Adjusting the volume level of Zone 2 or

Zone 3

Rotate VOLUME on the front panel (or press VOLUME +/– on the remote control) to adjust the volume level of the selected zone.

Control range: –80 dB to +16.5 dB

Control step: 0.5 dB

VOLUME

+

or VOLUME

Note

VOLUME +/– can be used only when ZONE2 VOL or ZONE3 VOL is set to VAR in ZONE SET (see page 87).

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Press MUTE to mute the sound output to the selected zone.

Adjusting the tonal quality of Zone 2 or

Zone 3

Press CH +/– and TV VOL +/– on the remote control to adjust the high-frequency response (TREBLE) and the low-frequency response (BASS) respectively.

Control range: –10 dB to +10 dB

Control step: 2 dB

++

CH

TV VOL

Note

Check that “ZONE 2” or “ZONE 3” is displayed in the display window of the remote control before you adjust the tonal quality of the corresponding zone (see page 106).

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You can also adjust the tonal quality of Zone 2 or Zone 3 by using TONE CONTROL on the front panel. For details, see “Adjusting the tonal quality” on page 38.

ZONE 2/ZONE 3

Using the control mode of Zone 2 and Zone 3

POWER and STANDBY on the remote control work differently depending on the selected zone that appears in the display window.

When the normal, Zone 2 or Zone 3 mode is selected, you can turn on this unit, Zone 2 or Zone 3 or set them to the standby mode individually.

When the all mode is selected, pressing POWER turns on this unit, Zone 2 and Zone 3 simultaneously and pressing STANDBY sets them to the standby mode simultaneously.

 

 

POWER

Control mode

LCD display

and

 

 

STANDBY

 

 

 

Normal mode

 

Turns on the main

Name of component

unit only or sets it to

 

 

the standby mode.

 

 

 

Zone 2 mode

“ZONE 2” or “2:name

Turns on Zone 2 or

of the selected

sets it to the standby

 

component”

mode.

 

 

 

Zone 3 mode

“ZONE 3” or “3:name

Turns on Zone 3 or

of the selected

sets it to the standby

 

component”

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

POWER: turns on

 

 

the main unit, Zone 2

All mode

 

and Zone 3.

“ALL”

STANDBY: sets the

 

 

main unit, Zone 2

 

 

and Zone 3 to the

 

 

standby mode.

 

 

 

Note

In the normal mode, MAIN appears for a few seconds when

POWER or STANDBY is pressed.

OPERATION

ADVANCED

 

 

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RX-V1600 specifications

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