!¢ BASS BOOST button

Press to increase the bass of the front speakers. The BASS BOOST indicator lights up when the function is turned on.

zWhen you want to enjoy high quality sound

Do the following to bypass the sound field, tone effect, and the bass booster circuits.

1Press BASS BOOST to turn off the BASS BOOST indicator.

2Press EQUALIZER to turn off the EQ indicator.

3Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn off the SOUND FIELD indicator.

The result will be a sound that is highly faithful to the program source.

!￿ The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page 37.

MEMORY button

Press to memorize a preset station.

FM MODE button

If “STEREO” flashes in the display and the FM stereo reception is poor, press this button. You will not have the stereo effect but the sound is improved.

TUNING +/– buttons

Scans all the available radio stations.

!§ The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page 37.

PRESET TUNING +/– buttons

Scans all preset stations.

SHIFT button

Selects a memory page for preset stations.

FM/AM button

Selects the FM or AM band.

!¶ CURSOR MODE button

Press this button repeatedly to select any of the following three cursor modes. The indicator for the selected cursor mode lights up. The indicator turns off when you press the SET UP button.

When cursor mode is

You can

SURROUND

Change the various surround

 

parameters (effect level, wall

 

type, etc.), adjust the volume and

 

balance of the rear speakers, and

 

adjust the volume of the center

 

speaker and subwoofer (page 33)

 

 

EQUALIZER

Adjust the equalization (bass/

 

mid/treble) of the front, center

 

and rear speakers (page 34).

 

Press the EQUALIZER button to

 

activate the equalizer.

 

 

INDEX

Enter an index name for preset

 

stations and program sources

 

(page 42)

 

 

!• Cursor buttons (V/v/B/b)

After pressing the CURSOR MODE or SET UP button, use these buttons to make specific settings (see pages 15, 17, 33, 34, and 43).

!ª SET UP button

Press this button repeatedly to select any of the following three indications. The selected indication appears in the display and you will be able to make various settings using the cursor buttons.

When you display

You can

SPEAKER SETUP

Specify the front, center, rear

 

speaker sizes, the rear speaker

 

position, and whether or not you

 

are using a subwoofer (page 15)

 

 

SPEAKER DISTANCE

Specify the front, center, and rear

 

speaker distances and the unit of

 

measurement (page 17)

 

 

OTHER

Set the display to one of four

 

brightness levels

 

 

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