Selecting the source to play

Basic operations

See page 17 for button locations.

On the remote control:

Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, VCR or DBS).

DVD: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (A pg. 21)

FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM station. (A pg. 41)

Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

VCR: To select the source from a component connected to the VCR IN jacks and AUDIO IN (VCR) jacks. (A pg. 14)

DBS: To select the source from a component connected to the DIGITAL IN (DBS) jack. (A pg. 14)

On the center unit:

Press SOURCE repeatedly until the source name you want appears on the display window.

NOTE

•When AM, FM or DBS D is selected, this system does not output video signals.

•It may take time to change the source.

Adjusting the volume [VOLUME]

CAUTION

•Always set the volume to minimum level before starting any source. If the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast of sound could permanently damage your hearing and/or blow out the speakers.

On the remote control:

Press AUDIO VOL +/–.

On the center unit:

Turn VOLUME.

Listening with headphones (not supplied)

CAUTION

Be sure to turn down the volume;

•Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may damage both the headphones and your hearing.

•Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly output from the speakers.

While connecting a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the center unit, the system automatically cancels the surround mode (A pg. 26) currently selected, deactivates the speakers, turns the subwoofer’s power off, and activates the headphone mode. “H. PHONE” appears on the display window.

Headphone mode

When using the headphones, the following signals are output regardless of your speaker setting;

•For 2 channel sources, the front left and right channel signals are output from the headphones.

•Multi-channel signals are down-mixed and output from the headphones.

•(For DVD AUDIO) When the disc prohibits down-mixing, only the front left and right channels are output from the headphones. In this case, “LR ONLY” appears on the display window for a few seconds.

Turning off the sound temporarily [MUTING]

Press MUTING.

To restore the sound

Perform one on the following:

•Press MUTING again.

•Press AUDIO VOL +/– (or turn VOLUME on the center unit).

Adjusting the brightness of the indications [DIMMER]

Press DIMMER.

Each time you press the button, the brightness level changes.