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3-859-380-11(1)
Getting Started
FM Stereo
FM-AM Receiver
Operating Instructions
STR-DE310
© 1996 by Sony Corporation
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Getting Started - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. WARNING Precautions - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. On safety - Connect the equipment into an outlet To prevent fire or shock • Should any solid object or liquid fall on a circuit different from that to hazard, do not expose into the cabinet, unplug the receiver which the receiver is connected. and have it checked by qualified the unit to rain or - Consult the dealer or an experienced personnel before
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Getting Started If you have any question or problem TABLE OF CONTENTS concerning your receiver, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Getting Started Unpacking 4 Hookup Overview 4 Antenna Hookups 5 Audio/Video Component Hookups 5 About This Manual Speaker System Hookups 6 AC Hookups 7 The instructions in this manual describe Before You Use Your Receiver 7 the controls on the receiver. You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as Receiver Operations tho
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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 components. Follow the hookup • FM wire antenna (1) procedures for the components that you want to • AM loop antenna (1) connect to the receiver on the pages specified. To learn • Remote controller (remote) (1) the locations and names of each jack, see “Rear Panel • Size AA (R6) batteries (2) Descriptions” on page 14. Au
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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 ANTENNA broadcasts with the receiver, complete these connections first, then go to the following pages. For specific locations of the terminals, se
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Getting Started Hookups Speaker System Hookups The arrow ç indicates signal flow. Receiver CD player CD player CD OUTPUT Overview IN LINE L This section describes how to connect your speakers to L the receiver. R R For specific locations of the terminals, see the illustration below. Turntable Turntable Receiver FRONT SPEAKERS A PHONO OUTPUT IN LINE L L R R • If your turntable has an earth lead To prevent hum, connect the earth lead to the y ground What cords will I need? terminal on the receiver
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Getting Started Selecting the speaker system AC Hookups To drive the speakers, select the speaker system as follows: Connecting the AC power cord To drive Depress SPEAKERS button Connect the AC power cord from this receiver and A Speaker system A (connected from your audio/video components to a wall outlet. to the FRONT SPEAKERS A If you connect other audio components to the terminals) SWITCHED AC OUTLET on the receiver, the receiver B Speaker system B (connected can supply power to the connecte
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Receiver Operations To Do this Selecting a Component Mute the sound Press MUTING on the remote. Press again to restore the To listen to a connected component, first select the sound function on the receiver or with the remote. 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 7. Adjust the balance Turn the BALANCE control • Turned VOLUME to the leftmost positi
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Receiver Operations If an FM stereo program is distorted The STEREO indicator flashes. Press FM MODE to Receiving Broadcasts change to monaural (MONO). You will not have the stereo effect but the distortion will be reduced. To This receiver lets you enter a station’s frequency return to stereo mode, press this button again. 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 If you cannot t
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Receiver Operations Tuning preset stations (preset tuning) Presetting Radio Stations You can tune directly to a preset station by entering its preset number. If you don’t know which stations are You’ll most likely want to preset the receiver with the preset on which numbers, you can tune by scanning radio stations you listen to often so that you don’t have the preset stations. to tune in the station every time. The receiver can store a total of 30 FM or AM stations. You can store the 1 Press TUN
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ç Receiver Operations Recording This receiver makes it easy to record to and from the components connected to the receiver. You don’t have to connect playback and recording components directly: once you select a program source on the receiver, you can record and edit as you normally would using the controls on each component. Before you begin, make sure you’ve connected all components properly. Function buttons Playback component Recording component (program source) (Tape deck, MD recorder, VCR
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Additional Information Additional Information No picture or an unclear picture is seen on the TV screen. / Place your TV away from the audio Troubleshooting components. If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the receiver, use this troubleshooting guide to Recording cannot be made. help you remedy the problem. Should any problem / Check that the components are connected persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. correctly. There’s no sound or only a very low-level sound i
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Additional Information Outputs TAPE/MD REC OUT: General Voltage 150 mV, Specifications System Tuner section: PLL Impedance 10 kilohms quartz-locked digital VIDEO AUDIO OUT: synthesizer system Voltage 150 mV, Audio power specifications Preamplifier section: Impedance 10 kilohms Low-noise NF type PHONES: Accepts low equalizer and high impedance POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL Power amplifier section: headphones Pure-complimentary HARMONIC DISTORTION SEPP Muting Full mute Power 120 V AC, 60 Hz BASS BOOST
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Index A, B S P Adjusting Scanning Presetting tone 8 radio stations 10 preset stations 10 volume 8 Preset tuning 10 radio stations 9 Antenna hookups 5 Program source Selecting a program source 8 Audio/video component selecting 8 Speakers hookups 5, 6 connection 6, 7 Automatic tuning 9 impedance 13 Q selecting speaker system 7 Quick reference guide Storing radio stations. See C Back cover Presetting Connecting. See Hookups R T D Rear panel 5, 6, 7, 14 Troubleshooting
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Remote Button Descriptions For buttons not described on previous pages and buttons with names different from the buttons on the main unit. Remote Operates Function Button PRESET +/– Receiver Scans and selects preset stations. D. SKIP CD player Skips discs (CD player with multi-disc changer only.) 0 / ) Tape deck Fastforwards or rewinds. = / + CD player/ Skips tracks. MD recorder P CD player/MD Pauses play or record. recorder (Also starts recording with components in record standby.) ( CD player/
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Quick Reference Guide Receiving Broadcasts Presetting Radio Selecting a (direct tuning) Stations Component Example: Receiving FM Example: Presetting a Example: Playing a CD station as A7 102.50 MHz CD TUNER TUNER v Turn on the CD player. v v Tune in the station you want. v FM/AM Start playing. Select FM. v MEMORY v DIRECT v v SHIFT 10 25 0 Select A. v Display 7 MHz Scanning Radio Receiving Preset Scanning Preset Stations (automatic tuning) Stations Stations TUNER Example: Scanning FM Example: Re
