Front panel facilities
FM MUTE/MODE button
If you are listening to an FM radio station in stereo and the sound cuts out or there is a great deal of noise, switch from STEREO to MONO. Each time this button is pressed, the AUTO indication flashes and the stereo mode changes from AUTO to MONO and vice versa. This button also turns on and off the FM MUTE.
TUNING UP/DOWN buttons
Use these buttons to change the tuner frequency. The tuner frequency is displayed in the front display and it can be changed in 50 kHz increments for FM and 10 kHz (or 9 kHz) increments for AM.
When FM is selected, you can hold down one of the tuning buttons and then release it to activate the
When FM or AM is selcted as the input source:
Text name or
frequency +
ch Preset no.1)
FM/AM frequency +
ch
Preset no.2)
FM/AM +
Listening mode
1)Not displayed if there is no text name programmed for the preset channel.
2)If a text name is programmed for the preset channel, display “2” is displayed for 3 seconds each time the input is changed from FM to AM or vice versa.
CHARACTER/MEMORY button
This button is used to program names to preset radio stations and input sources, to change names previously programmed, or to delete names. This button is also used to assign the radio station that is currently tuned in to a preset channel or delete a previously preset station.
BASS/TREBLE button
Press to enter the mode for adjusting the bass and treble levels.
CH LEVEL button
Press to select the channel whose level is to be adjusted.
ZONE 2 VOL button
Press to enter the mode for adjusting the volume in the remote zone (Zone 2).
SMART SCAN CONTROLLER (SSC) dial
Turn clockwise or counterclockwise to select the setting for the parameter displayed in the front display. Press to move to the next parameter.
DISPLAY button
The DISPLAY button is used to display information about the current input source signal. Each time you press the display button, the screen changes to show you different information concerning the input signal.
When an input source other than FM or AM is selected:
Input or text name + volume1)
Program format2)
Input +
Listening mode
1)You can program text name for each input source (see page 54). That text name will be displayed at this time.
2)If the input signal does not have a program format, then this will be skipped.
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LISTENING MODE buttons
Press these buttons to select a listening mode for the current input source.
DIRECT: Select for direct audio output that does not pass through sound alteration circuits and other filters.
STEREO: Select for normal stereo output.
j/DTS SURROUND: Select for the Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, or DTS listening modes.
THX: Select for the THX listening mode.
Remote control sensor
MENU button
Press to bring up the OSD menu. The OSD menu will appear on the TV monitor as well as the front display on the
and 
buttons
When selecting items in the OSD Menu, press these buttons to move the
EXIT button
Press to exit the OSD menu when at the Menu Screen, or move to one screen previous to the one that is displayed if at any other screen.
Front panel display
SLEEP indicator
PCM DIGITAL indicator
Listening mode or digital input format indicator
MEMORY indicator
FM STEREO indicator
Lights when tuned into an FM radio broadcast in stereo.
TUNED indicator
AUTO indicator
Multi function display
RDS indicator (European models only)