Operations Amplifier Basic and Parts of Location

Front Panel Parts Description

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 53).

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.

wh

Models of area code CED

The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see “Using the Radio Data System (RDS)” starting from page 49.

PTY button

Press to scan stations by program type. The PTY button does not function during AM reception.

RDS/EON button

Press to set the receiver to automatically switch to stations broadcasting traffic announcements, news, or information program. The RDS/EON button does not function during AM reception.

Models of other area codes

SLEEP button

Press to activate the sleep timer.

DIMMER button

Press repeatedly to adjust the brightness of the display.

wj The following buttons operate the built-in tuner. For details, see “Receiving Broadcasts” starting from page 45.

Models of area code CED

TUNING/PTY SELECT +/– buttons

Scans all the available radio stations.

Selects program types during PTY operations.

Models of other area codes

TUNING +/– buttons

Scans all the available radio stations.

wk 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.

wl SPEAKERS selector

Set according to the front speakers you want to drive.

Set to

To select

AThe speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS A terminals

BThe 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 “4Ω”.

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.

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