Notice SONY Ta-Ve150

« fore you start. This also lets you use the amplifier’s remote to control the sound. To watch TV programmes, do the following: 1Turn on your TV. 2Turn on the amplifier and press TV. To watch videos or laser discs, do the following: 1Turn on your VCR or LD player. 2Turn on the amplifier and press VIDEO 1 (to watch a video). Using the remote 1Press one of the FUNCTION buttons to select the component you want to use. When the amplifier is in STANDBY mode, the power turns on and the input switches to the component you selected. To listen to or watchPress TV programmesTV Video TapesVIDEO 1 Laserdiscs (or video tapes)VIDEO 2 an audio componentAUX 2Start playback. To turn off the amplifier Press POWER OFF. POWERMASTER VOLUME Function buttons To listen to or watch Video tapes TV programmes Laser discs (or video tapes) Records, Radio programmes, Compact discs (CD), Audio tapes, or MiniDiscs (MD) Press VIDEO 1 TV VIDEO 2 AUX* Amplifier Operations POWER OFF FUNCTION Do this Press MUTING. Press again to restore the sound Press BASS BOOST to turn on the BASS BOOST indicator. To Mute the sound Reinforce the bassAmplifier Operations 8GB Recording This amplifier makes it easy to record to and from the components connected to the amplifier. You don’t have to connect playback and recording components directly: once you select a programme source on the amplifier, you can record and edit as you normally would using the controls on each component. Before you begin, make sure you’ve connected all components properly. ç: Audio signal flow c: Video signal flow Recording on a video tape You can record from a LD player using the amplifier. You can also add audio from a variety of audio sources when editing a video tape.* See your VCR or LD player’s instruction manual if you need help. *If you connect a stereo system, or an individual audio component, to the AUX IN jacks as shown on page 5. 1Press VIDEO 2 (if an LD player is connected to the VIDEO 2 jacks) to select the programme source. 2Set the component to be ready for playing. For example, insert the laser disc you want to record from into the LD player. 3Insert a blank video tape into the VCR for recording. 4Start recording on the VCR and then start playing the laser disc you want to record. You can replace audio while copying a laser disc At the point you want to start adding different sound, press AUX (if an audio component system is connected to the AUX IN jacks, be sure to select the proper source beforehand) and start playback. The sound from the selected component will be recorded over the original audio. To resume recording the sound of the laser disc, press the VIDEO 2 function button. Playback component (programme source) c ç ç c Recording component (VCR) Function buttons9GB Using Surround Sound Choosing a Surround Mode You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the three pre-programmed surround modes according to the type of programme you wish to play. 1Press SURROUND MODE to turn on the surround sound. One of the SURROUND indicators lights up in the display. 2Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly until the indicator for the surround mode you want lights up. Select the appropriate surround mode as follows: To turn off surround sound Press SURROUND ON/OFF on the remote. You can find Dolby Surround-encoded software by looking at the packaging However, some videos and las... »