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Controls and displays

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MCACC

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

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SPEAKERS DIMMER

DISPLAY BAND

TUNER EDIT

TUNE

 

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STREAM DIRECT STANDARD SURR

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RETRIEVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MCACC

 

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SETUP MIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1INPUT SELECTOR dial

Selects an input source (page 20).

2MCACC indicator

Lights when Acoustic Calibration EQ (page 26) is on (Acoustic Calibration EQ is automatically set to on after the Auto MCACC setup (page 18)).

3Receiver control buttons

SPEAKERS – Use to change the speaker system on or off. When the SP OFF is selected, no sound is output from the speakers connected to this receiver.

DIMMER – Dims or brightens the display. The brightness can be controlled in four steps.

DISPLAY – Switches the display of this unit. The listening mode, sound volume, Pre Out setting or input name can be checked by selecting an input source.

The Pre Out setting may or may not be displayed, depending on the input source you have selected.

4Character display

See Display on page 7.

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5Tuner control buttons

BAND – Switches between AM, FM ST (stereo) and FM MONO radio bands (page 24).

TUNER EDIT – Use with TUNE /, PRESET / and

ENTER to memorize and name stations for recall (page 24).

TUNE / – Used to find radio frequencies (page 24).

PRESET / – Use to select preset radio stations (page 24).

6HDMI indicator

Blinks when connecting an HDMI-equipped component; lights when the component is connected (page 14).

7iPod iPhone indicator

Lights when an iPod/iPhone is connected and iPod/USB input is selected (page 22).

8Remote sensor

Receives the signals from the remote control (see Operating range of remote control on page 9).

9MASTER VOLUME dial

10STANDBY/ON

11PHONES jack

Use to connect headphones. When the headphones are connected, there is no sound output from the speakers. The listening mode when the sound is heard from the headphone can be selected only from PHONES SURR, STEREO or STEREO ALC mode.

12 Listening mode buttons

AUTO SURROUND/STREAM DIRECT – Switches between Auto surround mode (page 25) and Stream Direct playback (page 26).

ALC/STANDARD SURR – Press for standard decoding and to switch between the modes of 2Pro Logic II, 2 Pro Logic IIx, 2Pro Logic IIz and NEO:6, and the Auto level control stereo mode (page 25).

ADVANCED SURROUND – Switches between the various surround modes (page 26).

STEREO – Press to select stereo playback (page 25).

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