Receiver operations
Selecting a Component
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:
• Connected all components securely and correctly as
indicated on pages 4 to 8.
• Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position
(0) to avoid damaging your speakers.
POWER
Function buttons
1
Press POWER to turn on the receiver.
2
Press a function button to select the component
you want to use:
To listen to or watch
Records
Radio programmes
Compact discs (CD)
Audio tapes or MiniDiscs
(MD)
TV programmes or Laser discs
Video tapes
3
Turn on the component, for example, a CD player,
and then start playing.
To tune in radio stations on this receiver, see
"Receiving Broadcasts" on page 11.
4
Turn MASTER VOLUME to adjust the volume.
To adjust the volume of the TV's speakers, use the
volume control on the TV.
To
Mute the sound
Reinforce the bass
Adjust the balance
Adjust the tone quality
MASTER VOLUME
Watching/listening to video programmes
When you watch/listening to TV or video
programmes, we recommend you play audio portion
through the receiver instead of your TV's speaker. This
lets you take advantage of the receiver's surround
sound effects, like Dolby Pro Logic Surround and lets
you use the receiver's remote to control the audio.
Turn off the speakers on your TV before you start so
Press
you can enjoy the surround sound from your receiver.
PHONO
To watch/listening to TV programmes, turn on the TV, TV
TUNER
tuner and the receiver and press TV/LD on the receiver.
CD
To watch videos or laser discs, do the following:
TAPE/MD
1
TV/LD
2
VIDEO
3
Using the remote
The remote lets you operate the receiver and the Sony
components that are connected to it.
Receiver Operations
Do this
Press MUTING on the remote.
Press again to restore the
sound
Press BASS BOOST to turn on
the BASS BOOST indicator.
Turn the BALANCE control
left or right.
Adjust the BASS and TREBLE
controls.
When you listen with headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack and set
the SPEAKERS buttons to OFF.
Press a function button to select the component
(for example, VIDEO).
Turn on the TV and set the TV's video input to
match your video component.
Turn on the component (VCR or LD player), and
start playback.
TV CONTROL
SYSTEM OFF
SYSTEM
CONTROL/
FUNCTION
(continued)
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