User manual SONY STR-DE375

[. . . ] To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or build-in cabinet. Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the receiver and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the receiver with newspapers, table cloths, curtains, etc. [. . . ] If you enter a frequency not covered by the tuning interval The entered value is automatically rounded up or down to the closest covered value. If you don't know the frequency of the radio station you want, you can have the receiver scan all the receivable stations to locate the one you want. Press the + button for a higher frequency; press the ­ button for a lower one. When you tune past either end of the band, the receiver automatically jumps to the opposite end. You'll most likely want to preset the receiver with the radio stations you listen to often so that you don't have to tune in the station every time. You can store the stations on preset numbers combining three characters (A, B, C) and numbers (0 - 9). For example, you can store a station as preset number A1, B6 or C9, etc. You can tune directly to a preset station by entering its preset number. This receiver offers you two convenient RDS features: Displaying the RDS information and Locating a station by programme type. RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak. * Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do they provide the same types of services. If you are not familiar with the RDS system, check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area. If there is an emergency announcement by governmental authorities, ALARM flashes in the display. When the message consists of 9 characters or more, the message scrolls across the display. The following messages appear if a station is not providing a particular RDS service: "NO PTY" (the selected programme type is not available) "NO TEXT" (text data is not available) "NO TIME" (clock time data is not available) · Depending on the method used by the radio station to send the text, some text messages may be incomplete. The receiver tunes in the type of programmes currently being broadcast from the RDS stations stored in the receiver's preset memory. Press PRESET/PTY SELECT + or ­ until the programme type you want appears in the display. The tuner starts searching the preset RDS stations for the programme ("SEARCH" and the programme type are displayed alternately). When the receiver finds the programme you are looking for, it stops searching. Each time you press DISPLAY, the display advances one step through the following information. Display the current time Display the current sound field mode "NO PTY" appears when the programme type that you've selected is not being broadcast and the receiver returns to the original station. You can select the following programme types: Programme type Any programmes not defined below. [. . . ] Centre Front speaker speaker (L) Front speaker (R) Tuning method to let you directly enter a station's frequency using the numeric buttons on the remote. The test tone is output from the front L (left), centre, front R (right), and surround speakers in succession. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround reproduces left-to right panning more naturally and localizes sounds more precisely. To take full advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround, you should have one pair of surround speakers and a centre speaker. [. . . ]