9
Basic Operations
Turning the Power On and Off
Turning the System On
Press the
%
button.
The Top Cover moves backward and the Unit’s top buttons
appear. The display comes on and “HELLO” is displayed
once. The STANDBY/ON indicator lights in
green
.
The System comes on ready to continue in the mode it was
in when the power was last turned off.
■
For example, if the last thing you were doing was listen-
ing to a CD, you are now ready to listen to a CD again. If
you wish, you can change to another source.
■
If you were listening to the Tuner last, the Tuner comes
on playing the station it was last set to.
Turning the System Off
Press the
%
button again.
The Top Cover moves back to the original position.
“GOOD BYE” is displayed and the display goes out, except
for the clock display. The STANDBY/ON indicator lights in
red
.
■
Some power is always consumed even though power is
turned off (called Standby Mode).
■
To switch off the System completely, unplug the AC
power cord from the wall outlet. When you unplug the
AC power cord, the clock will be reset to 0:00 after about
20 minutes.
Adjusting the Brightness
(DIMMER)
You can adjust the brightness of the backlighting for the dis-
play.
When the System is Turned On
Each time you press the DIMMER button on the Remote
Control, the brightness of the backlighting changes as fol-
lows:
Bright
=
Dark
=
(back to the beginning)
When the System is Turned Off
(STANDBY MODE)
Each time you press the DIMMER button on the Remote
Control, the brightness of the backlighting changes as fol-
lows:
No backlighting
=
Dark backlighting
=
(back to the beginning)
• When the System is turned off again after power on, the
brightness in Standby mode will be restored to the previ-
ous one since the brightness setting in Standby mode is
stored in memory.
Adjusting the Volume
Press the button to increase the volume or
press the VOLUME – button to decrease it.
You can adjust the volume level between 0 and 50.
CAUTION:
• DO NOT turn on the System and/or start
playing any source without first setting the
VOLUME control to minimum, as a sudden
blast of sound could damage your hearing,
speakers and/or headphones.
For private listening
Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack. No
sound comes out of the speakers.
Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or put-
ting on headphones.
STANDBY/ON
OPEN/CLOSE
PHONES
CD
UP
DOWN
AHB PRO
CLOCK
TIMER
VOLUME
PRESET
TUNING
FM/AM
MD/AUX
MULTI CONTROL
REMOTE CONTROL
DIMMER
SLEEP
DISPLAY
FM MODE
AHB PRO
CD
PROGRAM
DOOR
SLIDE
AUTO
PRESET
REPEAT
RANDOM
BASS
TREBLE
CANCEL
UP
SET
DOWN
MD/AUX
FM / AM
VOLUME
FADE MUTING
CD
PTY/EON
DISPLAY MODE
DIMMER
AHB PRO
,–
CLOCK
,–
DOOR SLIDE
%
%
%
%
FADE
MUTING
DISPLAY
AHB PRO
STANDBY/ON indicator
PHONES
%
%
%
%
Top Cover
TREBLE
BASS
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