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You can adjust the brightness of the display.
You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.
With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver to turn
off automatically after a specified period.
If you need to cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP]
button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears.
To check the time remaining until the AV receiver sleeps,
press the [SLEEP] button. Note that if you press the
[SLEEP] button while the sleep time is being displayed,
you’ll shorten the sleep time by 10 minutes.
You can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch
phone plug) to the AV receiver’s PHONES jack for pri-
vate listening, as shown.
Notes:
• Always turn down the volume before connecting your
headphones.
• The speakers are turned off while the headphones plug
is inserted in the PHONES jack (Zone 2 speakers are
not turned off).
• When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening
mode is set to Stereo, unless it’s already set to Stereo,
Mono, Direct, or Pure Audio (not North American
models).
• Only the Stereo, Direct, Pure Audio (not North Amer-
ican models), and Mono listening modes can be used
with headphones (the listening modes available also
depend on the currently selected input source).
• When the multichannel input is used, only the front
left and right audio can be heard in the headphones.
• To adjust the headphone level, press the [CH SEL]
button on the remote controller, and then press the
[LEVEL +]/[LEVEL -] buttons. You can adjust the
level between –12 dB and +12 dB.
Setting the Display Brightness
Press the [RECEIVER] button,
and then press the [DIMMER]
button repeatedly to select:
• Normal+VOLUME light on.
• Normal+VOLUME light off.
• Dim+VOLUME light off.
• Dimmer+VOLUME light off.
Muting the AV Receiver
Press the [RECEIVER] button,
and then press the [MUTING] but-
ton.
The output is muted and the MUTING
indicator flashes on the display, as
shown.
To unmute the AV receiver, press the
[MUTING] button again, or adjust the
volume.
The Mute function is cancelled when
the AV receiver is set to Standby.
MUTING
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Using the Sleep Timer
Press the [RECEIVER] button,
and then press the [SLEEP] but-
ton repeatedly to select the
required sleep time.
The sleep time can be set from 90 to 10
minutes in 10 minute steps.
The SLEEP indicator appears on the
display when the sleep timer has been
set. The specified sleep time appears on
the display for about five seconds, then
the previous display reappears.
Using Headphones
RECEIVER
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