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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations
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8
DISPLAY button
Press repeatedly to change the information on the
display window as follows:
Index name of the component
v
FUNCTION button indication
v
Sound field applied to the program source
When the tuner is selected
v
Index name of the preset station* or program
station name**
v
Frequency
v
Program type indication**
v
Radio text**
v
Current time
v
Sound field applied to the band or the preset
station
* Index name appears only when you have assigned one to the
component or preset station (see page 45). Index name does not
appear when only blank spaces have been entered, or it is the
same as the function button.
** These indications appear only during RDS reception (see page
41).
9
DIMMER button
Press repeatedly to adjust the brightness of the display.
0
Use the SOUND FIELD buttons to enjoy surround
sound. For details, see “Enjoying Surround Sound”
starting from page 27.
A.F.D. button / indicator
Press to set the receiver to automatically detect the
type of audio signal being input and perform proper
decoding (if necessary).
2CH button / indicator
Press to output sound from only the front (left and
right) speakers.
MODE button / indicator
Press to activate the sound field selection mode (page
28).
qa
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator
This indicator lights up when the unit is decoding
signals recorded in a multi channel format.
Front Panel Parts Description
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MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
MASTER VOLUME
DISPLAY
INPUT MODE
VIDEO
MD/TAPE
CD
TUNER
AUX
DVD/LD
TV/SAT 5.1CH INPUT
CINEMA STUDIO
LEVEL
I
–
i
+
SET UP
BASS BOOST
TONE
FM/AM
MUTING
TONE
BASS
BOOST
SHIFT
MEMORY
FM MODE
RDS EON RDS PTY
PRESET/
– PTY SELECT +
– TUNING +
NAME
ENTER
SUR
BASS/
TREBLE
SOUND FIELD
A. F. D.
A
B
C
2CH
MODE
DIMMER
SPEAKERS
R
ON
r
OFF
A
PHONES
B
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