Sony STR-SE501: Front Panel Parts Description

Front Panel Parts Description: Sony STR-SE501

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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations

v

8

DISPLAY button

Press repeatedly to change the information on the

display window as follows:

Index name of the component

v

FUNCTION button indication

v

Sound field applied to the program source

When the tuner is selected

v

Index name of the preset station* or program

station name**

v

Frequency

v

Program type indication**

v

Radio text**

v

Current time

v

Sound field applied to the band or the preset

station

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

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

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

same as the function button.

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

41).

9

DIMMER button

Press repeatedly to adjust the brightness of the display.

0

Use the SOUND FIELD buttons to enjoy surround

sound. For details, see “Enjoying Surround Sound”

starting from page 27.

A.F.D. button / indicator

Press to set the receiver to automatically detect the

type of audio signal being input and perform proper

decoding (if necessary).

2CH button / indicator

Press to output sound from only the front (left and

right) speakers.

MODE button / indicator

Press to activate the sound field selection mode (page

28).

qa

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator

This indicator lights up when the unit is decoding

signals recorded in a multi channel format.

Front Panel Parts Description

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MULTI CHANNEL DECODING

MASTER VOLUME

DISPLAY

INPUT MODE

VIDEO

MD/TAPE

CD

TUNER

AUX

DVD/LD

TV/SAT 5.1CH INPUT

CINEMA STUDIO

LEVEL

I

i

+

SET UP

BASS BOOST

TONE

FM/AM

MUTING

TONE

BASS

BOOST

SHIFT

MEMORY

FM MODE

RDS EON RDS PTY

PRESET/

–   PTY SELECT   +

–   TUNING   +

NAME

ENTER

SUR

BASS/

TREBLE

SOUND FIELD

A. F. D.

A

B

C

2CH

MODE

DIMMER

SPEAKERS

R

 ON 

r

 OFF

A

PHONES

B

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