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Vital 710 FRONT PANEL FEATURES
7. SPEAKER A -
Press this button to select the speakers connected to the Rear Panel Speaker A Terminals. If the
Sub A Link S/W Switch is set to the ON position this will also activate the Sub A Mono output and Trigger Out-
put for a subwoofer associated with Speaker A. When selected the Front Panel Display will indicate ‘SP.A’ to
show Speaker A is active.
SPEAKER B -
Press this button to select the speakers connected to the Rear Panel Speaker B Terminals. If the
Sub B Link S/W Switch is set to the ON position this will also activate the Sub B Mono output and Trigger Out-
put for a subwoofer associated with Speaker B. When selected the Front Panel Display will indicate ‘SP.B’ to
show Speaker B is active.
8. IR SENSOR -
(Behind Front Panel Lens) The IR Sensor ‘sees’ the IR control commands output from the Vital
710 Remote Control when buttons are pressed on the remote for armchair control of the Vital 710. This sen-
sor must be kept clear for direct line-of-sight to the remote, or the remote will not be able to control the Vital
710.
9. DImmER -
Press this button to control the brightness of the Front Panel Display. When turned ON, the Front
Panel Display will illuminate to full brightness. One press will dim the display to about half brightness, a sec-
ond press will turn the display OFF. A third press will restore the display to full brightness.
10. PRESET SCAN -
With either the AM or FM Tuner selected, press of this button to start a preview of all pro-
grammed Preset Channels. The Vital 710 can store up to 30 Preset Channels. Each Preset will play for
five seconds and then the Tuner will advance to the next Preset for five seconds. If all 30 Presets are pro-
grammed, the Vital 710 will cycle through from 1-30 and the start over at Preset 1. If not all 30 Presets are
programmed, the Vital 710 will cycle through the programmed Presets (i.e. 1-10) and then return to Preset
1. Pressing the Preset Scan button in scan mode will select the currently tuned station and stop the scan.
Selecting another source will also stop the scan. The selected Preset Number is indicated on the Front Panel
Display to the right of the tuned frequency.
11. Am/Fm PRESET -
With either the AM or FM Tuner selected, press the Preset button to select the next
programmed Tuner Preset. Press the Preset button to select the previous programmed Tuner Preset. The
selected Preset Number is indicated on the Front Panel Display to the right of the tuned frequency.
12. FRONT PANEL DISPLAY -
The Front Panel Display illuminates with receiver status to Source selected, Speakers
selected, Tuner information, (frequency, preset, tuned, stereo), Volume level (briefly while volume is being
set and for five seconds after), Mute and Sleep Timer. The brightness can be set with the Dimmer button on
the Vital 710 Front Panel or Remote Control. The Front Panel Display turns OFF when the Vital 710 is in Stand-
by.
13. Am/Fm TUNING -
With either the AM or FM Tuner selected, press the TUNING button to decrease the tuner
frequency by one increment. Press the TUNING button to increase the tuner frequency by one increment.
When a tunable signal is received, the TUNED icon will appear in the Front Panel Display over the Band Indi-
cator (AM/FM). If tuning FM, the STEREO icon will appear in red to indicate a stereo signal. If the tuned fre-
quency is also a Preset, the Preset Number is indicated on the Front Panel Display to the right of the tuned
frequency.
14. Am and Fm -
In Standby or with the Vital 710 power ON, press this button to turn the Vital 710 ON, (if OFF)
and select the AM Tuner. The tuner will select the last tuned AM Channel.
15. Fm mODE -
With the FM Tuner selected, press this button to switch the FM Tuner between stereo and mono
modes. Typically, FM Mode should be set to stereo mode. The mono mode can be useful for cleaning up
background noise when tuned to weak stereo channels.
16. SLEEP -
With any source selected, press this button to turn on the Vital 710 Sleep Timer. Sleep Timer durations
from 90-10 minutes, in 10 minute increments, can be set by repeatedly pressing the button until the desired
sleep timeout is set. When set, a red clock icon will appear in the Front Panel Display and the display will
dim to half brightness. (With a Sleep Timeout set, the display can be turned OFF with the Vital 710 Remote
or Front Panel Dimmer buttons, but cannot be set to full brightness.) To check time remaining to OFF, press
the Sleep button ONCE. The remaining ON time will appear in the Front Panel Display and then return to the
dimmed, normal display. TWO presses will cancel the remaining timeout duration.
