Basic Operations—Continued

Press [RECEIVER] first

MUTING

SLEEP

Using the Sleep Timer

With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver to turn off automatically after a specified period.

Press the [RECEIVER] button, and then press the [SLEEP] but- ton repeatedly to select the required sleep time.

The sleep time can be set from 90 to 10 minutes in 10 minute steps.

The SLEEP indicator appears on the display when the sleep timer has been set. The specified sleep time appears on the display for about five seconds, then the previous display reappears.

If you need to cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears.

To check the time remaining until the AV receiver sleeps, press the [SLEEP] button. Note that if you press the [SLEEP] button while the sleep time is being displayed, you’ll shorten the sleep time by 10 minutes.

Muting the AV receiver

You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.

Press the [RECEIVER] button, and then press the [MUTING] but- ton.

Using Headphones

You can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the AV receiver’s PHONES jack for pri- vate listening, as shown.

The output is muted and the MUTING indicator flashes on the display, as shown.

To unmute the AV receiver, press the [MUTING] button again, or adjust the volume.

The Mute function is cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

Notes:

Always turn down the volume before connecting your headphones.

While the headphones plug is inserted in the PHONES jack, the speakers are turned off. (The Powered Zone 2 speakers are not turned off.)

When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening mode is set to Stereo, unless it’s already set to Stereo, Mono, or Direct.

Only the Stereo, Direct, and Mono listening modes can be used with headphones (the listening modes available also depend on the currently selected input source).

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Onkyo HT-RC160 instruction manual Using the Sleep Timer, Muting the AV receiver, Using Headphones

HT-RC160 specifications

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