Front panel facilities

For further operational instructions, see the pages indicated in brackets [ ].

POWER switch (for all models other than USA and Canadian models, and Australian models) [28]

Press to turn on and off the main power supply for the TX-SR701/ 701E/601/601E. When the TX-SR701/701E/601/601E is turned on with the POWER switch, the STANDBY indicator lights.

•Before turning on the power, check to make sure that all cords are properly connected.

•When the power is turned on, a sudden surge of current will occur that may adversely affect the operation of other devices. To prevent this, do not plug the TX-SR701/701E/601/601E into the same circuit used by sensitive equipment, e.g., computers.

STANDBY/ON button [28]

If pressed with the POWER switch turned on (with the receiver plugged in for US models and Australian models), the TX-SR701/ 701E/601/601E turns on and the display lights up. If pressed again, the TX-SR701/701E/601/601E returns to the standby state. In the standby state, the display is turned off and the TX-SR701/701E/ 601/601E cannot be operated.

STANDBY indicator [7, 28]

Lights when the TX-SR701/701E/601/601E is in the standby state and when a signal is received from the remote controller.

MEMORY button [38]

Press to assign the radio station that you are currently tuned into to a preset channel or press to delete a previously preset station.

FM MODE button [37]

Press to change the stereo mode from AUTO to MONO and vice versa. Each time this button is pressed, the AUTO indication turns on and off indicating the current mode. If you are listening to an FM radio station in stereo and the sound cuts out or there is a great deal of noise, switch from AUTO to MONO.

Remote control sensor [7]

AUDIO ADJUST button [57]

Press to adjust the sound quality and the listening mode.

SETUP button [31]

Press to enter the Setup Menu. The OSD Menu will appear on the TV monitor as well as the front display on the TX-SR701/701E/ 601/601E.

RETURN button [32]

When in the Setup Menu, press to go back one level. If pressed while at the Main Menu, you will exit the Setup Menu.

DISPLAY button [45]

TUNING / , PRESET / , cursor (

/ /

/ ) buttons

Press to display information about the current input source signal.

[31, 37, 38]

Each time you press the display button, the screen changes to show

To tune into a radio station, press the TUNING

buttons. The

you different information concerning the input signal.

tuner frequency is displayed in the front display and it can be

changed in 100-kHz (or 50-kHz) increments for FM and 10-kHz (or

RT/PTY/TP (European models only) button [40]

9-kHz) increments for AM.

When FM is selected as the input source, you can hold down either

This button is only available on European models. Press this button

the TUNING or

button and then release it to activate the auto-

to tune into the Radio Data System (RDS) for FM broadcasting.

search feature. It will search for a station in the direction of the

RDS was developed within the European Broadcasting Union

button you pressed and stop when it tunes into one. When

(EBU) and is available in most European countries. Each time the

navigating through the menu settings, these buttons move the cursor

button is pressed, the display changes from RT (radio text) to PTY

up or down (or change the highlighted item).

(program type) to TP (trafﬁc program) and then back to RT again.

To select a radio station that was stored using the MEMORY button,

press the PRESET

/ buttons.

DIMMER button

When navigating through the menu settings, these buttons select the

value or item that you selected with the TUNING

buttons.

(other than European models)

When you press the SETUP button, the TUNING and PRESET

Press to set the brightness of the front display.

buttons become cursor buttons to be used

for

Setup Menu

There are three settings available: normal, dark,

STANDBY

operations.

and very dark.

DISPLAY DIMMER

• The brightness of the front display can also

ENTER button [31]

be adjusted using the remote controller.

Press to display the screen for the item that is selected in the Setup

LISTENING MODE buttons [46-51]

Menu.

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

MASTER VOLUME dial [41]

source. Press the DIRECT (TX-SR601/601E), THX (TX-SR701/

701E), STEREO, and SURROUND buttons to select a listening

Use to control the volume in the main zone. The volume for the

mode directly. Press the DSP button to select any of the possible

remote zone (Zone 2) is independent.

listening modes for the input source currently selected.

Note:

During playback of a multichannel source, press the DIRECT button to turn off the tone control and the SURROUND button to turn on the tone control. [45]

VIDEO 4 INPUT terminals [21]

For connecting a video camera or game device.

Front display [11]