Eltax AVR-900 I. PHONES jack, J. Av, K. BASS/TREBLE control, L. Dolby Digital EX, N. DTS-ESMatrix

BASIC OPERATION

I. PHONES jack

For private listening, insert optional (not included) headphones (1/4-inch plug) into the PHONES jack, and then the center and surround speaker will be cut automatically.

Note: When the headphone is used, the output will down mix to STEREO automatically.

J. AV 3

The input ports for VCR, Video Camera Recorder, etc. It contains one video input port and Analog Left and Right input ports and an S-VIDEO jack.

K. BASS/TREBLE control

BASS control is used to adjust the level of the low frequency sound range.

TREBLE control is used to adjust the level of high frequency sound rang.

Press one of them on the remote control and then turn the MASTER VOLUME to adjust the level of them.

L. Dolby Digital EX

When using surround back speakers, the Dolby Digital source is played back using the matrix 6.1-channel decoder.

M. DTS-ES Discrete 6.1

With the additional of the surround back channel, this new format has all 6.1 channels recorded independently for a completely discrete digital format. Since all channels are recorded independently, high-fidelity surround playback with the increased sound space is achieved.

N. DTS-ES Matrix 6.1

This format has the surround back channel matrix encoded and inserted into the left and right surround channels so that at playback the output for the left, right, and back surround channels are decoded using a high-precision matrix decoder.

THE RADIO OPERATIONS

Automatic Tuning

1.Press the POWER button, then press the STANDBY button to ON.

2.Select the TUNER mode by turning the INPUT SELECTOR knob.

3.Select the FM or AM by pressing the BAND button on remote control.

4.Press the “AUTO/MANUAL” button on remote control to activate automatic selection. (Default mode is Manual selection) Note: Auto appears on the display.

5.Press TUNING +/ - to select the station you want to listen to. When a station is tuned in, the tuning process will stop automatically. (Automatic selection) Press TUNING +/ - again to select another channel.

Manual Tuning

It is for selecting stations, which cannot be tuned automatically (manual selection)

To tune a channel manually:

Skip step 4 in the above procedures. Each time the TUNING +/ - button is pressed momentarily (0.5 second or less), the frequency changes by a fixed step. FM: 50 kHz steps; MW: 9 kHz steps

Two FM modes available:

Press ST/MONO button on remote control to alternate between Stereo mode and Mono mode.

Stereo

FM stereo broadcasts are received in stereo and the “8” indicator lights on the display.

Mono

To compensate for weak FM stereo reception, select this mode. Reception will now be forced monaural, reducing unwanted noise.

If DISPLAY button is pressed, the details of incoming digital source will be displayed.

Preset Tuning

This facility is used to store FM, AM broadcasting from channel 1 to15 respectively.

Automatic Memory Presetting

1.Select the Tuner mode by rotating the INPUT SELECTOR knob.

2.Select the AM or FM by pressing the BAND button.

3Press the “APS” button on front panel.

Up to 15 of the best-received stations in your area will be automatically stored.

Manual Memory Presetting

1.Select the TUNER by rotating the INPUT SELECTOR knob.

2.Select the AM or FM by pressing the BAND button.

3.Press the TUNING +/ - buttons to select a frequency channel you want to preset.

4.Press the MEMORY button briefly.

5.While the “MEMORY” indicator is lit, press TUNING +/ - button to select a preset station. The station number will be displayed on the screen.

6.Press the MEMORY button.

To store more stations, repeat steps 3 to 6.

How to select preset stations

Press the “STATION +” or “STATION -” buttons on the remote control or “STATION” button on the front panel to select a preset channel during the tuner mode.

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