the station will be played for five seconds. During this time, the following operations are possible:

1)The band can be changed using the BAND button D4 on page 1 at TUNER MODE on the remote

2)The mode can be changed using the FM button D1 on page 1 at TUNER MODE on the remote

6.If no button is pressed during this period, the current frequency is preset in location CH-2. If you wish to skip the current station, turn the GYRO TUNING knob !6during this period, the current frequency is skipped and auto presetting continues.

7.Operation stops automatically when all 50 preset memory positions are filled or when auto scanning attains the highest end of all bands. To stop the auto preset function at anytime, press the CLEAR button !7.

3.Recalling a Preset Station

1.Press the PRESET button !5to change the display to preset.

2.Select the desired preset station by turning GYRO TUNING knob

!6on the front panel or press or button ⁄5on the remote.

Note;

Direct selection method using the ten keypad on the remote, select the desired preset station by entering one or two digits using the ten keypad ⁄2.

To return to the Manual Tuning mode, press the AUTO TUNING button !4.

4.Preset Scan Tuning (Using the remote control unit)

1.Press the SCAN (preset scan) button D8 on the remote. “P- SCAN” indicator blinks in the display. (The preset station with the smallest preset number is recalled first. If no stations have been preset, CH “00” blinks in the display and the unit returns to the previous mode.)

2.Preset stations are recalled in sequence (CH-1CH-2, etc.) for 5 seconds each. Preset numbers that do not contain stations are skipped.

3.You can fast forward the preset stations by pressing the button continuously. When the desired preset station is received,

cancel the preset scan operation by pressing the button or the SCAN button D8 or CLEAR button !7.

5.Clearing Preset Stations

You can remove preset stations from memory using the following procedure.

1.Recall the preset number to be cleared with the method described in “Recalling” a preset station .

2.Press the MEMO button !8on the front panel or M (MEMO) button ⁄3on the remote unit, “MEMO” blinks in the display for 5 seconds. While “MEMO” is still blinking, press the CL (CLEAR) button o on the front panel or C (CLEAR) button ⁄4on the remote unit. “CLEAR” appears on the display to indicate that the specified preset number has been cleared.

STATION NAME PRESET

The station name preset function allows the name of each preset channel to be entered using alphanumeric characters. The Station Name button is valid only in the tuner mode. Before station name preset operation, store stations with the preset memory operation.

1.Press the MEMO button !8on the front panel or M (MEMO) button ⁄3on the remote for more than 3 seconds.

2.The left most column of the station name indicator flashes,

indicating the character entry ready status.

[Operation (Using the AV9000)]

3.When the GYRO TUNING knob !6is turned, alphabetic and

numeric characters will be displayed in the following order:

A B C ...Z 1 2 3..... 0 + / (Blank) A

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DOWN

4.After selecting the first character to be entered, press the MEMO button !8. The entry in this column is fixed and the next column starts to flash. Fill the next column and press the MEMO button !8for more than 1 second to confirm the entry.

Note:

Unused columns should be filled by entering blanks.

[Operation (Using the remote unit)]

ENGLISH

First, press the TUNER button on the remote control unit.

 

(This operation is not necessary if the remote control unit

 

has already been operated in the TUNER mode.)

 

3. Enter the character using the ten keypad ⁄2. For example, to

 

enter “A”:

 

1) Press the “1” button. “A” appears on the display column.

 

2) Every time the 1 button is pressed, the displayed character

 

changes in the order: A B C 1 A...

 

Pressing buttons other than the “1” button cause different

 

characters to be displayed in a similar way, so that other

 

alphanumeric characters can be entered. To enter a blank or

 

space, press the “9” button.

 

4. When the desired character is displayed, press the M (MEMO)

 

button ⁄3to confirm the entry in this column and move to the next

 

column. After having filled all of the 8 columns, press the M

 

(MEMO) button ⁄3, for more than 1 second to confirm the entry.

 

PLAYBACK OPERATION

NORMAL PLAYBACK

1.Press the POWER ON button on the remote.

2.Turn the INPUT SELECTOR !9on the front panel or press the FUNCTION button . on the remote unit to select an input source.

3.Press the Surround mode buttons u on the front panel or Surround mode buttons D1 to D8 on page 1 in the AMP MODE on the remote unit to select the desired surround mode.

4.Adjust the volume level using the VOLUME knob !3on the front panel or press the VOL + / – button ⁄1on the remote. If necessary, adjust the tone using the BASS and TREBLE buttons D1 to D4 on page 3 in the AMP MODE on the remote unit.

Note:

Press one of the function buttons twice within 2 seconds to select the function with the remote.

LISTENING TO A DIFFERENT AUDIO SOURCE WHILE WATCHING A VIDEO SOURCE (Using the remote control unit)

1.Select one of the following video sources TV, LD, DVD, VCR1, DSS/VCR2 or AUX.

2.Next, select one of the following audio sources FM, AM, CD, TAPE, or CDR/MD.

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AV9000 specifications

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