BASIC OPERATION – FREQUENTLY USED CONTROLS continued
Power, Volume, Source Selection
Power
Until the 7100 is turned on, its
Power button
is surrounded by a soft red glow. (If there’s no
glow, it means the 7100 is not plugged into a live AC outlet or that the
AC Power switch
on its
rear panel is turned off.) Turning the 7100 off with the
Power button
(or the
OFF button
on the
remote) leaves the 7100 standing by to respond to a turn-on command from the remote control
or an external system controller. To turn the 7100 completely off, for service or when you will be
away for long periods,
first turn the 7100 off with the front-panel Power button or remote
control OFF button
, then reach around behind the left side, reach over the power cord, and push
the lower tip of the
AC Power switch
.
On the remote, the action of the
OFF
and
ON buttons
depends on the remote’s operating mode.
When
MAIN
is displayed on the remote, the
OFF
and
ON buttons
control the 7100 main zone
power. When
ZONE
is displayed on the remote,
OFF
and
ON buttons
turn the 7100 remote
Zone B on and off.
Volume and Muting
The large knob on the 7100 front panel normally controls volume. However, when you press the
front-panel
Source
or
Surround buttons
, it will control those functions for the next 5 seconds, or
for as long as you keep turning the knob to change those functions’ settings. The volume setting
is shown numerically on the 7100 front panel display and in the on-screen display (OSD) when the
STATUS button
is pressed. When the volume reaches its minimum or maximum, the Volume
knob will still turn freely, but the sound level will not change further. When you turn the 7100 on,
its volume level will be a moderate 74, to avoid sudden blasts of sound when you turn the 7100
on, especially if your last listening session was loud.
Note:
If your room is very large or your speakers and amplifiers are not THX Ultra2 certified,
you may not be able to reach an intensely high volume level. Maximum volume depends
largely on how each movie or album was recorded.
Note:
High volume levels can cause permanent damage to your hearing. We strongly urge
you to avoid listening at very high volume levels for extended periods of time.
Pressing the
Mute button
on the left side of the front panel or on the remote will shut off the
sound through your main speakers until you press it again.
Inserting a headphone plug into the jack at the left on the 7100 front panel also mutes the
Main
Audio Output jacks
. It does not affect the
Record Out jacks
and
Zone Out jacks
. Volume in
headphone mode is controlled by the regular Volume/Select knob.
Selecting Listening and Viewing Sources
The 7100 Controller can select ten sources; the sources are comprised of the following, which
can be combined in different ways in the setup menu, which we’ll explain shortly:
Audio
•
Six pairs of
Source-Audio Input jacks
are available for up to six analog audio sources,
these are labeled DVD, SAT, VCR, In 4, In 5, In 6.
•
Eight
input jacks/connectors
are available for up to eight digital audio sources,
these are labeled
Coax 1-4
and
Optical 1-4
. An optical record out is also available.
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