1POWER switch

Press this switch to switch the power on. Press it again to switch the power off.

*Standby mode

While the power is on, pressing the POWER key on the remote control transmitter switches the unit to the standby mode. (In this mode, the power indicator is half illuminated.)

2Power indicator

Lights up while the power is on.

3Remote control sensor

Receives signals from the remote control transmitter.

4RDS MODE/FREQ button

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

When an RDS station is received, pressing this button changes the display mode into the PS mode, PTY mode, RT mode and/or CT mode (if the station employs those RDS data services), and frequency display in turn.

5Display panel

Shows station frequencies and various information. (Refer to the next page for details.)

6FM/AM buttons

Press this button to switch the reception band to FM or AM.

7TUNING DOWN/UP button

Used for tuning. Press the “UP” side to tune in to higher frequencies, and press the “DOWN” side to tune in to lower frequencies.

8EDIT button

This button is used to exchange the places of two preset stations with each other.

9MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) button

When this button is pressed, the MEMO(RY) indicator flashes for about 5 seconds. During this period, press the desired PRESET STATIONS button to enter the displayed station into the memory.

When this button is pressed and holded for about 3 seconds, the automatic preset tuning begins.

0Input selector buttons

Select a program source to listen to. When a button is pressed, the name of selected source lights up on the display.

APURE DIRECT switch RX-495RDS only

Press this switch to listen to a source in the purest sound. (Refer to page 16 for details.)

BPHONES jack

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.

 

CSPEAKERS 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.

DPTY SEEK MODE button

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

When this button is pressed, the unit turns into the PTY SEEK mode.

EPTY SEEK START button

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

Press this button to begin searching for a station after the desired program type is selected in the PTY SEEK mode.

FEON button

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

Press this button to select a desired program type (NEWS, INFO, AFFAIRS, SPORT) when you want to call a radio program of that program type automatically.

GTUNING MODE (AUTO/MAN’L) button

Press this button to switch the tuning mode to automatic or manual. To select the automatic tuning mode, press this button so that “AUTO (TUNING)” lights up on the display. To select the manual tuning mode, press this button so that “AUTO (TUNING)” goes off.

HTone 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.

IBALANCE 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.

JA/B/C/D/E button

Press this button to select a desired group (A–E) of preset stations.

KPRESET STATIONS buttons

Used to enter as many as 40 station frequencies into the memory.

LContinuously variable LOUDNESS control

Used to compensate for the human ears’ loss of sensitivity to high and low-frequency ranges at low volume.

MVOLUME control

Used to raise or lower the volume level.

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