Sony STR-DE445: Other

Other: Sony STR-DE445

Cursor buttons

Other

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING

? / 1

– PTY SELECT +

PRESET/

Operations

SHIFT

DIMMER

DISPLAY

BASS BOOST TONE

– TUNING +

MEMORY

MASTER VOLUME

FM/AM

FM MODE

R ON r OFF

SPEAKERS

INPUT MODE

A

I

i

RDS EON RDS PTY

B

VIDEO

DVD/LD TV/SAT

5.1CH INPUT

CINEMA STUDIO

+

A B C

LEVEL

SET UP

MUTING

BASS

BOOST

TONE

PHONES

MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX

SOUND FIELD

SOUND FIELD

SUR

NAME

A. F. D.

2CH MODE

TREBLE

BASS/

ENTER

SET UP

TUNER

Jog dial

NAME

ENTER

Brief descriptions of buttons that appear

in this chapter

NAME button: Press to name preset stations or program

sources.

Jog dial: Use to select characters when naming preset

stations or program sources.

Cursor buttons ( / ): Use to move the cursor when

naming preset stations or program sources.

TUNER button: Press to select the tuner.

SET UP button: Press to enter the set up mode.

ENTER button: Press to enter the completed name of the

preset station or program source.

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Naming Preset Stations and

Recording

Program Sources

Your receiver makes it easy to record to and from the

components connected to it. You don’t have to connect the

You can enter a name (index name) of up to 8 characters

playback and recording components directly to each

for preset stations and program sources. These names (for

other: once you select a program source on the receiver,

example, “VHS”) appear in the receiver’s display when a

you can record and edit as you normally would using the

station or program source is selected.

controls on each component.

Note that no more than one name can be entered for each

preset station or program source.

Before you begin, make sure you’ve connected all

This function is useful for distinguishing components of

components properly.

the same kind. For example, two VCRs can be specified as

“VHS” and “8MM”, respectively. It is also handy for

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING

identifying components connected to jacks meant for

? / 1

– PTY SELECT +

PRESET/

SHIFT

DIMMER

DISPLAY

BASS BOOST TONE

– TUNING +

MEMORY

another type of component, for example, a second CD

SPEAKERS

INPUT MODE

MASTER VOLUME

FM/AM

FM MODE

R ON r OFF

player connected to the MD/TAPE jacks.

A

I

i

RDS EON RDS PTY

B

VIDEO

DVD/LD TV/SAT

5.1CH INPUT

CINEMA STUDIO

LEVEL

+

A B C

SET UP

MUTING

BASS

BOOST

TONE

PHONES

MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX

SOUND FIELD

SOUND FIELD

SUR

NAME

A. F. D.

2CH MODE

TREBLE

BASS/

ENTER

1 To name a preset station

Press TUNER.

The last station you received is tuned in.

ç

c

Function buttons

ç

c

To name a program source

Playback component

Recording component

Select the program source (component) to be

(program source)

(tape deck, MD deck,

named, then go to Step 3.

VCR)

ç: Audio signal flow

2 Tune in the preset station you want to create an

c: Video signal flow

index name for.

If you are not familiar with how to tune in preset

Other Operations

stations, see “Tuning to preset stations” on page 41.

Recording on an audio tape or MiniDisc

You can record on a cassette tape or MiniDisc using the

3 Press NAME.

receiver. Refer to the instruction manual of your cassette

deck or MD deck if you need help.

4 Create an index name by using the jog dial and

cursor buttons:

1 Select the component to be recorded.

Turn the jog dial to select a character, then press

to

move the cursor to the next position.

2 Prepare the component for playing.

For example, insert a CD into the CD player.

To insert a space

Turn the jog dial until a blank space appears in the

3 Insert a blank tape or MD into the recording deck

display (you can find the space character between “

]

and adjust the recording level, if necessary.

and “A”).

4 Start recording on the recording deck, then start

If you’ve made a mistake

playback on the playback component.

Press

or repeatedly until the character to be

changed flashes, then turn the jog dial to select the

Notes

right character.

You cannot record a digital audio signal using a component

connected to the analog MD/TAPE REC OUT jacks.

5 Press ENTER.

Sound adjustments do not affect the signal output from the

MD/TAPE REC OUT jacks.

To assign index names to other stations

Repeat Steps 2 to 5.

Note

You cannot change the name of an RDS station.

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Recording

Using the Sleep Timer

You can set the receiver to turn off automatically at a

Recording on a video tape

specified time.

You can record from a TV, or an LD player using the

receiver. You can also add audio from a variety of audio

Press SLEEP on the remote while the power is on.

sources when editing a video tape. See your LD player’s

Each time you press SLEEP, the time changes as shown

instruction manual if you need help.

below.

n 2:00:00 n 1:30:00n 1:00:00 n 0:30:00 n OFF

1 Select the program source to be recorded.

2 Prepare the component for playing.

The display dims after you have specified the time.

For example, insert the laser disc you want to record

into the LD player.

z

You can freely specify the time

First, press SLEEP on the remote, then specify the time you want

using the jog dial on the receiver. The sleep time changes in 1

3 Insert a blank video tape into the VCR for

minute intervals. You can specify up to 5 hours.

recording.

z

You can check the time remaining before the receiver turns

4 Start recording on the recording VCR, then start

off

playing the laser disc you want to record.

Press SLEEP on the remote. The remaining time appears in the

display.

z

You can record the sound from any audio source onto a

video tape while recording from a laser disc

Locate the point where you want to start recording from another

audio source, select the program source, then start playback. The

audio from that source will be recorded onto the audio track of

the video tape instead of the audio from the original medium.

Other Operations

To resume audio recording from the original medium, select the

video source again.

Note

Please be sure to make both digital and analog connections to the

DVD/LD inputs. Analog recording is not possible if you only

make digital connections.

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Adjustment Using the SET

UP Button

The SET UP button allows you to make the following

adjustments.

Selecting the 5.1CH video input

This parameter lets you specify the video input to be used

with the audio signals from the 5.1CH INPUT jack. The

5.1CH video input is set to DVD/LD by default.

1 Press SET UP.

2 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select

“5.1 V. IN”.

3 Turn the jog dial to select the video input you

want.

Other Operations

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