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- Page 1 3-862-620-11(1) Getting Started Integrated AV Amplifier Operating instructions Mode d’emploi Manual de Instrucciones •Read this book first •Lire d’abord ce manuel •Lea en primer lugar este libro TA-AV581 © 1998 by Sony Corporation...
- Page 2 For CDP-C661/CDP-CX571/ST-JX661/ concerning your amplifier, please the cord. TC-WR681 consult your nearest Sony dealer. • The AC power cord must be changed The mains lead plug of CDP-C661/ only at the qualified service shop. CDP-CX571/ST-JX661/TC-WR681 is a •...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Getting Started ABLE OF CONTENTS About This Manual Conventions Getting Started • The instructions in this manual Unpacking 4 describe the controls on the amplifier. Hookup Overview 4 You can also use the controls on the Audio/Video Component Hookups 5 remote if they have the same or Speaker System Hookups 6 similar names as those on the... -
Page 4: Getting Started
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 controller (remote) (1) hookup procedures on the specified pages for the •... -
Page 5: Audio/Video Component Hookups
Getting Started Tuner Audio/Video Component Amplifier Hookups Overview This section describes how to connect your audio and video (audio signal only) components to the amplifier, so you can listen to stereo sources in surround sound. Be sure to place the amplifier on top of other components Tuner (ST-JX661) For specific locations of the jacks, see the illustration... -
Page 6: Speaker System Hookups
Getting Started Speaker System Hookups Amplifier VIDEO 1 OUTPUT INPUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO AUDIO Overview This section describes how to connect your speakers to the amplifier. Front (left and right) speakers are required but center and rear speakers are optional. The center and rear speakers enhance the surround effects. -
Page 7: Ac Hookups
Getting Started Hookups AC Hookups Front speakers Front speaker Amplifier Front speaker Setting the voltage selector (only on models supplied with a voltage selector) CENTER SPEAKER FRONT Check that the voltage selector on the rear panel of the WOOFER SPEAKERS SPEAKER amplifier is set to the local power line voltage. -
Page 8: Amplifier Operations
No sound is heard from your speakers. MASTER VOLUME Using the remote The remote lets you operate the amplifier and the Sony components that are connected to it. SYSTEM CONTROL / CONTROL... - Page 9 Changing the factory setting of a >10 function button * Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 1, 2 or 3 setting. If the factory settings of the SYSTEM CONTROL/ These correspond to Beta, 8mm and VHS FUNCTION buttons (page 8) don’t match your system respectively.
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Page 10: Recording
Amplifier Operations Recording This amplifier makes it easy to record to and from the components connected to the amplifier. You don’t have to connect playback and recording components directly: once you select a program source on the amplifier, you can record and edit as you normally would using the controls on each component. -
Page 11: Using Sound Fields
Using Sound Fields Using Sound Fields When you use the remote Choosing a Surround Mode The remote also lets you choose the surround mode. You can take advantage of the surround sound simply SURROUND MODE by selecting one of the three pre-programmed surround modes according to the type of program you wish to play. -
Page 12: Getting The Most Out Of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound
Using Sound Fields Selecting the center mode Getting the Most Out of Dolby The amplifier offers you four center modes: Pro Logic Surround Sound NORMAL, WIDE, 3 CH, and PHANTOM. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround Select the mode that best suits your speaker’s system sound, first select the center mode. - Page 13 Using Sound Fields Adjusting the speaker volume Adjusting the delay time The test tone feature lets you set the volume of your You can make the surround sound more effective by speakers to the same level. (If all of your speakers have delaying the output from the rear speakers (delay equal performance, you don’t have to adjust the time).
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Page 14: Using Preset Sound Fields
Using Sound Fields Using Preset Sound Fields Using the Superwoofer You can take advantage of sound fields simply by You can re-enforce the bass sound of your superwoofer selecting one of the five pre-programmed ones and obtain a greater sense of atmosphere. Use the according to the program you want to play. -
Page 15: Additional Information
12). help you remedy the problem. Should any problem / Adjust the speaker volume appropriately (see persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. page 13). There’s no sound or only a very low-level sound is heard. Surround effect cannot be obtained. -
Page 16: Specifications
Mass Approx. 8.5 kg woofer off at Supplied accessories 1 kHz, 8 ohms) Remote RM-U581 (1) Sony SUM-3 (NS) (WOOFER) 80 W (at front/rear/center batteries (2) off at 35 Hz, 4 ohms) Design and specifications are subject to Other models: change without notice. -
Page 17: Glossary
Additional Information Surround sound • PHANTOM mode Sound that consists of three elements: direct Glossary Select PHANTOM mode if you have front sound, early reflected sound (early and rear speakers but no center speaker. reflections) and reverberative sound The sound of the center channel is output (reverberation). -
Page 18: Index
Remote 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20 ( 20 changing the factory r 20 setting of a function p 20 button 9 +/– 12, 14 controlling Sony Number (0-9) 20 components 8 Switch and selector Selecting a program source using the remote 8 Sound field Controls... -
Page 19: Rear Panel Descriptions
Rear Panel Descriptions !¢ !£ !™ !¡ 1 y SIGNAL GND terminal 6 WOOFER SPEAKER !¡ TAPE 2 REAR SPEAKERS 7 CENTER SPEAKER !™ CD 3 SWITCHED AC OUTLET 8 FRONT SPEAKERS !£ TUNER 4 AC power cord 9 VIDEO 1 !¢... -
Page 20: Remote Button Descriptions
TV Tape deck/MD signal or VCR program. deck/VCR CD player/ Starts play. Tape deck/MD deck/VCR * Only for Sony TVs with the picture-in-picture function CD player/ Stops play. Tape deck/MD deck/VCR Tape deck Starts play on the reverse side.