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		SURROUND
SPEAKERS		INPUT SELECTOR
A	B

VOLUME

[	]	AUTO	ADVANCED		HDMI
[	]	SPEAKER SETUP	DUAL AMP	BI-AMP	HDMI
					INPUT SELECTOR	VOLUME
		SPEAKERS		TUNE	MENU	ENTER
		A	B	SURROUND	SETUP	ENTER
		AUTO DETECTOR			RETURN
		AUTO DETECTOR

AUX

SETUP MIC

S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN L

Home Theater

1Turn on the unit. Press

• The standby indicator goes off when you turn on the unit.

The [SURROUND] indicator lights to show that the surround mode is on (factory setting).

Note

Before using the unit for the first time or after changing your speaker set up, make sure that you perform auto speaker setup

(➡ pages 14 to 16) or automatic speaker detection (➡ page 17), or for manual settings (➡ page 27).

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SURROUND

2 Turn on SPEAKERS A.				If you also want to use SPEAKERS B, press [SPEAKERS B] to
	SPEAKERS			turn them on. (Remember that sound will only be stereo if you
	A		SPEAKERS	use just SPEAKERS B.)
	Press		A

	If you have bi-wired your front speakers (➡ page 13),
	make sure you have selected “YES” for the “LR BI-
	WIRE setting” (➡ page 27).
	SPEAKERS	SPEAKERS
	A	B	SPEAKERS
	Press	or	BI-WIRE
	Press	or	A B

3INPUT SELECTOR

Turn	to select the input source.

If you have a combination DVD recorder/VCR (➡ page 9)

•Select “DVR” to watch DVDs.

•Select “VCR” to watch video tapes.

Input sources:

TUNER FM, TUNER AM, CD, TV/STB, DVD, DVR (DVD recorder), VCR (video recorder), AUX (front terminals)

•“DVD RECORDER” scrolls once across the display if you select “DVR”.

•You can also select the input source with the buttons on the remote control (➡ pages 34 to 36).

4Start playing the source

If you would prefer to listen in stereo, press [SURROUND] to turn the indicator off.

To return to surround sound, press [SURROUND] to turn the indicator on.

•The unit stores whether you have selected SURROUND or not for each input source, but the mode automatically activates if you play a multi-channel source.

•You can “down mix” multi-channel sources to 2 channels by pressing [SURROUND] to turn the indicator off during play. (Some DVD-Audio prohibit down-mixing.)

2-channel down-mix cancels when you turn the unit off or change the input source.

	5 Adjust the volume.	Volume range:
	VOLUME	Volume range:
	VOLUME	-- dB (minimum), -79 dB to 0 dB (maximum)
	Turn

When you finish listening

Be sure to reduce the volume and press [8] to switch the unit to standby.

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