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CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
FRONT PANEL
1
Power indicator
Lights up while the power to this unit is on.
2
STANDBY/ON switch
Press this switch to turn the power to this unit on. Press it
again to turn this unit into the standby mode.
Standby mode
In this state, this unit consumes a very small quantity of
power to receive infrared-signals from the remote control
transmitter.
3
Remote control sensor
Receives signals from the remote control transmitter.
4
SLEEP indicator
Lights up while the built-in SLEEP timer is functioning.
5
PURE DIRECT indicator
Lights up while the PURE DIRECT switch is on.
6
TAPE MONITOR indicator
Lights up while the TAPE MONITOR switch is on.
* When the tape deck (TAPE) is selected as the input source,
this indicator will not light up even if the TAPE MONITOR
switch is on.
7
INPUT selector and indicators
When turned, selects a program source to listen to.
The indicator for the currently selected source lights up.
8
VOLUME control
Used to raise or lower the volume level.
9
Control door
See page 12 for how to open and close the control door.
0
PHONES jack
When you listen with headphones,
connect the headphones to the
PHONES jack.
When listening with headphones
privately, set both the SPEAKERS
A and B switches to the OFF
position.
A
SPEAKERS switches
Set the switch A or B (or both A and B) for the speaker system
(connected to this unit) you will use to the ON position. Set the
switch for the speaker system you will not use to the OFF
position.
B
PURE DIRECT switch
You can enjoy the purest possible sound from your audio
sources by pressing this switch so that the PURE DIRECT
indicator lights up. By doing so, the audio signal bypasses the
BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE controls, eliminating any
alterations to the audio signal.
C
TAPE MONITOR switch
When the tape deck connected to the TAPE terminals on the
rear of this unit is used for recording, you can monitor the
sounds being recorded by pressing TAPE MONITOR so that
TAPE MONITOR indicator lights up.
D
Tone controls
BASS
Used to increase or decrease the low frequency response.
The 0 position produces flat response.
TREBLE
Used to increase or decrease the high frequency response.
The 0 position produces flat response.
E
BALANCE control
Adjusts the balance of the output volume to the left and right
speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by
speaker location or listening room conditions.
STANDBY/ON
SLEEP
TAPE
MONITOR
PURE
DIRECT
PHONES
SPEAKERS
ON
OFF
A
B
ON
OFF
PURE
DIRECT
TAPE
MONITOR
BASS
TREBLE
BALANCE
L
R
0
VOLUME
INPUT
0
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CD
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TAPE TUNER
AUX
–
–
+
+
PHONO
0
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PHONES
