - Consult the dealer or an experienced moisture. personnel before operat
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For the customers in the USA For detailed safety precautions, see the TABLE OF CONTENTS “IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS” leaflet. If you have any question or problem Getting Started concerning your receiver, please Unpacking 4 consult your nearest Sony dealer. Hookup Overview 4 Antenna Hookups 5 Audio Component Hookups 5 Speaker System Hookups 6 TV/VCR Hookups 8 AC Hookups 9 About This Manual Before You Use Your Receiver 9 The instructions in this manual are for models STR-GA8ES and STR-GA7ES. Receiver Op
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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 jacks, see “Rear • Size AA (R6) batteries (2) Panel Descriptions” on page
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Getting Started Note To prevent noise pick-up, keep the AM loop antenna away Antenna Hookups from the unit and TV set. Overview Connecting a ground wire This section describes how to connect AM and FM To prevent hum, connect a ground wire (not supplied) antennas to the receiver. If you want to receive radio to the y ground terminal. If you’ve connected an broadcasts with the receiver, complete these outdoor antenna, be sure to connect the ground for connections first, then go to the following pa
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Getting Started Hookups Speaker System Hookups The arrow indicates signal flow. CD player Overview CD player Receiver OUTPUT This section describes how to connect your speakers to LINE L L the receiver. Although front (left and right) speakers R are required, center and rear speakers are optional. IN R CD Adding center and rear speakers will enhance the surround effects. Connecting an active woofer will Tape deck increase bass response. Receiver Tape deck For specific locations of the terminal
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Getting Started Rear and center speakers Selecting the speaker system Rear Rear If you connect only one set of front speakers, set the speaker Center speaker SPEAKERS selector on the front panel to A. If you (R) speaker Receiver (L) connect two sets of front speakers, see the following: CENTER SPEAKER REAR SPEAKERS } ] To drive Set SPEAKERS selector to } ]} ] R L A Speaker system A (connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS A terminals) B Speaker system B (connected Active woofer to the FRONT SPEAKERS B
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Getting Started 4 Connect the second amplifier to SURROUND OUT CENTER, and connect the center speaker to TV/VCR Hookups this amplifier. The center signal is output from the SURROUND OUT CENTER terminal. Overview Amplifier 2 This section describes how to connect video Receiver (for center speaker) components to the receiver. For specific locations of the SURROUND OUT INPUT REAR jacks, see the illustration below. CENTER TV/DBS LD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 MONITOR WOOFER 5 Remove the cover on the POWER SWAP
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Getting Started VCR (via the VIDEO 1 jacks) If you have two VCRs connect the second one to the VIDEO AC Hookups 2 jacks. Receiver If your receiver has a voltage selector on the rear panel VIDEO 1 OUT IN Your receiver operates on either 120, 220 or 240 V AC. Before VCR connecting the unit to a wall outlet, be sure to set the voltage OUTPUT INPUT VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO OUT IN selector on the rear of the unit to the appropriate position according to your local power supply. AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO
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Receiver Operations Receiver Operations To Do This Selecting a Component Mute the sound Press MUTING on the remote. The MUTING indicator on the To listen to or watch a connected component, first front panel lights up. select the function on the receiver or with the remote. Press again to restore the sound. Before you begin, make sure you have: Reinforce the bass Press BASS BOOST to turn on • Connected all components securely and correctly as the BASS BOOST indicator indicated on pages 5 to 9. •
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Receiver Operations If you use a Sony TV Using the remote When you press TV to watch a TV program, the TV The remote lets you operate the receiver and the turns on and switches to the TV input. The TV also connected Sony components that can be controlled turns on automatically and switches to the appropriate with the remote commander. video input when you press VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2. If the TV does not switch to the appropriate input automatically, press TV/VIDEO on the remote. SYSTEM OFF Watching T
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Receiver Operations 5 Press the numeric buttons to enter the frequency. 4 Press INDEX + or –. Press the + button for a higher station number; Example 1:FM 102.50 MHz Example 2:AM 1350kHz press the – button for a lower one. When you tune (You don’t have to enter 1 0250 past either end of the band, the receiver the last “0.”) automatically jumps to the opposite end and 1 35 continues scanning in the same direction. Every time a station is received, the receiver stops scanning. To continue scanning
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Receiver Operations Note STR-GA7ES If the AC power cord is disconnected for about one week, INDEX PRESET the preset stations will be cleared from the receiver’s + / – + / – FUNCTION DISPLAY memory, and you will have to preset the stations again. Tuning preset stations (preset tuning) You can tune directly to a preset station by entering its preset number. If you don’t know which stations are preset on which numbers, you can tune by scanning the preset stations. MEMORY DPC MODE 1 Select TUNER. CH
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c Receiver Operations Scanning indexed stations (index tuning) Recording Once you select a station index, you can scan all the stations with that station index. This receiver makes it easy to record to and from the components connected to the receiver. You don’t have 1 Select TUNER. to connect playback and recording components The last station you received is tuned in. directly: once you select a program source on the receiver, you can record and edit as you normally 2 Press DISPLAY so that t
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Receiver Operations To record other audio on a specific part of video Recording on a video tape 1 Pause the video the point where you want to record the You can record from a VCR, a TV, or a LD player using other audio. the receiver. You can also add audio from a variety of 2 Press MODE to select “AUDIO MODE”, then use audio sources when editing a video tape. See your VCR FUNCTION (or TAPE MONITOR) to select the audio source you desire. or LD player’s instruction manual if you need help. 3 Start
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Using Surround Sound Using Surround Sound Introduction Using Pre-programmed Sound Fields The STR-GA8ES and STR-GA7ES are provided with a variety of surround features which allow you to listen You can take advantage of surround sound simply by to a wide range sources in surround sound. They are selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields also equipped with several adjustable parameters to let according to the program you want to play. you customize the sound to your preference. SOUND FIELD O
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Using Surround Sound Sound fields for STR-GA8ES GENRE MODE To PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC Decode programs processed with Dolby Surround. ENHANCED Obtain additional output from rear speakers when decoding Dolby Surround programs. MOVIE SMALL THEATER MEDIUM THEATER Add the acoustic reflections of theater to decoded Dolby Surround signals. LARGE THEATER MONO MOVIE Create a theater-like environment from movies with monaural soundtracks. MUSIC 1 SMALL HALL MEDIUM HALL Reproduce the acoustics of a rectangula
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Using Surround Sound Selecting the center mode Getting the Most Out of Dolby The receiver offers you four center modes: Pro Logic Surround Sound PHANTOM, 3 CHANNEL LOGIC, NORMAL, and WIDE. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that best suits your To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround speaker system configuration. sound, first select the center mode according to your speaker system. Then, adjust the sound parameters of 1 Press SOUND FIELD O
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Using Surround Sound 2 Adjust the volume levels so that you hear the test Taking Advantage of the tone from each speaker at the same volume level when you are in your listening position: Sound Fields (STR-GA8ES) • To adjust the volume between the front right and front left speakers, use the BALANCE This receiver uses digital signal processing to control on the front of the main unit. reproduce the sound effects of various listening • To adjust the level of center speaker, press environments, su
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Using Surround Sound Reverberation Time (REVERB) Before you get started This parameter adjusts the length of time required for Select the sound field you want to customize and start the reverberation (echoes) generated from a given playing a program. sound to attenuate –60 dB. You can choose shorter (S) or longer (L) reverberation Adjusting the equalizer (STR-GA8ES) times. Adjust the tone of the front, center and rear speakers for optimum sound. You can adjust the tone of all Note The EFFECT par
