Sony STR-DE345: Unpacking Hookup Overview

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 aerial (1)

hookup procedures for the components that you want

• AM loop aerial (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 26.

Model Remote

STR-DE345 RM-PP404

Video Component

DVD player/Dolby

STR-DE245 RM-U304

Hookups (6)

Digital decoder

TV monitor

• Size AA (R6) batteries (2)

(STR-DE345

Aerial Hookups (5)

• Operating instructions of the remote RM-PP404

only)

(STR-DE345 only)

Speaker

AM/FM aerial

System

TV tuner

Hookups (8)

Inserting batteries into the remote

SAT (Satellite

Front

Front

receiver)

speaker

Insert two size AA (R6) batteries in accordance with

speaker

(L)

(R)

the + and – markings on the battery compartment.

VCR

When using the remote, point it at the remote sensor g

on the receiver.

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CD player

Centre

Active

speaker

woofer

Rear

Rear

MD/TAPE deck

speaker

speaker

(L)

(R)

When to replace batteries

Audio Component

Under normal use, the batteries should last for about 6

Hookups (5)

months. When the remote no longer operates the

receiver, replace both batteries with new ones.

Before you get started

Notes

• Turn off the power to all components before making

• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid

any connections.

place.

• Do not connect the mains lead until all of the

• Do not use a new battery with an old one.

connections are completed.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or

• Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum

lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

and noise.

• If you don’t use the remote for an extended period of time,

remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from

• When connecting an audio/video cable, be sure to

battery leakage and corrosion.

match the color-coded pins to the appropriate jacks

on the components: Yellow (video) to Yellow; White

(left, audio) to White; and Red (right, audio) to Red.

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