Location of

Parts and Basic

Operations

This chapter provides information about the locations and functions of the buttons and controls on the front panel and the various jacks on the rear panel. It also explains basic operations.

Front Panel Parts

Description

1Uswitch

Press to turn the control amplifier on and off.

•Before you turn on the control amplifier, make sure that you have turned the MASTER VOLUME control to the leftmost position to avoid damaging you speakers.

STANDBY indicator

Lights when the control amplifier is turned off (standby mode) and turns off when the control amplifier is turned on.

2INPUT SELECTOR control

Turn to select the component you want to use.

To select

Turn to light

VCR

VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, or VIDEO 3

 

 

LD player

LD

 

 

DVD player

DVD

 

 

TV tuner

TV (Europe only)

 

 

TV or DBS tuner

TV/DBS (USA/Canada only)

 

 

Tape deck

TAPE

 

 

MD or DAT deck

MD/DAT

 

 

CD player

CD

 

 

Tuner

TUNER

 

 

Turntable

PHONO

 

 

After selecting the component, turn on the component you selected and play the program source.

•After selecting VCR, LD player, or DVD player, turn on the TV and set the TV’s video input.

3Input indicators

Light to indicate the current source component(s).

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