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Adjusting the BALANCE control
Adjusts the sound output balance of the left and right
speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by
speaker locations or listening room conditions.
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Using the CD DIRECT AMP button
Routes input signals from your CD player directly to the
specially built-in amplifier for the CD player. As a result,
the input signals bypass the INPUT selector and the
BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls
and then sent to the power amplifier, thus eliminating any
alterations to the CD signals and creating the purest
possible sound. The CD DIRECT AMP indicator lights up
and the front panel display turns off after a few seconds.
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Using the PURE DIRECT button
Routes input signals from your audio sources so that the
input signals bypass the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and
LOUDNESS controls, thus eliminating any alterations to
the audio signals and creating the purest possible sound.
If both the CD DIRECT AMP and the PURE DIRECT buttons
are turned on, only the CD DIRECT AMP button will function.
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Adjusting the BASS and TREBLE
controls
Adjust the high and low frequency response.
BASS
Increases or decreases the low frequency response.
TREBLE
Increases or decreases the high frequency response.
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Adjusting the LOUDNESS control
Retains a full tonal range at any volume level, thus
compensating for the human ears’ loss of sensitivity to
high and low-frequency ranges at a low volume level.
If the CD DIRECT AMP or the PURE DIRECT button is turned
on with the LOUDNESS control set at a certain level, the input
signals bypass the LOUDNESS control, resulting in a sudden
increase in the sound output level. To prevent your ears or the
speakers from being undesirably damaged, be sure to press the
CD DIRECT AMP or the PURE DIRECT button after lowering
the sound output level or after checking that the LOUDNESS
control is properly set.
1
Rotate the LOUDNESS control on the front
panel to the FLAT position.
2
Rotate VOLUME on the front panel (or press
/– on the remote control) to set the
sound output level to the loudest listening
level that you would listen to.
3
Rotate the LOUDNESS control until the
desired volume is obtained.
Adjusting the tonal quality
Note
BALANCE
5
5
1
0
1
4
4
2
2
3
3
R
L
CD DIRECT AMP
PURE DIRECT
BASS
5
5
1
0
1
4
4
2
2
3
3
+
–
TREBLE
5
5
1
0
1
4
4
2
2
3
3
+
–
CAUTION
LOUDNESS
5
7
1
FLAT
6
4
8
2
10
–30dB
3
9
0
12
12
2
8
4
∞
20
20
60
60
26
26
40
40
16
16
-dB
-dB
VOLUME
VOLUME
Remote control
Front panel
or
LOUDNESS
5
7
1
FLAT
6
4
8
2
10
–30dB
3
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