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Cat. No. 31-3035/3036
Digital Synthesize
Audio/Video
Surround Receive
STAV-3560/3570
VOLUME
STAV-3560 DIGITAL SYNTHESIZED AUDIO/VIDEO STEREO RECEIVER
PHONO TUNER LD/DVD CD
POWER
TAPE 1 TAPE 2
SUPER
VCR MONITOR
SFC DOLBY
BASS
MODE PRO LOGIC
MIN MAX
DOLBY SURROUND
MEMORY CLASS STATION
P R O L O G I C
BASS TREBLE BALANCE
4-CHANNEL
PHONES SPEAKERS
EQUAL POWER
AB
OUTPUT
FM MONO FM/AM TUNING
OSR
L R
VOLUME
STAV-3570 DIGITAL SYNTHESIZED AUDIO/VIDEO STEREO RECEIVER
PHONO TUNER LD/DVD CD
STAND BY
POWER
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Introducing the Optimus STAV-3560/3570 Your Optimus STAV-3560/3570 Digital Synthesized A/V Surround Receiver is the perfect control center for your audio/video system. It combines 60 watts-per- channel (STAV-3560) or 100 watts-per-channel (STAV-3570) of clean power with modern stylingl And, it provides connections for one tape deck, one audio/ video source, one more tape deck or audio/video playback source, a turntable, a CD player, and a video monitor. Your receiver also has four special sou
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This receiver is made and tested to meet exacting Careful attention is devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your receiver, and safety is safety standards. It meets both UL and FCC require- a major factor in its design. However, safety is also your responsibility. ments This section lists important information that will help you properly use and enjoy your receiver and To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this sys- accessories. Read all the i
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Contents Preparing Your Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Positioning Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connecting Speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Preparing Your Receiver Caution: Make all the necessary connections before you plug in or turn on the receiver. Where you place your speakers (not supplied) can make a noticeable difference Positioning Speakers in your system’s sound. The guidelines in this section will help you choose the a best locations. After you use your receiver for a while, you might want to try dif- ferent locations for your speakers. L R Bass response depends largely on speaker location. For strong bass, place the Ha
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Preparing Your Receiver Preparing the Speaker Wires Connecting Speakers Speaker wire consists of two conductors (individual wires) encased in insulation Follow these guidelines when you select and is usually color-coded or marked with a ridge along one side so you can and connect speakers. identify each conductor. Use these markings as a guide to help you properly • Only connect speakers that are rated connect the speakers to your receiver. at between 8 and 16 Ohms. Follow these steps to prep
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Preparing Your Receiver Connecting the A and B Speakers Note: Be sure you connect the Follow these steps to connect the right speaker to the receiver’s right FRONT receiver’s right and left positive (+) and SPEAKERS A terminals. negative (–) terminals to the speaker’s corresponding right and left positive (+) 1. Press the receiver’s FRONT SPEAKERS A R (+) red lever and insert the and negative (–) terminals. ridged or color-coded conductor’s end into the small hole. Pull back the lever to secu
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R R L L L R L R L R R L Preparing Your Receiver You can connect up to five external program sources to your receiver at one Connecting Program Sources time. OUT IN IN TO MONITOR TV VIDEO VIDEO OUT IN REC PLAY OUT IN IN IN L L OUT R R TAPE2 VCR/ LD/ CD CONTROL PHONO MONITOR TAPE 1 DVD GND LINE LINE REC PLAY REC PLAY OUT PUT L L L R R REC PLAY REC PLAY R INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT CD Turntable Cassette Deck Cassette Deck CD Player Connecting a Turntable Connect a turntable with a magnetic cartri
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R R R L L L V V V V L R L R v v Preparing Your Receiver Connecting Video Sources If you connect two video sources such as VCRs, laser disc (LD) players, or dig- Note: If your VCR is monaural, use a Y- ital video disc (DVD) players to your receiver, you can use the receiver to switch adapter (available at your local RadioShack store) to connect the VCR’s between viewing the sources. You can also use the receiver to easily record audio output to both the L and R audio from the video sources to t
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Preparing Your Receiver In many cities, the supplied indoor AM loop and FM antennas provide adequate Connecting the Antennas reception. AM Antennas Assemble the included antenna’s base by swinging the base in the direction of the arrow and inserting the antenna’s bottom tabs into the base’s slot. Then attach the antenna wires to the AM LOOP ANTENNA and GND terminals (bottom two terminals). Place the antenna on a flat surface and rotate it for the best AM reception. If the receiver is in a ra
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Preparing Your Receiver For the best radio reception, use an outdoor antenna. Follow these steps to Warning: To prevent injury, read and fol- connect an outdoor FM antenna to the receiver using 75Ω cable. low all cautions and warnings that accompany the outdoor antenna. Note: If your antenna has 300Ω twin-lead cable, consult your local RadioShack store for the correct adapter. 1. Disconnect the supplied FM antenna from the receiver’s FM UNBAL 75Ω terminal. 1 2. With a stripping tool, remove
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Preparing Your Receiver If you also have an Optimus professional series CD player, VCR, or cassette Using One Remote Control deck with the OSR mark, you can connect its CONTROL IN jack to the receiver for More than One Unit so you can control all of your equipment with a single remote control. You can also use the other component’s remote control by pointing it at the receiver’s front panel. Note: When you plug the cable into a CONTROL IN component’s jack, that 1. Connect each component to
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Preparing Your Receiver Your receiver has an AC power outlet that you can use to power an electronic Using the AC Power Outlet device, such as a turntable, cassette deck, VCR, and so on. This switched out- Caution: Do not connect appliances with let turns on and off with the receiver and provides a maximum of 100 Watts. high power consumption, such as a heater, iron, monitor, or TV, to this AC outlet. Doing so can cause a risk of over- heating and fire, and could damage the receiver. Before yo
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Basic Operation Note: The controls on the remote control work the same as the buttons on the Warning: To prevent possible hearing receiver’s front panel. loss, turn VOLUME to MIN before you turn on the receiver or change the program Follow these steps to use the receiver. sources. After you turn on the receiver or change the program source, adjust VOL- 1. Press POWER to turn on the receiver’s power. It takes about 5 seconds to UME to a comfortable listening level. begin hearing sound. 2. Selec
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Basic Operation Your receiver offers three types of electronic tuning — manual, automatic, and Tuning the Radio memory. Manual and Automatic Tuning Note: For weak signals, we recommned manual tuning. Follow these steps to manualy or automatically tune to the stations. 1. Press TUNER. Then press FM/AM to select the desired band. The receiver tunes to and displays the frequency last selected in that band. 2. Press TUNING or once to manually select the next higher or lower fre- quency. Or, pres
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Basic Operation To receive FM stations in stereo, press FM MONO until MONO disappears from Using FM Mono the display. STEREO appears on the display when you receive an FM broadcast in stereo. You can improve the reception of weak FM stations by pressing FM MONO until MONO appears. This reduces noise while you listen to a weak FM station, but you get monaural instead of stereo sound. The BALANCE control lets you adjust the sound balance between the left and Balance Control right speakers. If
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Cassette Deck/VCR Features You can connect two cassette decks to the receiver. Selecting either VCR/TAPE 1 or TAPE 2 MONITOR lets you hear the playback from the cassette deck you connected to the receiver’s corresponding (VCR/TAPE 1, TAPE 2 MONITOR) jacks. Press VCR/TAPE 1. VCR appears on the display. You hear the playback from the Using the VCR/TAPE 1 cassette deck or VCR you connected to the receiver’s VCR/TAPE 1 IN jacks. Button Press TAPE 2 MONITOR. TAPE 2 appears on the display along wi
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Cassette Deck/VCR Features You can connect two video sources to the receiver. If you connect a VCR to the Playing and Recording VCR/TAPE 1 and LD/DVD audio and video jacks, you can copy video cassette Video Tapes tapes from one VCR to another and monitor the dubbing process. Playing a Video Cassette Tape To play a video tape, load the tape into the VCR connected to either VCR/TAPE 1 or LD/DVD. Press the button (VCR/TAPE 1 or LD/DVD) that corresponds to the jack the VCR is connected to. VCR
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Using Advanced Sound Options Your receiver has four special sound options: Dolby Pro-Logic Surround, Dolby 3CH Logic, Studio-Effect Surround, and Simulated Surround. These special options enhance a program source. Notes: • To get the full benefit from programs Notes: encoded with Dolby Surround Sound, you need a stereo VCR. To activate Dolby Pro-Logic Surround or Dolby 3CH Logic, press DOLBY PRO LOGIC, then press CENTER MODE on the remote control to select the Dolby Pro- • Dolby Surround d
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Using Advanced Sound Options Center Mode Setting Sound Mode Adjustments (Remote Control Only) The center mode setting affects the center channel’s bass signals. It operates only when you select the Dolby Pro-Logic Surround or Dolby 3CH Logic mode. Each time you press CENTER MODE on the remote control, the setting changes Note: If you do not use a center speaker, and the receiver’s corresponding indicator lights: NORMAL, WIDE, or PHAN- the monaural signals are only repro- TOM Dolby Pro-Logic S
