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:

v

Index name of the component or the preset station*

v

FUNCTION button indication or

frequency**

v

Sound field applied to the program source

*Index name appears only when you have assigned one to the component or the preset station (see page 21).

**Frequency appears only when the tuner is selected.

9Use the following buttons to enjoy surround sound. For details, see “Enjoying Surround Sound” starting from page 17.

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.

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 two-channel stereo sound output from the front speakers that is highly faithful to the program source.

!ª The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page 15. Note that these buttons are operable only when the tuner is selected.

PRESET TUNING +/– buttons

Press to scan all preset stations.

TUNING +/– buttons

Press to scan all the available radio stations.

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