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Operation
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Listening in surround sound
Allows you to create natural surround sound effects
using just the left and right speakers.
• Default setting: OFF
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Press SURROUND repeatedly to select
the surround sound options.
• You can select
MIN
,
MID
,
MAX
or
OFF
. If set to
MAX
, the surround sound effects will be more
emphasized.
Note
• Depending on the sound source, in some cases it
may not be possible to achieve good results. In this
case, set the setting to
OFF
.
Using Tone Direct
Use the Tone Direct modes when you want to hear the
truest possible reproduction of a source.
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Press TONE DIRECT to switch the DIR
(Direct mode ON) or CTRL (Direct mode OFF).
When
DIR
is selected, independent tone settings (Bass/
Treble), Balance, Surround sound are disabled. In
addition,
DIRECT
lights up and the front panel’s display
will be turned off.
Switching the desired speakers on
Then the corresponding speaker indication (
SPK A
(and/
or)
B
) is displayed and the sound can be heard from the
speakers connected to the selected speaker terminals.
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Use SPEAKERS A/B buttons to listen to
the speaker system connected to SPEAKERS
A or B terminals.
Note
• When using the headphones for private listening,
press the corresponding
SPEAKERS A/B
buttons to
switch off both
A
and
B
speakers.
SPEAKERS
RDS
PTY
MUTE
SEARCH
DISPLAY
DIMMER
TONE DIRECT
SURROUND
4
5
6
A
B
7
8
9
0
SPEAKERS
RDS
PTY
MUTE
SEARCH
DISPLAY
DIMMER
TONE DIRECT
SURROUND
4
5
6
A
B
7
8
9
0
APD
SPEAKERS
DIMMER
TONE DIRECT
SURROUND
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
A
B
To set for automatic standby status
(Auto Power Down)
Set to automatically turn off the receiver after a specified
time has passed (when the power has been on with no
operation for several hours).
• Default setting: 6H
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Press APD repeatedly to specify the
amount of time to allow before the power is
turned off (when there has been no
operation).
• You can select 2, 4 or 6 hours, or
OFF
(if no
automatic shutoff is desired).
Note
• You can check the Auto Power Down setting at any
time by pressing
APD
once.
Restoring all the settings to the
factory default settings
Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to
the factory default. Use the front panel controls to do
this.
1
When power is in standby mode, hold
SACD/CD button and MEMORY button
depressed simultaneously for two seconds.
2
When you see “RESET?” appear in the
display, press TONE DIRECT button.
OK
appears in the display to indicate that the receiver
has been reset to the factory default settings.
SLEEP
APD
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
STANDBY/ON
STEREO RECEIVER
VOLUME
TUNE / PRESET
MEMORY
TONE
BALANCE
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