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2CH Button
This button activates conventional
When used with Dolby Digital or DTS source material, the 2CH button engages a downmix feature, combining all of the channels and sending them to the front speakers. The spa- tial effects of surround sound are lost, but all of the information on the original recording are preserved.
NOTE: 2CH mode allows you to hear
SUR+ Button
The SUR+ button on the remote selects the sur- round modes described above. Each time you press the button, the surround mode will cycle to the next available setting as indicated by the
Speaker Level Adjustment
Selection Buttons
UP/DOWN Buttons
The relative volume levels of all six channels should be calibrated using test tones with an
NOTE: The
DYNAMIC RANGE Button DWN Button
Digital sources are capable of wide dynamic range (the difference between the softest and loudest sounds). In some cases, this may tax amplifiers and/or speakers. In other cases, you may want to reduce the dynamic range when listening at low volume levels. Pressing the
•MAX (no compression/full dynamic range)
•MID (moderate compression)
•MIN (full compression/minimum dynamic range).
A “D. RANGE” indicator in the
NOTE: The DYNAMIC RANGE feature is only available in Dolby Digital mode. It is inactive at all other times.
a TUNING button (CH UP/DOWN on the remote) for at least one second to search up or down.
•Station preset tuning lets you directly enter the number of a memorized station preset. Enter the number of the memorized preset using the NUMERIC buttons.
•Preset search tuning jumps up/down to the next memorized station preset. When in PRESET mode, press a TUNING button (CH UP/DOWN on the remote) to select the next station preset. Press the PRESET button on the remote to toggle between preset and frequency tuning modes.
•RDS (Europe) or RBDS (USA) tuning provides a range of special tuning and search features based on data codes en- coded with the broadcast signal. See the RDS section of this manual for detailed information.
BAND Button
Press the BAND button to toggle between AM and FM reception. An indicator in the front- panel display confirms your choice and the currently tuned station frequency is shown.
NOTE: If the TUNER is not already the selected input source, pressing the BAND button will automatically switch to the TUNER input.
1.Press one of the selection buttons on the remote to select a channel (or pair of chan- nels) for adjustment. Press the C button to adjust the CENTER channel. Press the S button to adjust the SUBWOOFER channel. Press the R button to adjust the rear SURROUND channels.
2.Use the UP or DOWN buttons on the remote to adjust the output level of the se- lected channel(s).
3.Repeat the procedure for each channel.
If no level adjustment is made for 5 seconds after pressing one of the selection buttons, the levels revert to the default calibrated settings.
Tuner Controls
The
•Manual frequency tuning tunes up or down to the next station frequency (when in frequency tuning mode). Press and re- lease a TUNING button (CH UP/DOWN on the remote) to tune.
•Direct frequency tuning lets you en- ter the desired station frequency digits. Press the DIRECT button and enter the digits us- ing the NUMERIC buttons.
•Automatic frequency search tuning searches up or down to find the next re- ceivable broadcast signal. Press and hold
TUNING Buttons
The TUNING buttons (labeled CH UP/DOWN on the remote control) provide three different tuning functions, depending on the mode of operation.
In the normal FREQUENCY tuning
mode, press a TUNING button (CH UP/ DOWN on the remote) and release to manu- ally jump to the next station frequency, regard- less of whether or not a station is broadcast- ing on that frequency. For auto frequency search tuning, press and hold the TUNING button for approximately one second. An AUTO indicator will appear in the