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1. Power
This button, located only on
the remote control, allows the
user to manually turn on or off
the ESC333. Please note that
the ESC333 features Automatic
Turn-On/Off, and the power
switch is not normally used
unless it is necessary to over-
ride this automatic feature, or
in case the analog input to be
used is not the last one that
was used and so Automatic
Turn-On is not available for
that input. Please read the
details regarding Automatic
Turn-On/Off on page 3 of this
manual, and keep in mind that
if the ESC333 is shut down
using this power button, its
automatic turn-on feature will
remain disabled for five min-
utes after the source connected
to the ESC333 is also shut
down. This is to prevent the
ESC333 from repeatedly turn-
ing itself back on against the
user’s wishes. The ESC333 can
also be powered on by using
the Input button (4) on the
front panel of the subwoofer
or on the remote control.
Please note that if input
selection is done by pressing
the Input button, the
Automatic Digital Input
Selection of the ESC333 will
be disabled until the ESC333
shuts down.
When the ESC333 is plugged
into a working electrical
outlet and its master switch
on the back panel is set to
On/Standby, the Standby (32)
indicator will illuminate. The
ON (31) indicator will light as
soon as the ESC333 is turned
on either automatically or via
the pressing of the Power or
Input buttons.
2. Mute
From either the front panel
or the remote control, press
(Mute) to lower the volume
completely. The mute symbol
indicator (33) will illuminate.
When you press either of the
mute buttons again, the vol-
ume will return to its previous
setting.
Note:
The mute function can
also be turned off by pressing
either of the volume buttons
on the front panel or the
remote control.
3. Late Night
This feature is available for
Dolby Digital only. It com-
presses the inherently dynamic
digital sound so that the quiet
and loud passages are not
quite as different in sound
levels as they ordinarily are.
This feature allows the user to
watch movies and listen to
dialogue at toned-down levels
Bass
Treble
Delay
Level
0 dB
Test
Adjustment
Late Night
Power
Mute
Surround
Mode
Input
—
+
—
+
—
+
Volume
8
10
11
12
13
5
4
9
7
3
2
1
6
Volume
Surround Mode
Input
Mute
STANDBY
ON
SUB
LVL
DLY
RS
RF
C
LF
LS
AUX
PCM
3 - St
Late Night
Phantom
Digital
5.1 Ch
ProLogic
Surround
DIG. OPT
DIG. COAX
TV
31
32
33
2
6
5
4
18
16
15
14
22
23
24
25
19
21
26
17
27
28
29
30
20
Remote and Front-Panel Controls and Indicators
Front Panel
Remote Control
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