Sony STR-DE915 - Manual (Page 29)

Operating One Component
While Using Another
(background operation)
You can temporarily operate other components while
listening to or watching a program.
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■ Numeric and
ENTER buttons
Press both the corresponding button of the
component you're going to use (see the table
below) and one of fhe following,buttorrs at the
same time; VISUAL POWER, TV/VIDEO, CH/
PRESET +/-, ANT TV/VTR, D.SKIP, ►,
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Example; To start recording on a tape deck
while listening to a CD
While holding down BACKGROUND,
press 4 (or 5) and press • + ► at the
same time.
The following buttons correspond to the
components.
The button Corresponds to
1 CD player
2 DAT deck
3 MD deck
4 Tape'deck A
5 Tape deck B
6 LD player . ^
7 VCR (remote control mode VTR 1**^)
8 VCR (remote control mode VTR 2*)
9 VCR (remote control mode VTR 3*)
>10 DBS tuner
ENTER DVD player
* Sony VCRs are operated with a VTR 1, 2 or 3 setting
that corresponds to Beta, 8mm, and VHS,
respectively.
Changing the Factory Setting
of a FUNaiON Button
If the factory settings of the FUNCTION buttons (page
13) don't match your system components, you can
change them. For example, if you cormect a Sony LD
player to the VIDEO 2 jacks, you can assign the VIDEO
2 button to set the remote to control the LD player.
Note that the settings of the TUNER and PHONO
buttons cannot be changed.
1 Hold down the SYSTEM CONTROL / FUNCTION
button whose function you want to change
(VIDEO 2, for example).
2 Press the corresponding numeric button of the
component you want to assign to the SYSTEM
CONTROL/FUNCnON button (6 - LD player,
for example).
For the numeric buttons, see the table in
"Operating One Component While Using
Another" on this page.
Now you can use the VIDEO 2 button to control
your Sony LD player.
To reset the setting to the factory setting
Repeat the above procedure.
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