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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations
ql Jog dial
Turn to adjust the selected speaker level, surround,
and equalizer parameters (etc.).
w; LEVEL button
Press to activate the speaker level parameters (page
38). The indicator on the button lights up and you can
adjust the various speaker level parameters (front
balance, rear L/R balance, etc.).
wa EQ button
Press to activate the equalizer parameters (page 39).
The indicator on the button lights up and you can
adjust the various equalizer parameters.
ws SURROUND button
Press to activate the surround parameters (page 36).
The indicator on the button lights up and you can
adjust the various surround parameters (effect level,
wall type, etc.).
wd NAME button
Press to activate the name function and enter names
for preset stations and program sources (page 50).
wf ON SCREEN button
Press to turn the on-screen display on or off (page 7).
Press to display the current sound field, and the
parameters for SURROUND, LEVEL, EQUALIZER,
and SETUP. Press again to turn off the on-screen
display.
wg EQ BANK button
Press repeatedly to select an equalizer (EQ 1 ~ 5) or
turn the equalizer off (EQ OFF).
The equalizer does not function during 5.1CH input, and
when ANALOG DIRECT is selected. Only the front
speakers’ equalizer operates with 96 kHz digital audio
signals.

Front Panel Parts Description

wh SLEEP button
Press to activate the sleep timer.
wj DIMMER button
Press repeatedly to adjust the brightness of the display.
wk TUNING +/– buttons
Scans all the available radio stations.
wl The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For
details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page
45.
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.
e; SPEAKERS selector
Set according to the front speakers you want to drive.
Set to To select
A The speakers connected to the FRONT
SPEAKERS A terminals
B The speakers connected to the FRONT
SPEAKERS B terminals
A+B* The speakers connected to both the FRONT
SPEAKERS A and B terminals (parallel
connection)
OFF No speaker output
*Be sure to connect front speakers with a nominal impedance of
8 ohms or higher if you want to select both sets (A+B) of front
speakers. In this case, set the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR to
“4”.
PHONES jack
Connects headphones.
To use the headphones, set the SPEAKERS selector to OFF
to output sound to the headphones.
To enjoy surround sound from the headphones, we
recommend selecting the HEADPHONE THEATER sound
field. Selecting other sound fields when the SPEAKERS
selector is set to OFF automatically presents a 2 channel
(stereo) downmix from the headphones.