CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

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INPUT

NATURAL SOUND STEREO AMPLIFIER AX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PURE

TAPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIRECT

MONITOR

AUX

TAPE

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CD

TUNER

PHONO

 

 

SLEEP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONES

SPEAKERS

 

 

PURE

 

TAPE

 

BASS

 

 

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B

 

 

DIRECT

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

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ON

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

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VOLUME

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TREBLE

BALANCE

 

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1Power indicator

Lights up while the power to this unit is on.

2STANDBY/ON switch

Press this switch to turn the power to this unit on. Press it again to turn this unit into the standby mode.

Standby mode

In this state, this unit consumes a very small quantity of power to receive infrared-signals from the remote control transmitter.

3Remote control sensor

Receives signals from the remote control transmitter.

4SLEEP indicator

Lights up while the built-in SLEEP timer is functioning.

5PURE DIRECT indicator

Lights up while the PURE DIRECT switch is on.

6TAPE MONITOR indicator

Lights up while the TAPE MONITOR switch is on.

*When the tape deck (TAPE) is selected as the input source, this indicator will not light up even if the TAPE MONITOR switch is on.

7INPUT selector and indicators

When turned, selects a program source to listen to. The indicator for the currently selected source lights up.

8VOLUME control

Used to raise or lower the volume level.

9Control door

See page 12 for how to open and close the control door.

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PHONES

When you listen with headphones,

connect the headphones to the

PHONES jack.

 

When listening with headphones privately, set both the SPEAKERS A and B switches to the OFF position.

ASPEAKERS switches

Set the switch A or B (or both A and B) for the speaker system (connected to this unit) you will use to the ON position. Set the switch for the speaker system you will not use to the OFF position.

BPURE DIRECT switch

You can enjoy the purest possible sound from your audio sources by pressing this switch so that the PURE DIRECT indicator lights up. By doing so, the audio signal bypasses the BASS, TREBLE and BALANCE controls, eliminating any alterations to the audio signal.

CTAPE MONITOR switch

When the tape deck connected to the TAPE terminals on the rear of this unit is used for recording, you can monitor the sounds being recorded by pressing TAPE MONITOR so that TAPE MONITOR indicator lights up.

DTone controls

BASS

Used to increase or decrease the low frequency response. The 0 position produces flat response.

TREBLE

Used to increase or decrease the high frequency response. The 0 position produces flat response.

EBALANCE control

Adjusts the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by speaker location or listening room conditions.

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Yamaha AX-9 owner manual Controls and Their Functions