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Basic Operations
Selecting the Front Speakers
On the front panel
only
:
When you have connected two pairs of the front speakers, you can
select which to use.
Press SPEAKERS 1 or SPEAKERS 2 to select the speaker to use.
Each time you press the button, the lamp on the respective button turns on and off.
When the lamp on either button lights up, the respective speakers are activated.
IMPORTANT:
You can activate two pairs of the front speakers at the same time only when the
SPEAKER LOAD SELECTOR on the rear panel is set to “HIGH” and when no
signals are sent to the center and rear speakers. Otherwise, activating one pair of
the speakers deactivates the other.
Listening only with headphones
1. Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel.
2. Press SPEAKERS 1 and/or 2 so that no lamps on the buttons are turned on.
Muting the Sound
From the remote control
only
:
Press MUTE to mute the sound through all speakers and
headphones connected.
“MUTE” appears on the display and the volume turns off (the
volume level indicator also goes off).
To restore the sound, press MUTE again so that “OFF” appears on the display.
Turning MASTER VOLUME or pressing VOLUME +/– also restores the sound at the
previous volume level.
Using the Sleep Timer
Using the Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep to music and know the receiver will turn off
by itself rather than play all night.
From the remote control
only
:
Press SLEEP repeatedly.
The SLEEP indicator lights up on the display, and the shut-off
time on the display changes as follows.
= SLEEP 10min. = SLEEP 20min. = SLEEP 30min. = SLEEP 40min.
= SLEEP 50min. = SLEEP 60min. = SLEEP 70min. = SLEEP 80min.
= SLEEP 90min. = SLEEP 00min. (Canceled) = (back to the beginning)
When the shut-off time comes
The receiver turns off automatically.
To check or change the time remaining until the shut-off time
Press SLEEP once. The remaining time until the shut-off time appears in minutes.
• To change the shut-off time, press SLEEP repeatedly.
To cancel the Sleep Timer
Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP 00min.” appears on the display. (The SLEEP
indicator goes off.)
Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer.
SPEAKERS
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Note:
If you use any of the DSP
modes other than the 3D-
PHONIC modes and
“HEADPHONE” with both front
speakers activated, the
speakers connected to the
FRONT SPEAKERS
2
terminals are deactivated.
CAUTION:
Be sure to turn down the volume
before connecting or putting on
headphones, as high volume
can damage both the
headphones and your hearing.
Note:
You cannot shut off the sound
through the subwoofer using the
SPEAKERS 1 and 2 buttons.
MUTE
SLEEP
Note:
When the TV is connected to the
TV SOUND/DBS jacks on the
rear:
The receiver will turn on soon
again after the Sleep Timer shut
off the receiver if the TV is kept
turned on.
To prevent this from happening,
make sure that you turn off the
TV before the Sleep Timer turns
off the receiver.
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