Front panel facilities

1POWER switch

Turns on the main power supply for the HT-R490. The HT-R490 enters standby state and the STANDBY indicator lights up. Pressing the switch again to the off position (— OFF) shuts down the main power supply into the HT-R490.

•Before turning on the power, make sure all cables are properly connected.

•Turning on the HT-R490 may cause a momentary power surge that might interfere with other electrical equipment on the same circuit. If this is a problem, plug the HT-R490 into a different electrical circuit.

2STANDBY indicator

Lights when the HT-R490 is in the standby state and flashes when a signal is received from the remote controller.

3STANDBY/ON button

When STANDBY/ON button is pressed to ON while the POWER switch is set to ON, the display will light to show the current volume setting for about 5 seconds then show the current sound input source and listening mode. Pressing the button again returns the HT-R490 to the standby state. This state turns off the display, disables control functions.

4SPEAKERS A/B buttons

Press to switch the speaker systems in use between A and B.

SPEAKERS A: Select for the speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS A, CENTER SPEAKER, SURROUND SPEAKERS and SUB WOOFER PRE OUT terminals. When the speakers are turned on, the SPEAKERS A indicator lights up.

SPEAKERS B: Select for the speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS B terminals. When the speakers are turned on, the SPEAKERS B indicator lights up.

Notes:

•Be sure to use SPEAKERS A to listen to the sound through MULTI CHANNEL INPUT port or in any listening mode other than STEREO.

•You cannot select surround mode when you are using SPEAKERS B. If you select SPEAKERS B while surround mode is selected, surround mode will be automatically canceled.

•You cannot use the A and B speakers simultaneously.

5DISPLAY button

Each time you press the DISPLAY button, the screen changes as follows:

When an input source other than FM or AM is selected:

Press the DISPLAY button once to initiate the program format display. Pressing the button again switches the display to the other display.

Input source + volume

Program format*

Input source +

Listening mode

*If the input signal does not have a program format, then this will be skipped. The format display returns to the previous display after the format display has lasted for about 5 seconds

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When FM or AM is selected as the input source:

FM/AM frequency

+ Preset no.

FM/AM +

Listening mode

6LISTENING MODE buttons

Press these buttons to select a listening mode for the current input source.

STEREO: Select for normal stereo output.

j/DTS SURROUND: Select for the DOLBY PRO LOGIC II, DOLBY DIGITAL, or DTS surround modes.

DSP: Select for the ORCHESTRA, UNPLUGGED, or ALL CH ST surround modes. During Dolby Digital playback, this button is used to switch the Late Night function between ON and OFF.

7DIMMER button

Press to set the brightness of the front display. The brightness changes to normal and dim.

•The dimmer control for the front display can also be performed by using the remote controller.

8MASTER VOLUME dial

The MASTER VOLUME dial is used to control the volume level. Turn the dial clockwise to increase the volume level and counterclockwise to decrease it.

9AUDIO SELECTOR button

Press to select an audio input signal format other than FM and AM. Each time this button is pressed, the setting cycles; “AUTO” → “MULTI CH” → “ANALOG” → “AUTO” (back to the beginning) (refer to page 23).