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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-DE535 and STR-DE435. 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-DE535 Audio Component Hookups 5 is the model used for illustration Video Component Hookups 6 purposes, any difference in operation is Speaker System Hookups 7 clearly indi
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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 jack, see “Rear Panel Descriptions” on page 28. Model Remote STR-DE535 RM-LJ3
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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 Hookups Video Component Hookups The arrow indicates signal flow. CD player Overview Receiver CD player This section describes how to connect video OUTPUT LINE components to the receiver. For specific locations of the L jacks, see the illustration below. L R 5.1 CH/DVD MONITOR R AUDIO IN CD Turntable (STR-DE535 only) Receiver Turntable OUTPUT LINE L L TV/SAT VIDEO R (TV/LD) R AUDIO IN PHONO What cables will I need? • Audio/video cable (not supplied) (1 for each TV tuner, • If y
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Getting Started VCR Speaker System Hookups Receiver VCR OUTPUT INPUT VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN Overview This section describes how to connect your speakers to L the receiver. To enjoy surround effects, center and rear AUDIO AUDIO speakers and an active woofer are required. For L R specific locations of the terminals, see the illustration R below: AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO SPEAKERS WOOFER REAR SPEAKERS CENTER Use the function buttons (TV/SAT (TV/LD), CD, MD/ TAPE etc.) to select the VIDEO AU
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REAR REAR R R L + – R L R + – Getting Started Selecting the impedance After connecting all the components, speakers, and AC Set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR for the front speakers power cord, output a test tone to check that all the as indicated in the table below. Check the instruction speakers are connected correctly. For details on manual of your speakers if you’re not sure of the outputting a test tone, refer to “Adjusting the speaker impedance. (This information is usually printed on a volume” on
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Getting Started Before You Use Your Receiver AC Hookups Before turning on the receiver Setting the voltage selector (except for Canada, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia Make sure that you have: models) • Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position (0). Check that the voltage selector on the rear panel of the • Selected the appropriate front speakers (see “Front player is set to the local power line voltage. If not, set Panel Parts Description” on page 12). the selector to the correct position
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Getting Started 3 Use + or – to select the center mode you want. A description of each center mode is as follows: Dolby Surround Setup If you have Select So that Dolby Pro Logic Surround is a system for decoding Dolby Surround sound that is standardized for TV Front and rear PHANTOM The sound of the center speakers, but no channel is output from programs and movies. By selecting the proper centre center speaker the front speakers mode and adjusting the speaker volume, you can reproduce highly pr
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Getting Started 5 Adjust the volume level so that the volume of the Increasing the output level of the rear test tone from each speaker sounds the same from speaker by 5dB where you are listening. The adjustment range of the rear speakers is preset • To adjust the balance of the front right and front from –15 to + 10, but you can shift the range up 5 levels left speakers, use the BALANCE control on the (– 10 to + 15). front of the main unit. • To adjust the volume level of the center speaker, 1
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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations Front Panel Parts Description This chapter gives you the information on the location and function of the buttons and controls on the front panel and explains basic amplifier operations. 1 823 9 !Á !¼ 7!ª 4 6 5 11/u switch 3 5.1 CH/DVD button Press to turn the receiver on and off. Press to select the component connected to the 5.1 CH/DVD jacks. The 5.1 CH/DVD indicator lights Note up when the component is selected. Before you turn on the receiver,
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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations PHONES jack 0 TONE button Connects headphones. Press to turn the tone effect on or off. The TONE indicator lights up while the tone effect is turned Note on. To use the headphones, set the SPEAKERS selector to OFF Note that if you have adjusted the tone using the to output sound to the headphones. MENU and +/– buttons, the adjusted tone will be produced whenever you turn on the tone effect. 8 DISPLAY button Press repeatedly to change the infor
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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations @Á !£ !»!° !¦ !¢ @¼ !¤ !¥ !£ The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. !¦ SET UP button For details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting Press this button once, and use MENU buttons from page 15. to select any of the following indications. The selected indication appears in the display and you AM button will be able to make various settings using the Selects the AM band. cursor buttons. When you've You can FM button displayed Selects t
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Receiver Operations Receiver Operations If the STEREO indicator remains off Press FM MODE when an FM stereo broadcast is Receiving Broadcasts received. This receiver lets you enter a station’s frequency directly by using the numeric buttons (direct tuning). If If an FM stereo program is distorted you don’t know the frequency of the station you want, The STEREO indicator flashes. Press FM MODE to change to monaural (MONO). You will not have the see “Receiving broadcasts by scanning stations stere
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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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Using Surround Sound Using Surround Sound The third type is “MUSIC”. When a sound field in this type is selected, the receiver adds the reverberation to Enjoying Surround Sound the normal 2-channel stereo sound. You can apply You can take advantage of surround sound simply by these sound fields when playing a CD or watching TV selecting one of the pre-programed “sound fields” that programs to obtain the surround effects of concert hall your receiver provides. You can enjoy the sound of a or a ja
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Using Surround Sound Description of sound fields Selecting a Sound Field Type MODE (sound field) Effects CINEMA PRO LOGIC Decodes programs You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one processed with Dolby of the pre-programed sound fields according to the Pro Logic Surround. program you want to listen to. C(inema) STUDIO Reproduces the sound characteristics of a movie theater. Good for 1 Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the watching standard sound field. movies. The current sound fiel
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Using Surround Sound Adjusting the volume of the rear and center Customizing Sound Fields speakers (REAR/CENTER) If you feel the volume of the rear or center speaker is By adjusting some of the sound parameters, you can inadequate (even after adjusting the speaker volume customize sound fields to suit your particular listening for Dolby Pro Logic Surround), do the procedure situation. below to adjust the volume. Note that the speaker volume adjustment is applied to Once you customize a sound fie
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Using Surround Sound Adjustable parameters for each sound field when selecting program source Parameters Sound field mode Type MODE Test tone output DELAY EFFECT REAR CENTER TONE r No sound Off –– –– a) b) On CINEMA PRO LOGICrr r r Depends on center mode (see page 10) a) b) C STUDIO rr r r rr r From the front and the rear N THEATER speakers alternately MONO MOVIE rr r VIRTUAL V DOLBY rr No sound rr r From the front and the rear MUSIC HALL speakers alternately rr r JAZZ CLUB rr r DISCO* CHURCH* r
