16
RQT8549
Enjoying Home Theater features
Basic playback
1
Turn the unit on.
Press
The [MULTI CH SURROUND] indicator
comes on (Factory setting).
• The standby indicator [
^
] goes off when you turn the unit on.
Do not forget to perform speaker detection when you play a source on the unit for
the first time or when you change the number of connected speakers (
á
page 14).
2
Select [SPEAKERS A].
Press
Press [SPEAKERS B] when you use SPEAKERS B.
(Playback becomes 2-channel only when you
use the SPEAKERS B setting.)
When using a BI-WIRE connection (
á
page 11)
Select “
YES
” in “Setting bi-wiring connections” (
á
page 31).
Press
or
3
Turn [INPUT SELECTOR] and
choose an input source.
Turn
Input sources:
TUNER FM
,
TUNER AM
,
CD
,
TV/STB
,
DVD
,
DVR
,
VCR
(video recorder),
AUX
(external input)
• If “
DVR
” is selected, “
DVD RECORDER
”
scrolls once on the display.
You can also choose the input selector using
the remote control (
á
page 4).
Using a DVD recorder with built-in VCR (
á
page 9)
• To play a DVD: Select “
DVR
”.
• To play a video cassette: Select “
VCR
”.
4
Play back the selected input source.
The unit produces 2-channel stereo sounds
when you switch off [MULTI CH SURROUND].
Press [MULTI CH SURROUND] again when
you wish to use the surround effect.
• The unit stores setting about MULTI CH SURROUND use for each input source. The
multi-channel surround effect activates whenever you play a multi-channel source.
• You can start 2-channel mix (2CH MIX) by switching MULTI CH
SURROUND off while playing a multi-channel source (excluding DVD-
Audio sources that do not allow down-mixing).
2-channel mix goes off when you turn the unit off or when you change the input source.
5
Adjust the volume.
Turn
Volume range:
-- dB
(minimum), –
79 dB
to
0 dB
(maximum)
When you finish listening
Be sure to reduce the volume and press [
8
, POWER] to turn the unit to standby.
AUTO SPEAKER
DETECTOR
ADVANCED
DUAL AMP BI-AMP
WIRELESS
READY
POWER
SPEAKERS
A
B
AUTO SPEAKER
DETECTOR
MULTI CH
SURROUND
AUX
S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L AUDIO IN R
MENU
SETUP
RETURN
INPUT SELECTOR
ENTER
VOLUME
HDMI
TUNE
POWER
SPEAKERS
A
B
MULTI CH
SURROUND
INPUT SELECTOR
VOLUME
[ ]
POWER
MULTI CH
SURROUND
Note
SPEAKERS
A
A
SPEAKERS
Note
SPEAKERS
A
SPEAKERS
B
A
B
SPEAKERS
BI-WIRE
INPUT SELECTOR
Note
Note
VOLUME
