Manual

10
Operatingone componentwhile using
another(BackgroundOperation)
You can temporality operate other components while
listening to or watching a program.
Numeric buttons
BACKGROUND
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1 Hold down BACKGROUND.
2
Press both the corresponding numeric button of
the component you're going to use (see the table
below) and one of the following buttons at the
same time; VISUAL POWER, TV/VIDEO, CH
PRESET +/-, ANT TV/VTR, D.SKIP, D..-, -91, m,
_1_1/ I_1_, I_1_1/ I_H, I I, O.
Example:To start recording on a tape deck while
listening to a CD
While holding down BACKGROUND,
press 4 (or 5) and press • at the same
time.
The numeric buttons are assigned to select the
functions as follows:
Numeric button Operates
1 CD player
2 DAT deck
3 MD deck
4 Tape deck A
5 Tape deck B
6 LD player
7 VCR (remote control mode VTR l*)
8 VCR (remote control mode VTR2*)
9 VCR (remote control mode VTR3*)
0 TV
>10 DBS
•Enter DVD
* Sony VCRs are operated with aVTR 1,2 or 3 setting.
These correspond to Beta, 8mm and VHS respectively.
Changing the factorysetting of a
function button
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If the factory 'settings of the FUNCTION buttons (page
9) don't match your system components, you can
change them. For example, if you have two CD players
and you don't have a tape deck or an MD recorder,
you can assign the TAPE/MD button to your second
CD player.
Note that the settings of the TUNER and PHONO
buttons cannot be changed.
Numeric buttons
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-7 r-7 r-7
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SYSTEM
CONTROL/
FUNCTION
1
2
Hold down the SYSTEM CONTROL/FUNCTION
button whose function you want to change
(TAPE/MD, for example).
Press the corresponding numeric button of the
component you want to assign to the SYSTEM
CONTROL/FUNCTION button (1 - CD player,
for example).
For ['he numeric buttons, see the table in
"Operating one component while using another"
on this page.
Now you can use the TAPE/MD button to control
a second CD player.
To reset the setting to the factory setting
Repeattheaboveprocedure.