Sony STR-SE501: Location of

Location of

Front Panel Parts

Descriptions

Parts and Basic

Operations

This chapter provides information

about the locations and functions of

the buttons and controls on the front

panel. It also explains basic

operations.

1 ?/1 switch

Press to turn the receiver on and off.

2 Function buttons

Press one of the buttons to select the component you

want to use.

To select Press

VCR VIDEO

TV or satellite tuner TV/SAT

DVD or LD player DVD/LD

MD or Tape deck MD/TAPE

CD player CD

Built in tuner TUNER

An audio component AUX

After selecting the component, turn on the component

you selected and play the program source.

• After selecting VCR, DVD player, or LD player, turn on the

TV and set the TV’s video input to match the component

you selected.

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3

2 4

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING

? / 1

PRESET/

– PTY SELECT +

SHIFT

DIMMER

DISPLAY

BASS BOOST TONE

– TUNING +

MEMORY

FM/AM

FM MODE

INPUT MODE

MASTER VOLUME

SPEAKERS

R ON r OFF

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

Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations

MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX

SOUND FIELD

SUR

NAME

PHONES

A. F. D.

2CH MODE

BASS/

TREBLE

ENTER

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3 INPUT MODE button

5 MASTER VOLUME control

Press to select the input mode for your digital

After turning on the component you selected, rotate to

components (DVD/LD and TV/SAT).

adjust the volume.

Each press switches the input mode of the currently

selected component.

6 MUTING button

Press to mute the sound. The indicator lights up when

Select To

the sound is muted.

AUTO Give priority to digital signals

when there are both digital and

7 SPEAKERS selector (STR-DE545 and STR-SE501 only)

analog connections. If there are

no digital signals, analog is

Press according to the front speakers you want to

selected

drive.

DIGITAL (OPTICAL) Specify the digital audio signals

Press To select

input to the DIGITAL OPTICAL

input jacks

A The speakers connected to the FRONT

SPEAKERS A terminals

DIGITAL (COAXIAL) Specify the digital audio signals

input to the DIGITAL COAXIAL

B The speakers connected to the FRONT

input jacks (DVD/LD only)

SPEAKERS B terminals

ANALOG Specify the analog audio signals

A+B* The speakers connected to both the FRONT

input to the AUDIO IN (L and R)

SPEAKERS A and B terminals (parallel

jacks

connection)

* Be sure to connect the front speakers with nominal impedance of

8 ohms or higher if you want to select both sets of front speakers.

4 5.1CH INPUT button

Press to enjoy the audio source connected to the 5.1CH

STR-DE445 only

INPUT jacks with the video from the selected

Press SPEAKERS button to ON.

component.

PHONES jack

• When the 5.1CH INPUT is selected, the tone, bass booster,

Connects headphones.

and sound field effects do not function.

• To change the video input displayed when 5.1CH INPUT is

• To use the headphones, press the SPEAKERS button to OFF

selected, press SET UP (ws) and then press cursor buttons

to output sound to the headphones.

(w;) repeatedly to select “5.1 V. IN” (see page 47 for

• When listening to the headphones, set the sound field to

details).

2CH to get the correct soundstage.

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Front Panel Parts Description

8 qa w;qs

qh qg9

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING

? / 1

PRESET/

– PTY SELECT +

SHIFT

DIMMER

DISPLAY

BASS BOOST TONE

– TUNING +

MEMORY

FM/AM

FM MODE

INPUT MODE

MASTER VOLUME

SPEAKERS

R ON r OFF

A

I

i

RDS EON RDS PTY

VIDEO

DVD/LD TV/SAT

5.1CH INPUT

CINEMA STUDIO

–

+

B

LEVEL

MUTING

BASS

A B C

SET UP

BOOST

TONE

Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations

MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX

SOUND FIELD

SUR

NAME

PHONES

A. F. D.

2CH MODE

BASS/

TREBLE

ENTER

q;

qkql wswdwfwaqj

qd qf

8 DISPLAY button

* Index name appears only when you have assigned one to the

Press repeatedly to change the information on the

component or preset station (see page 45). Index name does not

display window as follows:

appear when only blank spaces have been entered, or it is the

same as the function button.

v

** These indications appear only during RDS reception (see page

Index name of the component

41).

v

FUNCTION button indication

9 DIMMER button

Press repeatedly to adjust the brightness of the display.

v

Sound field applied to the program source

0 Use the SOUND FIELD buttons to enjoy surround

sound. For details, see “Enjoying Surround Sound”

starting from page 27.

When the tuner is selected

A.F.D. button / indicator

v

Index name of the preset station* or program

Press to set the receiver to automatically detect the

station name**

type of audio signal being input and perform proper

v

decoding (if necessary).

Frequency

2CH button / indicator

v

Press to output sound from only the front (left and

Program type indication**

right) speakers.

v

Radio text**

MODE button / indicator

v

Press to activate the sound field selection mode (page

Current time

28).

v

qa MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator

Sound field applied to the band or the preset

This indicator lights up when the unit is decoding

station

signals recorded in a multi channel format.

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qs Use the CINEMA STUDIO buttons to enjoy the

TUNING +/– buttons

CINEMA STUDIO sound effects.

Scan all the available radio stations.

A/B/C buttons

FM/AM button

Press to activate the CINEMA STUDIO A, B or C

Selects the FM or AM band.

sound field (page 29).

FM MODE button

qd BASS BOOST button

If “STEREO” flashes in the display and the FM stereo

Press to increase the bass of the front speakers. The

reception is poor, press this button. You will not have

BASS BOOST indicator lights up when the function is

the stereo effect but the sound is improved.

turned on.

Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations

RDS EON button

qf TONE button

Press to set the receiver to automatically switch to

Press to turn the tone effect on or off. The TONE

stations broadcasting traffic announcements, news, or

indicator lights up when the tone is turned on.

information program. The RDS EON button does not

When you adjust the tone using the BASS/TREBLE

function during AM reception.

parameters (page 35), the settings are stored automati-

cally and can be reproduced whenever you turn on the

RDS PTY button

tone.

Press to scan stations by program type. The RDS PTY

button does not function during AM reception.

z When you want to listen to an analog source without any

digital processing

qj LEVEL button

Do the following to bypass the sound field, tone, and bass

Press to activate the speaker level parameters (page

booster circuits.

34). The indicator on the button lights up and you can

1 Press 2CH.

adjust the various speaker level parameters (front

2 Press BASS BOOST to turn off the BASS BOOST indicator.

balance, rear balance, etc.).

3 Press TONE to turn off the TONE indicator.

Press again to turn off the indicator.

The result will be a sound that is highly faithful to the program

source.

qk SUR button

Press to activate the surround parameters (page 33).

qg The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For

The indicator on the button lights up and you can

details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page

adjust the various surround parameters (effect level,

37.

wall type, etc.).

Press again to turn off the indicator.

SHIFT button

Selects a memory page for preset stations.

ql BASS/TREBLE button

Press to adjust the tone (page 35).

MEMORY button

Press to memorize a preset station.

w; Cursor buttons (

/ )

Press to select various speaker level, surround, and

qh The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For

bass/treble parameters (etc.).

details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page

37.

PRESET/PTY SELECT +/– buttons

Scan all preset stations.

Select program types during PTY operations.

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