Getting Started

Notes

If you want to enjoy the surround sound, be sure to connect the front speakers to the SPEAKERS FRONT A terminal.

No sound is heard when you press SPEAKERS A+B without connecting speaker system B.

Where do I go next?

To complete your system, go to “AC Hookups” on this page.

AC Hookups

Connecting the mains lead

Connect the mains lead from this receiver and from your audio/video components to a wall outlet. If you connect other audio components to the SWITCHED AC OUTLET on the receiver, the receiver can supply power to the connected components so you can turn on/off the whole system when you turn on/off the receiver.

SWITCHED AC OUTLET

/ to a wall outlet

Caution

Make sure that the power consumption of the component connected to the receiver’s AC outlet does not exceed 100 watts. Do not connect high-wattage electrical home appliances such as electric irons, fans, or TVs to this outlet.

Where do I go next?

Before you use the receiver, go to the next section to make sure that all the controls are set to the appropriate positions.

Before You Use Your Receiver

Before turning on the receiver, make sure that you have:

Turned MASTER VOLUME to the leftmost position (0).

Selected the appropriate speaker system. (See “Selecting the speaker system” on previous page.)

Set BALANCE to the center position.

Before you use your receiver for the first time or when you want to clear the receiver's memory, do the procedure below:

1/u (power)

MUTING

1Turn off the receiver.

2Press 1/u(power) for more than 4 seconds. “INITIAL” appears in the display and the items including the following are reset or cleared:

All preset stations are reset to their factory settings.

All sound field parameters are reset to their factory settings.

All index names (of preset stations and programme sources) are cleared.

All adjustments made with the SET UP button are reset to their factory settings.

The sound field memorized for each programme source and preset station is cleared.

Turn on the receiver and check the following indicator.

Press MUTING or MUTING on the remote if the MUTING indicator turns on.

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