Sony STR-D515 - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents Overview
Introduction
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Checking the supplied accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Inserting the batteries into the remote commander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Hooking up the system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Notes on connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connecting the antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting the antenna ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting the AM antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting speaker systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Coimecting the AC power (Except U.K. model). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2 Basic Operations
Listening to/watching a program source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Selecting a program source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Selecting the speaker system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Receiving FM/AM broadcasts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tuning in a station directly Direct tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Automatic tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Presetting stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tuning in a preset station - Preset tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Remote controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the remote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Changing the settings of the FUNCTION buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 3 Advanced Operations
Recording an audio source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Recording a video source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Video tape editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Obtaining the surround effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Available types of effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting the surround mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Placement of speakers and selecting the
CENTER MODE for dolby surround sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adjusting the speaker volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 4 Other Information
Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
identifying the parts and controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remote commander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover
The STR-D615/D515 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 CATV programs with FM simulcast.
Tuner
• Precise tuning is ensured by a quartz-locked digital
synthesizer.
Surround sound system
• This unit incorporates aU of 3 types of surround effect.
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-hke experience in your
listening room, naturally reproducing the audio sound
field.
The input balance of Dolby Surround program sources is
automatically adjusted.
Since STR-D615 provides the high power center amplifier,
you can obtain the optimum center speaker output
according to the power of the front speakers system.
HALL: Surroimd provides reverberation effect that is
produced in a large concert hall.
SIMULATED: Surround gives the feeling of width and
thickness to monaural soimd of old movie program, etc.
• 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. "CXDLBY", "Pro Logic", and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
Remote control
• The supplied remote commander allows you to remotely
control this unit and the equipments connected to the unit.