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Selecting a sound source
SPEAKERS A:
This button turns on or off the speakers connected
to the FRONT SPEAKERS A, CENTER SPEAKER, SURROUND
SPEAKERS and SUBWOOFER terminals.
When you select Surround mode or Multi CH INPUT, be sure to
turn on SPEAKERS A.
When the speakers are turned on, the SPEAKERS A indicator
lights up.
SPEAKERS B:
This button turns on or off the speakers connected
to the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals.
When the speakers are turned on, the SPEAKERS B indicator
lights up.
Note:
You cannot select Surround sound when you are using SPEAKERS
B. If you select SPEAKERS B while Surround sound is selected,
Surround mode will be automatically canceled.
Treble and bass adjustment is effective only for the Front speakers
and headphones.
BASS:
Boosts or cuts the bass response.
TREBLE:
Boosts or cuts the treble response.
You can connect stereo headphones to the PHONES jack using a
standard stereo plug.
If you connect headphones, the unit will enter STEREO mode
automatically, and no sound will be produced from the speakers. If
you have selected MULTI CH INPUT, you will hear sound only
from the FRONT L and R channels.
You have the option of displaying your volume settings either of
two ways:
•
ABSOLUTE — on a scale of MIN (0: no sound) to MAX (80:
extremely sound);
or
•
RELATIVE — on a scale which is measured “plus or minus,”
relative to the calibrated reference volume.
With either settings, the volume level changes in the same incre-
ment.
ABSOLUTE: MIN, 1, 2, 3, 4, ......., 77, 78, 79, MAX
RELATIVE: –
∞
, –61, –60, –59, ......., +16, +17, +18 (dB)
1. Press the SP/SYS SETUP button twice.
“VOLUME DISPLAY” appears.
2. Press the ENTER/SCAN button.
“VOLUME=ABSOLUTE or RELATIVE” appears.
3. Press “PRESET/MODE ADJ
√
/
®
” to select the desired
display.
4. Press the ENTER/SCAN button.
•
If the speaker level is set to +1dB or higher, the maximum level
indicated on the display will change if you raise the volume level.
Refer to the following sections for more information on adjusting
the speaker level:
“Test Tone (Remote controller only)” on page 16.
“When Multi channel input is selected as a source” on page 19.
The sleep timer can turn off the power to the system after a speci-
fied time period.
To set up this function, use the remote controller supplied with this
receiver.
1. Start playing the source you would like to listen to (CD,
tape, or radio broadcast).
2. Press the MODE AUDIO button.
3. Press the SLEEP button repeatedly to set the duration of
time after which you want the system to turn off.
The longest timer value you can set is 90 minutes. Pressing the
SLEEP button each time reduces the time value in 10-minute incre-
ments.
When the specified time comes, the power will be switched off
automatically.
Disabling the Sleep function
Press the SLEEP button until it returns to the selected input source
name.
or
The timer setting will be cancelled if you turn off the power to the unit.
Press the MUTING button.
The “MUTING” appears on the display and the sound from the
speakers or headphones will be switched off by the receiver’s audio
muting circuits.
To cancel,
•
press the MUTING button again, or
•
turn the power off, then turn it on again.
Speakers selector (SPEAKERS A, B)
Adjusting the tone (BASS, TREBLE)
Listening through headphones (PHONES)
About volume (VOLUME)
Sleep function (Remote controller only)
Temporary muting (MUTING)
(Remote controller only)
