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SURROUND

SPEAKERS

INPUT SELECTOR

A

B

 

VOLUME

[

]

AUTO

ADVANCED

 

HDMI

 

SPEAKER SETUP

DUAL AMP

BI-AMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT SELECTOR

VOLUME

 

 

SPEAKERS

TUNE

MENU

ENTER

 

 

A

B

SURROUND

SETUP

 

 

AUTO DETECTOR

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX

SETUP MIC

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Home Theater

1Turn on the unit. Press

• The standby indicator goes off when you turn on the unit.

The [SURROUND] indicator lights to show that the surround mode is on (factory setting).

Note

Before using the unit for the first time or after changing your speaker set up, make sure that you perform auto speaker setup

(pages 14 to 16) or automatic speaker detection (page 17), or for manual settings (page 27).

Enjoying

SURROUND

2 Turn on SPEAKERS A.

 

If you also want to use SPEAKERS B, press [SPEAKERS B] to

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

turn them on. (Remember that sound will only be stereo if you

 

A

 

SPEAKERS

use just SPEAKERS B.)

 

Press

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

If you have bi-wired your front speakers (page 13),

 

 

make sure you have selected “YES” for the “LR BI-

 

 

WIRE setting” (page 27).

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

A

B

SPEAKERS

 

 

Press

or

BI-WIRE

 

 

A B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3INPUT SELECTOR

Turn

to select the input source.

If you have a combination DVD recorder/VCR (page 9)

Select “DVR” to watch DVDs.

Select “VCR” to watch video tapes.

Input sources:

TUNER FM, TUNER AM, CD, TV/STB, DVD, DVR (DVD recorder), VCR (video recorder), AUX (front terminals)

“DVD RECORDER” scrolls once across the display if you select “DVR”.

You can also select the input source with the buttons on the remote control (pages 34 to 36).

4Start playing the source

If you would prefer to listen in stereo, press [SURROUND] to turn the indicator off.

To return to surround sound, press [SURROUND] to turn the indicator on.

The unit stores whether you have selected SURROUND or not for each input source, but the mode automatically activates if you play a multi-channel source.

You can “down mix” multi-channel sources to 2 channels by pressing [SURROUND] to turn the indicator off during play. (Some DVD-Audio prohibit down-mixing.)

2-channel down-mix cancels when you turn the unit off or change the input source.

5 Adjust the volume.

Volume range:

VOLUME

-- dB (minimum), -79 dB to 0 dB (maximum)

Turn

 

When you finish listening

Be sure to reduce the volume and press [8] to switch the unit to standby.

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SA-XR58 specifications

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