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On the remote control:
Press one of the source selecting buttons
(DVD, FM/AM, AUX or TV SOUND).
DVD: To play back a disc (DVD, Video CD etc.).
(A pg. 23, 25)
FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. (A pg. 27)
Each time you press the button, the band alternates
between FM and AM (MW).
AUX: To select the source from a component connected to
the AUX IN jacks or DIGITAL IN jack. (A pg. 14)
Each time you press the button, the source alternates
between “AUX” and “AUX DIGITAL”.
TV SOUND: To select the TV (that outputs sound signals)
connected to the AV (SCART) connector. (A pg. 8)
On the center unit:
Press SOURCE repeatedly until the source
name you want appears on the display
window.
Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows;
] DVD ] AM ] FM ] AUX ] AUX DIGITAL ] TV
SOUND ] (back to the beginning)
The selected source name appears on the display window.
Example:When “AUX” is selected.
NOTE
• When a source except DVD is selected, this system does not output
video signals.
CAUTION
• Always set the volume to minimum level before starting any source.
If the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast of sound could
permanently damage your hearing and/or blow out the speakers.
You can adjust the volume level within the range from “0”
(minimum) to “70” (maximum).
On the remote control:
Press AUDIO VOL + or –.
• Press + to increase volume.
• Press – to decrease volume.
On the center unit:
Press VOLUME + or –.
• Press + to increase volume.
• Press – to decrease volume.
The volume level appears on the display window.
CAUTION
Be sure to turn down the volume;
• Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may
damage both the headphones and your hearing.
• Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly
output from the speakers.
Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the center
unit. This cancels the surround mode (A pg. 35) currently selected,
deactivates the speakers, turns the subwoofer’s power off, and
activates the headphone mode. “HEADPHONE” appears on the
display window.
• Disconnecting a pair of headphones from the PHONES jack
cancels the headphone mode and activates the speakers at the
previously selected surround mode.
Headphone mode
When using the headphones, the following signals are output
regardless of your speaker setting;
• For 2 channel sources, the front left and right channel signals are
output directly from the left and right headphones.
• For multi-channel sources, the front left and right, center and
surround channel signals are down-mixed and then output from
the headphones.
You can enjoy the down-mixed multi-channel sound source using
the headphones.
On the remote control:
Press MUTING.
“MUTING” appears on the display window and the sound turns off.
To restore the sound
Press MUTING again.
• Pressing AUDIO VOL +/– (or VOLUME +/– on the center unit)
also restores the sound.
Selecting the source to
play
Adjusting the volume
Listening with headphones
Turning off the sound
temporarily
LPCM
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