Sony STR-DB940 Operating Instructions - Page 30

RDS PTY button, TEST TONE button

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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations Front Panel Parts Description ws NAME button Press to activate the name function and enter names for preset stations and program sources (page 51). wd EQUALIZER button Press to turn the equalizer on or off. The EQ indicator in the display lights in the display when the equalizer is turned on. When you adjust the equalizer using the EQ parameters (page 40), the settings are stored automatically and can be reproduced whenever you turn on the equalizer. • The equalizer is not compatible with 96 kHz digital audio signals and during 5.1CH input. wf The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see "Receiving Broadcasts" starting from page 43. Models of area code CED TUNING/PTY SELECT +/- buttons Scans all the available radio stations. Selects program types during PTY operations. Models of other area codes TUNING +/- buttons Scans all the available radio stations. wg Models of area code CED The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see "Using the Radio Data System (RDS)" starting from page 47. RDS EON button Press to set the receiver to automatically switch to stations broadcasting traffic announcements, news, or information program. The EON button does not function during AM reception. RDS PTY button Press to scan stations by program type. The PTY button does not function during AM reception. Models of other area codes TEST TONE button Press to output the test tone. SLEEP button Press to activate the sleep timer. wh The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see "Receiving Broadcasts" starting from page 43. MEMORY button Press to memorize a preset station. FM MODE button If "STEREO" flashes in the display and the FM stereo reception is poor, press this button. You will not have the stereo effect but the sound is improved. wj SPEAKERS selector Set according to the front speakers you want to drive. Set to To select A The speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS A terminals B The speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals A+B* The speakers connected to both the FRONT SPEAKERS A and B terminals (parallel connection) OFF No speaker output * Be sure to connect front speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 ohms or higher if you want to select both sets (A+B) of front speakers. In this case, set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to "4Ω" PHONES jack Connects headphones. • To use the headphones, set the SPEAKERS selector to OFF to output sound to the headphones. • To enjoy surround sound from the headphones, we recommend selecting the HEADPHONE THEATER sound field. Selecting other sound fields when the SPEAKERS selector is set to OFF automatically presents a 2 channel (stereo) downmix from the headphones. 30

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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations
ws
NAME button
Press to activate the name function and enter names
for preset stations and program sources (page 51).
wd
EQUALIZER button
Press to turn the equalizer on or off.
The EQ indicator
in the display lights in the display when the equalizer
is turned on.
When you adjust the equalizer using the EQ
parameters (page 40), the settings are stored
automatically and can be reproduced whenever you
turn on the equalizer.
• The equalizer is not compatible with 96 kHz digital audio
signals and during 5.1CH input.
wf
The following buttons operate the built-in tuner.
For
details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page
43.
Models of area code CED
TUNING/PTY SELECT +/– buttons
Scans all the available radio stations.
Selects program types during PTY operations.
Models of other area codes
TUNING +/– buttons
Scans all the available radio stations.
wg
Models of area code CED
The following buttons operate the built-in tuner.
For details, see “Using the Radio Data System
(RDS)” starting from page 47.
RDS EON button
Press to set the receiver to automatically switch to
stations broadcasting traffic announcements, news,
or information program.
The EON button does not
function during AM reception.
RDS PTY button
Press to scan stations by program type. The PTY
button does not function during AM reception.
Models of other area codes
TEST TONE button
Press to output the test tone.
SLEEP button
Press to activate the sleep timer.
Front Panel Parts Description
wh
The following buttons operate the built-in tuner.
For
details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page
43.
MEMORY button
Press to memorize a preset station.
FM MODE button
If “STEREO” flashes in the display and the FM stereo
reception is poor, press this button.
You will not have
the stereo effect but the sound is improved.
wj
SPEAKERS selector
Set according to the front speakers you want to drive.
Set to
To select
A
The speakers connected to the FRONT
SPEAKERS A terminals
B
The speakers connected to the FRONT
SPEAKERS B terminals
A+B*
The speakers connected to both the FRONT
SPEAKERS A and B terminals (parallel
connection)
OFF
No speaker output
*
Be sure to connect front speakers with a nominal impedance of
8 ohms or higher if you want to select both sets (A+B) of front
speakers.
In this case, set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to
“4
PHONES jack
Connects headphones.
• To use the headphones, set the SPEAKERS selector to OFF
to output sound to the headphones.
• To enjoy surround sound from the headphones, we
recommend selecting the HEADPHONE THEATER sound
field. Selecting other sound fields when the SPEAKERS
selector is set to OFF automatically presents a 2 channel
(stereo) downmix from the headphones.