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3-856-169-11(1)
FM Stereo
FM-AM Receiver
EN
Operating instructions
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Mode d’emploi
STR-DE705
STR-DE605
STR-D650Z
STR-D550Z
© 1996 by Sony Corporation
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- Increase the separation between the On power sources equipment and receiver. • Before operating the receiver, check WARNING - Connect the equipment into an outlet that the operating voltage is identical on a circuit different from that to with your local power supply. The To prevent fire or shock which the receiver is connected. operating voltage is indicated on the hazard, do not expose - Consult the dealer or an experienced nameplate at the rear of the receiver. the unit to rain or radio/
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for models STR-DE705, STR-DE605, STR- Getting Started D650Z, and STR-D550Z. Check your Unpacking 4 model number by looking at the upper Hookup Overview 4 right corner of the front panel. In this Antenna Hookups 5 manual, the STR-DE705 is the model Audio Component Hookups 5 used for illustration purposes. Any Speaker System Hookups 6 difference in operation is clearly TV/VCR Hookups 7 indicated in the text, for example, AC Ho
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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 Connecting a ground wire Antenna Hookups To prevent hum, connect a ground wire (not supplied) to the y ground terminal. If you’ve connected an outdoor antenna, be sure to connect the ground for Overview lightning protection. This section describes how to connect AM and FM Receiver antennas to the receiver. If you want to receive radio broadcasts with the receiver, complete these connections first, then go to the following pages. For specific locations of the terminals, see the .
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Getting Started Hookups Speaker System Hookups The arrow indicates signal flow. CD player Receiver CD player Overview IN OUTPUT LINE L This section describes how to connect your speakers to L the receiver. Although front (left and right) speakers R R CD are required, center and rear speakers are optional. Adding center and rear speakers will enhance the Tape deck surround effects. Connecting an active woofer will Receiver Tape deck increase bass response. OUTPUT INPUT REC OUT IN LINE LINE L Fo
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Getting Started Rear and center speakers Where do I go next? Rear speaker Rear speaker To complete your system, go to “AC Hookups” on page 8. If (R) Receiver Center speaker (L) SURROUND SPEAKERS you want to connect video components to enjoy surround R REAR L CENTER sound when watching TV programs or video tapes, go on to } ] } ]} ] the next section. R L IMPEDANCE USE 8-16 Ω Active woofer Receiver Active woofer TV/VCR Hookups MIX INPUT AUDIO OUT Overview This section describes how to connect vide
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Getting Started TV monitor If you use a TV monitor, do not connect anything to the AC Hookups TV/DBS VIDEO IN jack. Receiver TV monitor MONITOR Connecting the AC power cord CTRL S INPUT IN VIDEO Connect the AC power cord from this receiver and VIDEO from your audio/video components to a wall outlet. OUT If you connect other audio components to the SWITCHED AC OUTLETs on the receiver, the receiver can supply power to the connected components so you VCR (via the VIDEO 1 jacks) can turn on/off whol
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Receiver Operations Receiver Operations When you listen with headphones Selecting a Component Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set the SPEAKERS selector to OFF. To listen to or watch a connected component, first select the function on the receiver or with the remote. Before you begin, make sure you have: Watching video programs • Connected all components securely and correctly as When you watch TV or video programs, we indicated on pages 5 to 8. recommend you play audio portion thro
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Receiver Operations 1 Press one of the SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION buttons to select the component you want to use. Receiving Broadcasts The receiver and the selected component turn on. The SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION buttons on This receiver lets you enter a station’s frequency the remote are factory-set as follows: directly by using the numeric buttons (direct tuning). If you don’t know the frequency of the station you want, see “Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations To listen to or watch Press (a
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Receiver Operations If an FM stereo program is distorted The STEREO indicator flashes. Press FM MODE to Presetting Radio Stations change to monaural (MONO). You will not have the stereo effect but the distortion will be reduced. To You’ll most likely want to preset the receiver with the return to the auto stereo mode, press this button again. radio stations you listen to often so that you don’t have to tune in the station every time. The receiver can store a total of 30 FM or AM stations. You ca
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Receiver Operations 1 Press TUNER. Tuning preset stations (preset tuning) The last station you received is tuned in. You can tune directly to a preset station by entering its preset number. If you don’t know which stations are 2 Tune in the preset station you want to create an preset on which numbers, you can tune by scanning index for. the preset stations. If you are not familiar with how to tune in preset stations, see “Tuning preset stations (preset 1 Press TUNER. tuning)” above. The last rec
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c Receiver Operations Indexing program sources Recording This feature is useful when, for example, you have more than one VCR: you can label one VCR as “VHS” This receiver makes it easy to record to and from the and label the other as “8MM.” Then, you can have the components connected to the receiver. You don’t have receiver display the index names so you can tell which to connect playback and recording components VCR you are using. This feature also comes in handy if directly: once you selec
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Receiver Operations Recording on a video tape Using the Sleep Timer You can record from a VCR, a TV, or an LD player using the receiver. You can also add audio from a You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a variety of audio sources when editing a video tape. See time you specify. your VCR or LD player’s instruction manual if you need help. 1 Press one of the function buttons to select the SLEEP program source to be recorded. 2 Set the component to be ready for playing. For exampl
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Using Surround Sound Using Surround Sound Sound Fields for STR-DE705/STR-DE605/STR-D650Z Using Pre-programmed Sound GENRE MODE To Fields PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC Decode programs processed with Dolby Surround. You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields ENHANCED Provide additional output to the rear according to the program you want to play. speakers after (STR-D550Z sound fields are shown on the next page.) decoding the Dolby Surround program S
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Using Surround Sound STR-D550Z Taking Advantage of the SOUND FIELD ON/OFF SOUND FIELD Sound Fields How can you customize the sound fields? Each sound field is composed of sound parameters — variables of sound that create sound image. You can customize the sound fields by adjusting some of the sound parameters to best suit your listening situation. 1 Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the See the following chart for the adjustable sound sound field. parameters. One of the indicators lights u
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Using Surround Sound Adjusting surround sound parameters Before you get started Change the surround parameters to fit your listening To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, situation. Refer to the chart on the previous page for go to “Getting the Most Out of Dolby Pro Logic parameters you can adjust in each sound field. Surround Sound” on page 18. This section describes how to adjust the levels of your speaker system and To adjust the parameters of the DOLBY SUR sound customize the
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Using Surround Sound Remote (RM-P362/RM-U262) Getting the Most Out of Dolby
Pro Logic Surround Sound 0) = + GENRE TEST TONE 9( p P r To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, first select the center mode according to your SOUND FIELD REAR speaker system. Then, adjust the sound parameters of ON/OFF LEVEL (+/–) the PRO LOGIC sound field. MODE CENTER LEVEL (+/–) Note that you must have at least one additional pair of DPC MODE speakers and/or one center speaker to do the follo
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Using Surround Sound Adjusting the delay time If you have Select So that You can make the surround sound more effective by Front and rear PHANTOM The sound of the delaying the output from the rear speakers (delay speakers, no center channel is center speaker output from the front time). You can adjust the delay time in 5 ms steps speakers. within the range of 15 to 30 ms. For example, if you’ve placed the rear speakers in a large room or apart from Front and center 3 CH LOGIC The sound of the re
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Advanced Remote Operations Operating One Component Changing the Factory Setting While Using Another of a FUNCTION Button (background operation) If the factory settings of the FUNCTION buttons (page 10) don’t match your system components, you can You can temporality operate other components while change them. For example, if you connect a Sony LD listening to or watching a program. player to the VIDEO 2 jacks, you can assign the VIDEO 2 button to set the remote to control the LD player. Note that
