Sony STR-DE845 Operating Instructions - Page 29

SHIFT button, MEMORY button, FM/AM button, 2ND AUDIO button STR-DE945 only, BASS BOOST button

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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations qd The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see "Receiving Broadcasts" starting from page 43. PRESET TUNING +/- buttons Scans all preset stations. SHIFT button Selects a memory page for preset stations. TUNING +/- buttons Scans all the available radio stations. MEMORY button Press to memorize a preset station. FM/AM button Selects the FM or AM band. 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 quality improves. qf 2ND AUDIO button (STR-DE945 only) Press repeatedly to select 2 channel (stereo) audio signals for output to a stereo amplifier in another room (page 12). Each press selects another audio source (except PHONO) to be output from the 2ND AUDIO OUT jacks. "SOURCE" selects the same program source as the main function controls. • Even if 2ND AUDIO is set to "SOURCE", no sound is output when the receiver is set to 5.1CH INPUT. • Only signals from components connected to the analog inputs are output through the 2ND AUDIO OUT jacks. No signals are output from components connected to only the digital inputs. qg BASS BOOST button Press to increase the bass of the front speakers. The BASS BOOST indicator lights up when the function is turned on. • The bass booster is not compatible with 96 kHz digital audio signals and during 5.1 CH input. z When you want to listen to an analog source without any digital processing Do the following to bypass the sound field, equalization, and bass booster circuits. 1 Press BASS BOOST to turn off the BASS BOOST indicator. 2 Press EQUALIZER to turn off the EQUALIZER indicator. 3 Press 2CH. The result will be a sound that is highly faithful to the program source. qh EQUALIZER button Press to turn the equalizer on or off. The EQ indicator in the display lights 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. 29

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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations
qd
The following buttons operate the built-in tuner.
For
details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page
43.
PRESET TUNING +/– buttons
Scans all preset stations.
SHIFT button
Selects a memory page for preset stations.
TUNING +/– buttons
Scans all the available radio stations.
MEMORY button
Press to memorize a preset station.
FM/AM button
Selects the FM or AM band.
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 quality improves.
qf
2ND AUDIO button (STR-DE945 only)
Press repeatedly to select 2 channel (stereo) audio
signals for output to a stereo amplifier in another
room (page 12).
Each press selects another audio source (except
PHONO) to be output from the 2ND AUDIO OUT
jacks. “SOURCE” selects the same program source as
the main function controls.
• Even if 2ND AUDIO is set to “SOURCE”, no sound is
output when the receiver is set to 5.1CH INPUT.
• Only signals from components connected to the analog
inputs are output through the 2ND AUDIO OUT jacks. No
signals are output from components connected to only the
digital inputs.
qg
BASS BOOST button
Press to increase the bass of the front speakers.
The
BASS BOOST indicator lights up when the function is
turned on.
• The bass booster is not compatible with 96 kHz digital
audio signals and during 5.1 CH input.
z
When you want to listen to an analog source without any
digital processing
Do the following to bypass the sound field, equalization, and
bass booster circuits.
1
Press BASS BOOST to turn off the BASS BOOST indicator.
2
Press EQUALIZER to turn off the EQUALIZER indicator.
3
Press 2CH.
The result will be a sound that is highly faithful to the program
source.
qh
EQUALIZER button
Press to turn the equalizer on or off.
The EQ indicator
in the display lights 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.