Sony STR-DE345: Aerial Hookups

Getting Started

If you have poor AM reception

Connect a 6 to 15-meter (20 to 50 ft.) insulated wire (not

Aerial Hookups

supplied) to the AM aerial terminal in addition to the

AM loop aerial. Try to extend the wire outdoors and

keep it horizontal.

Overview

This section describes how to connect AM and FM

Connecting a ground wire

aerials to the receiver. If you want to receive radio

If you connect the receiver to an outdoor aerial, ground

broadcasts with the receiver, complete these

it against lightning as shown in the illustration in the

connections first, then go to the following pages.

left column. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect

For specific locations of the terminals, see the

the ground wire to a gas pipe.

illustration below.

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Where do I go next?

If you want to connect other components, go on to the next

section. If you’re only planning to use the receiver to listen to

the radio, go to “Speaker System Hookups” on page 8.

Audio Component Hookups

What aerials will I need?

• FM wire aerial

• AM loop aerial

Overview

(supplied) (1)

(supplied) (1)

This section describes how to connect your audio

components to the receiver. If you want to use the

receiver as an amplifier, complete these connections.

For specific locations of the jacks, see the illustration

below.

Hookups

Receiver

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FM wire aerial

FM

75

Ω

After connecting

COAXIAL

AM loop aerial

CD

MD/TAPE

the wire aerial,

keep it as

What cords will I need?

AM

horizontal as

Audio cords (not supplied) (1 for CD player; 2 for each MD

possible.

deck or tape deck)

White (L)White (L)

If you have poor FM reception

Red (R)Red (R)

Use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the

receiver to an outdoor FM aerial as shown below.

FM outdoor aerial

Receiver

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FM

75

Ω

COAXIAL

Ground wire

AM

(not supplied)

to ground

(continued)

GB

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