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TA-VE700
© 1996 by Sony Corporation
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If you have any question or problem concerning your amplifier, please WARNING Precautions consult your nearest Sony dealer. To prevent fire or shock On safety hazard, do not expose • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the amplifier the unit to rain or and have it checked by qualified moisture. personnel before operating it any further. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. On power sources • Before operating
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the amplifier. You can Getting Started also use the controls on the remote if Unpacking 4 they have the same or similar names as Hookup Overview 4 those on the amplifier. Audio Component Hookups 5 • The “Remote Button Descriptions” Speaker System Hookups 5 section on page 21 provides an TV/VCR Hookups 6 overview of the remote buttons. AC Hookups 7 • The following icons are used in this Before You Use You
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Getting Started Unpacking Hookup Overview Check that you received the following items with the The amplifier allows you to connect and control the amplifier: following audio/video components. Follow the • Remote commander (remote) (1) hookup procedures for the components that you want • Size AA (R6) batteries (2) to connect to the amplifier on the pages specified. To learn the locations and names of each jacks, see “Rear Panel Descriptions” on page 20. Inserting batteries into the remote Ins
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Getting Started • If your turntable has an earth lead To prevent hum, connect the earth lead to the y ground Audio Component Hookups terminal on the amplifier. Overview Where do I go next? This section describes how to connect your audio Go on to the next section to connect the speakers. components to the amplifier. For specific locations of the jacks, see the illustration below. y Speaker System Hookups TAPE/MD Overview This section describes how to connect your speakers to the amplifier. Altho
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Getting Started Hookups To drive Set SPEAKERS selector to Front speakers Speaker system A (connected A to the FRONT SPEAKERS A Front speaker Front speaker terminals) Amplifier (R) (L) FRONT SPEAKERS Speaker system B (connected B IMPEDANCE USE 4-16 Ω to the FRONT SPEAKERS B A A terminals) R L } ] } ] Both speaker systems A and A+B* B (parallel connection) *Do not use A+B with SOUND FIELD set to ON. To connect the speaker cords Where do I go next? ]} To complete your system, go to “AC Hookups” on
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Getting Started Hookups AC Hookups The arrow indicates signal flow. TV monitor If you use a TV monitor, do not connect anything to the TV/ Connecting the mains lead LD VIDEO IN jack. Connect the mains lead from this amplifier and from TV monitor Amplifier your audio/video components to a wall outlet. MONITOR OUT If you connect other audio components to the INPUT VIDEO SWITCHED AC OUTLET on the amplifier, the VIDEO amplifier can supply power to the connected OUT component so you can turn on/off
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Amplifier Operations Amplifier 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 amplifier or with the remote. Before you begin, make sure you have: Watching video programmes • Connected all components securely and correctly as When you watch TV or video programmes, we indicated on pages 4 to 7. recommend you play audio porti
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Amplifier Operations To listen to or watch Press Indexing programme sources Records PHONO This feature is useful when, for example, you have Radio programmes TUNER more than one VCR: you can label one VCR as “VHS” Compact Discs (CD) CD and label the other as “8MM”. Then, you can have the Digital Audio Tapes (DAT) DAT/MD amplifier display the index names so you can tell or MiniDiscs (MD) which VCR you are using. This feature also comes in Audio tapes TAPE handy if you connect a component to jac
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c Amplifier Operations 2 Set the component to be ready for playing. For example, insert the laser disc you want to Recording record from into the LD player. This amplifier makes it easy to record to and from the 3 Insert a blank video tape into the VCR (VIDEO 1 components connected to the amplifier. You don’t or VIDEO 2) for recording. have to connect playback and recording components directly: once you select a programme source on the 4 Start recording on the recording VCR and then amplifier
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Using Surround Sound Using Surround Sound Sound Fields Using Pre-programmed Sound GENRE MODE To Fields PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC Decode programmes 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 programme you want to play. speakers after decoding the Dolby Surround programme SOUND FIELD ON/OFF MOVIE SMALL THEATER Add the acoustic GENRE MODE reflections of
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Using Surround Sound Taking Advantage of the Customizing Sound Fields Sound Fields You can customize the sound fields by adjusting the tone (bass or treble) and surround sound parameters while listening to a programme source. The adjusted How can you customize the sound fields? parameters are stored in memory automatically and Each sound field is composed of sound parameters — you can use your custom sound fields just as you variables of sound that create sound image. You can would use the pre-p
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Using Surround Sound Note that you must have at least one additional pair of Adjusting surround sound parameters speakers and/or one centre speaker to do the following Change the surround parameters to fit your listening adjustments. situation. Refer to the chart on the previous page for parameters you can adjust in each sound field. SOUND FIELD ON/OFF To adjust the parameters of the DOLBY SUR sound GENRE MODE CENTER MODE field, see “Getting the Most Out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound” on thi
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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 centre channel is centre 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 centre 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 9) 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 programme. player to the VIDEO 2 jacks, you can assign the VIDEO 2 button to set the remote to control the LD player. Note tha
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Advanced Remote Operations If the LEARN indicator flashes rapidly You cannot use the button you’ve pressed. Programming the Remote 4 On the other remote, select the function that the The remote can control non-Sony components by amplifier’s remote is to “learn” and hold down its “learning” the control signals from their remotes. Once button until the LEARN indicator lights steadily. this remote learns the other components signals, you can use these components as part of your system. 5 Repeat Ste
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Additional Information Additional Information No sound or only a very low-level sound is heard from the rear speakers. Troubleshooting / Turn on the sound field function. / Select the appropriate centre mode If you experience any of the following difficulties while (see page 13). using the amplifier, use this troubleshooting guide to / Adjust the speaker volume appropriately help you remedy the problem. Should any problem (see page 14). persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. / Make sure you
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Additional Information Video section Inputs VIDEO 1, 2, 3, TV/LD Specifications Glossary VIDEO IN: 1 Vp-p 75 ohms VIDEO 1, 3 S VIDEO: Centre mode Setting of speakers to enhance Dolby Pro Y: 1 Vp-p, unbalanced, Amplifier section Logic Surround mode. To obtain the best sync negative possible surround sound, select one of the POWER OUTPUT C: 0.286 Vp-p, following four centre modes according to Stereo mode (DIN 1 kHz, 4 ohms) load impedance your speaker system. 90 W + 90 W 75 ohms • NORMAL mode Surr
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Additional Information • 3 CH LOGIC mode Parameter Test tone Select 3 CH LOGIC mode if you have front Variable of sound that composes sound Signal given out by the amplifier for and centre speakers but no rear speaker. image, such as tone or delay time. You can adjusting the speaker volume. The test tone The sound of the rear channel is output customize the pre-programmed sound fields will come out as follows: from the front speakers to let you by adjusting parameters to suit your listening • In
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Rear Panel Descriptions 1 234 5 7 68 9 !° !¢!£!ª !Á 0 1y ground terminal 7 FRONT SPEAKERS (A/B) !Á SURROUND SPEAKERS 2 MONITOR 8 SWITCHED AC OUTLET (REAR) 3 TV/LD 9 mains lead !ª TAPE/MD 4 VIDEO 2 0 SURROUND SPEAKERS !£ CD 5 VIDEO 1 (CENTER) !¢ TUNER 6 MIX AUDIO OUT !° PHONO EN 20
