Sony STR-D511 Operating Instructions - Page 3

Table

of

Contents

Introduction

Overview

Introduction

Overview

3

Precautions

4

Chapter

1

Getting

Started

Unpacking

4

Checking

the

supplied

accessories

4

Selecting

the

AM

tuning

interval

(Except

U.K.

and

Australian

models)

4

Hooking

up

the

system

5

Notes

on

connections

5

Connecting

equipment

5

Connecting

the

FM

antenna

6

Connecting

the

antenna

ground

6

Connecting

the

AM

antenna

6

Connecting

speaker

systems

7

Connecting

the

AC

power

(Except

U.K.

model)

7

Identifying

the

parts

and

controls

8

Front

panel

8

Remote

commander

9

Inserting

the

batteries

into

the

remote

commander

9

Chapter

2

Basic

Operations

Remote

controls

10

Changing

the

settings

of

the

FUNCTION

buttons

10

Audio

adjustment

11

Adjusting

volume

11

Adjusting

tone

quality

11

Adjusting

left

and

right

sound

balance

11

Reinforcing

the

bass

11

Selecting

the

speaker

system

11

Selecting

a

program

source

11

Receiving

FM/AM

broadcasts

12

Tuning

in

a

station

directly

(Direct

4

-

ling)

12

Automatic

tuning

13

Presetting

stations

14

Tuning

in

a

preset

station

-

Preset

tuning

15

Chapter

3

Advanced

Operations

Recording

an

audio

source

16

Recording

16

Tape

dubbing

16

Recording

a

video

source

17

Video

tape

editing

17

Obtaining

the

surround

effect

17

Selecting

the

surround

mode

17

Available

types

of

effects

17

Placement

of

speakers

and

selecting

the

PRO

LOGIC

MODE

18

Adjusting

the

speaker

volume

19

Adjusting

the

delay

time

of

the

rear

speakers

(STR-D611

only)

20

Chapter

4

Other

Information

Troubleshooting

guide

21

Specifications

23

The

STR-D611/D511

is

an

FM

Stereo/FM-AM

receiver

and

audio/video

control

center.

You

can

listen

to

various

audio/video

program

sources

with

this

unit.

TV/video

programs

•

You

can

enjoy

TV

or

CAN

programs

with

FM

simulcast.

Tuner

•

Precise

tuning

is

ensured

by

a

quartz

-locked

digital

synthesizer.

Surround

sound

system

This

unit

incorporates

all

of

3

types

of

surround

effect.

•

0DI,

►

i"

expands

sound

just

like

listening

to

it

in

a

movie

theater.

•

HALL:

Surround

provides

reverberation

effect

that

is

produced

in

a

large

concert

hall.

•

SIMULATED:

Surround

gives

the

feeling

of

width

and

thickness

to

monaural

sound

of

old

movie

program,

etc.

(STR-D611

only)

•

DOLBY*

PRO

LOGIC:

This

unit

incorporates

the

Dolby

Pro

Logic

Surround

Decoder

which

has

the

same

functions

for

playback

as

movie

theaters

and

gives

a

theater

-like

experience

in

your

listening

room,

naturally

reproducing

the

audio

sound

field.

•

The

input

balance

of

Dolby

surround

program

sources

is

automatically

adjusted.

•

Manufactured

under

license

from

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corporation.

Additionally

licensed

under

one

or

more

of

the

following

patents:

U.S.

number

3,959,590:

Canadian

numbers

1,004,603

and

1,037,877.

"DOLBY',

"Pro

Logic",

and

the

double

-

D

symbol

are

trademarks

of

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corporation.

Remote

commander

•

The

supplied

remote

commander

allows

you

to

remotely

control

this

unit

and

the

equipments

connected

to

the

unit.

Difference

between

the

models

This

instruction

manual

covers

the

STR-D611

and

STR-

D511.

The

STR-D611

has

the

following

features

which

are

not

in

the

STR-D511.

•

DELAY

TIME

adjustment

•

The

SIMULATED

mode

of

the

surround

effect

Note:

All

illustrations

in

this

manual

show

the

STR-D611.

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