Sony STR-DE885

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STR-DE985/DE885    4-238-488-12(1) US
Basic Operations
Selecting the component
FUNCTION control
Turn FUNCTION control to select the
component you want to use.
To select
Rotate to light
VCR
VIDEO 1* or VIDEO 2*
Camcorder or
VIDEO 3*
video game
DVD or LD player
DVD/LD*
TV or satellite tuner
TV/SAT*
Tape deck
TAPE (STR-DE985)
MD or Tape deck
MD/TAPE (STR-DE885)
MD or DAT deck
MD/DAT (STR-DE985)
CD or SACD player
CD/SACD
Built in tuner
TUNER
Turntable
PHONO
* VIDEO SELECT INDICATOR lights up when
selected.
After turning on the component you selected,
select the component and play the program
source.
• After selecting VCR, camcorder, video game,
DVD player, or LD player, turn on the TV and
set the TV’s video input to match the
component you selected.
MODE (FUNCTION)
Press to select and play another video/audio
source in combination with the selected
component.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
VISUAL: XXXXXX 
t AUDIO: XXXXXX
t Selected component
Press MODE
And rotate FUNCTION to
(FUNCTION) to
select
display
VISUAL: XXXXXX
Any video source to enjoy
with the audio from the
selected component
AUDIO: XXXXXX
Any audio source to enjoy
with the video from the
selected component
INPUT MODE
Press INPUT MODE to select the input mode
for your digital components.
Each time you press the button, the input mode
of the currently selected component switches.
Select
To
AUTO 2CH
Give priority to digital
signals when there are both
digital and analog
connections. If there are no
digital signals, analog is
selected.
COAXIAL FIXED
Specify the digital audio
signals input to the
DIGITAL COAXIAL input
jacks.
OPTICAL FIXED
Specify the digital audio
signals input to the
DIGITAL OPTICAL input
jacks.
ANALOG 2CH FIXED Specify the analog audio
signals input to the AUDIO
IN (L/R) jacks.
When the MULTI CH
1)
 is assigned to a specific
function using CUSTOMIZE menu (page 44),
the followings are displayed instead of “AUTO
2CH” and “ANALOG 2CH FIXED”.
Select
AUTO MULTI CH
3)
MULTI CH FIXED
4)
1) For STR-DE985, MULTI CH 1 or 2.
2) For STR-DE985, MULTI CH IN 1 or 2.
3) For STR-DE985, AUTO MULTI CH 1 or 2.
4) For STR-DE985, MULTI CH 1 (or 2) FIXED.
Note
When INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO 2CH” or
“AUTO MULTI CH”, the receiver may not operate
correctly. In this case, set the INPUT MODE
manually.
To
Give priority to digital
signals when there are both
digital and MULTI CH IN
2)
connections. If there are no
digital signals, MULTI CH
IN
2)
 is selected.
Specify the analog audio
signals input to the MULTI
CH IN
2)
 jacks.
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