Basic Operation

Tone control setting

2Adjusting the sound quality (tone)

The tone control function will not work in the DIRECT mode.

1 Press the TONE CONTROL button.

The tone switches as follows each time the TONE CONTROL button is pressed.

BASS TREBLE

2 Turn the SELECT knob to adjust the level of the bass or treble.

To increase the bass or treble:

Turn the control clockwise. (The bass or treble sound can be increased up to +12 dB in steps of 2 dB.)

To decrease the bass or treble:

Turn the control counterclockwise. (The bass or treble sound can be decreased down to –12 dB in steps of 2 dB.)

2Tone defeat mode

If you do not want the bass and treble to be adjusted, turn on the tone defeat mode.

Press the TONE DEFEAT button.

The signals do not pass through the bass and treble adjustment circuits, thus resulting in higher quality sound.

Channel Level

You can adjust the channel level either according to the playback sources or to suit your taste, as described below.

1 Press the CH SELECT button to select the speaker whose level you want to adjust.

The channel switches as shown below each time the button is pressed.

FL C FR SR

SW SL SBLSBR

When the surround back speaker setting is set to “1sp” for “Speaker Configuration”, this is set to “SB”.

“SB” appears only when the “Power Amp Assign.” setting is the surround back mode.

2 Press the CURSOR F or G button to adjust the level of the selected speaker.

The default setting of the channel level is 0 dB.

The level of the selected speaker can be adjusted within the

range of +12 to –12 dB by pressing the CURSOR buttons.

The SW channel level can be turned off by decreasing it one step from –12 dB.

OFF ´ –12 dB ´ +12 dB

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