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BEFORE OPERATION
To turn the power on
Press one of the function buttons (TAPE, TUNER, VIDEO/AUX,
CD). Playback of the inserted disc begins, or the previously tuned
station is received (Direct Play Function).
POWER is also available.
To turn the power off
Press POWER.
When the power is turned on, the disc compartment may open
and close to reset the unit.
DEMO (Demonstration)
When the AC cord is plugged into an AC outlet for the first time
after purchase, the DEMO will begin in the display. When the
power is turned on, the DEMO will end. When the power is turned
off, the DEMO will begin again.
When the clock is set, the DEMO will not begin even if the power
is turned off.
To deactivate or activate DEMO
Press
a
, and clock is displayed in place of the DEMO.
Press
c
to activate.
(For more about the DEMO, see page 16)
SETTING POWER ECONOMIZING MODE
When you set power economizing mode to “ECO ON” or “ECO
AUTO”, the unit reduces power consumption by conducting four
ECO operations as follows.
ECO ON
• The unit (all the illumination of the display) blacks out when the
power is turned off. Only the red indicator lights up.
• If DIMMER (1-3) is selected, the illumination of the display
brighten for 10 seconds only when you press a button (on deck
1 and 2, only
w
w
w
w
w
and
c
) or turn VOLUME.
• The display dimmer mode is set to the dimmest and the volume
is set to the minimum (0) when the unit turns on by timer
recording.
ECO AUTO
• In addition to the three operations of ECO ON, the unit
automatically turns itself off if you do not operate it and the
function is in stop mode for 10 minutes when CD or TAPE is
selected.
ECO OFF
• The power economizing mode does not function.
1 Press ECO.
“ECO MODE” will be displayed.
2 Press
a
a
a
a
a
within 4 seconds.
The current power-economizing mode status will be displayed.
3 Press
f
f
f
f
f
or
g
g
g
g
g
within 4 seconds to select one
of the power-economizing mode.
Example: When “ON” is selected
4 Press
a
a
a
a
a
within 4 seconds.
If the clock is not set, the unit does not black out. Instead, the
DEMO will begin when the power is turned off.
DIMMER MODE
To change the display dimmer mode
1 Press ECO repeatedly until “DIM MODE” is displayed.
2 Within 4 seconds, press
a
.
3 Within 4 seconds, press
f
or
g
to select one of the
dimmer modes changed cyclically as below.
4 Within 4 seconds, press
a
.
DIMMER 2
DIM-OFF
DIMMER 3
DIMMER 1
“DIM-OFF” mode is the brightest and “DIMMER 3” mode is the
dimmest.