Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations
PHONES jack
Connects headphones.
Note
To use the headphones, set the SPEAKERS selector to OFF to output sound to the headphones.
8DISPLAY button
Press repeatedly to change the information on the display window as follows:
When a component other than tuner is selected
v
Index name of the component*
v
Selected component
v
Sound field applied to the component
When the tuner is selected
v
Index name of the preset station* or
programme station name**
v
Frequency
v
Programme type indication**
v
Radio text**
v
Current time**
v
Sound field applied to the band or the preset
station
*Index name appears only when you have assigned one to the component or the preset station (see page 25).
**These indications appear only during RDS reception (see page 18).
9Use the following buttons to enjoy surround sound. For details, see “Enjoying Surround Sound” starting from page 21.
SOUND FIELD ON/OFF button
Press to turn the sound field on or off.
SOUND FIELD MODE +/– button
Press to select a sound field from the group you selected.
0TONE button
Press to turn the tone effect on or off. The TONE indicator lights up while the tone effect is turned on.
Note that if you have adjusted the tone using the MENU </> and +/– buttons, the adjusted tone will be produced whenever you turn on the tone effect.
BASS BOOST button
Press to increase the bass of the front speakers. The BASS BOOST indicator lights up when the function is turned on.
!Á TONE indicator
Lights up while the tone effect is turned on.
BASS BOOST indicator
Lights up while the bass boost is turned on.
When you want to enjoy high quality sound
Do the procedure below to bypass the sound control circuits.
1Set SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to off.
2Set TONE to off.
3Set BASS BOOST to off.
The result will be a
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