Sony TA-VA80ES User Manual

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Unpacking   4
Hookup Overview   4
Audio Component Hookups   5
Speaker System Hookups   6
TV/VCR Hookups   8
Digital Component Hookups   8
AC Hookups   10
Before You Use Your Amplifier   10

Selecting a Component   11
Indexing Program Sources   14
Recording   14
Using the Sleep Timer   15

Dolby Digital   16

Using Pre-programmed Sound Fields   18
Customizing the Sound Fields   20

Operating One Component While Using Another (background operation)

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Changing the Factory Setting of a FUNCTION Button   23
Programming the Remote    24

Troubleshooting   25
Specifications   26
Glossary   27
Table of Functions of the SET UP Button   28
Rear Panel Descriptions   29
Remote Button Descriptions   30

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The instructions in this manual are for
model TA-VA80ES.

• The instructions in this manual

describe the controls on the amplifier.
You can also use the controls on the
remote if they have the same or
similar names as those on the
amplifier.

• A “Quick Reference Guide” is

supplied on page 33.

• The “Remote Button Descriptions”

section on page 30 provides an
overview of the remote buttons.

• The following icons are used in this

manual:

Z

Indicates that you can use only
the remote to do the task.

z

Indicates hints and tips for
making the task easier.

This amplifier incorporates the Dolby*
Pro Logic Surround system.

* Manufactured under license from

Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
DOLBY, the double-D symbol a,
“AC-3,” and “PRO LOGIC” are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.