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PHONO.
AUX
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KNOBS AND SWITCHES ON FRONT PANEL
1.
POWER SWITCH
Power is
turned on when the
s^ritch
is
rotated clockwise;
turned
off
when rotated
counterclockwise.
Operation
of
this switch
also
turns
on
and
off
the
power
supplied
to
the AC
OUTLET
(3O)
located
on
the
rear
panel
of
the
SX440.
2. TUNING
INDICATOR
When
tuninq
the
radio
receiver
to
an FM
or AM
broadcast
station, the
TUNING
KNOB (4)
is
adjusted
so
that
the pointer
of
this
meter may deflect
to
the maximum.
3.
FM STEREO
INDICATOR
When the
SX-2140
receivesan FM stereo program,
this
lamp lights.
4. TUNING
KNOB
An
AM
or
FM
broadcasting
station
is
tuned in. While
observing
the pointer
of
the
TUNING INDICATOR (2),
set
the knob
for
the
best receiving
condition,
5.
SELECTOR
SWITCH
I
The
SX-440
is
set
for
one
of the following
operations:
AM .
.
Reception
of
AM
broadcasts
FM
MONO
Reception
o{
monaural FM broadcasts
FM
STEREO
Automatically
selective reception
of
stereo
or
monaural
FM
broadcbsts
. . . .
Play
of
disk
record
I
.
Connection
of
a
record player
having a crystal
or
ceramic
pickup,
cartridge tape player,
or
audio
output
of
a
TV
receiver.
6.
PHONES
Cord plug
of
a
stereo
headphone
is
inserted here
for
enjoying
stereo
play
without disturbing
other people
around.
Loudspeakers
stop emitting
sound
then. For
the stereo headphone, PIONEER's
Model
SE-2P,
SE-20, SE-30
or
SE-50
is
recommended.
.
When
a
lonqer
cord
is
required
for
the
stereo headphone,
use
PIONEER's Model JB-23 extension cord separately available.
When desiring
to
connect
two
stereo
headphones,
use
PIONEER's Model JB-22
"Y"
cord separately available.
7.
LOUDSPEAKER ON/OFF SWITCH
With this
sruitch in
the
"ON"
position,
loudspeakers
emit
sound.
When
the
snritch
lever
is
set
to
"OFF",
loudspeakers
stop
sounding,
lt
is
convenient
for
using
a
headphone,
B.
LOUDSPEAKER SELECTOR SWITCH
When
the
s^,itch
is
set
to
the
"A"
position,
the
loudspeakers
connected
to
the
SPEAKER SYSTEM
A
TERMINALS on
the
rear panel
of
the
SX-440
emit
sound;
when
set
to
"8".
those
connected
to
the SPEAKER SYSTEM
B
TERMINALS.
9. BASS CONTROL
As
this
knob is
turned
clockwise,
bass
is
boosted, as turned
counterclockwise,
attenuated.
The
control
is
designed
to
give
a
flat
characteristic curve
when the knob
is set
to
the
middle
sf
the
rotation
range.
oThis
knob
controls
the
tone
quality
of
both
right and
left
channels
simu
ltaneously.
10. TREBLE CONTROL
Use
of
this treble
control
knob is
similar
to
that
of
the
BASS
CONTROL KNOB
(9)
,
11. MODE
SWITCH
When
playing
a disk
record
or
tape,
or
receiving
a
broadcast
program, keep
this
snritch
in the
"STEREO"
position.
Set
the
saritch
to
"MONO"
only
when using
a
monaural record
player
or
tape
recorder,
or
reproducing
a
tape
on which
monaural
recording
is
made,
12. TAPE MONITOR
SWITCH
For
ordinary
record play
or
radio reception,
keep
thiss^ritch
in
the
"OFF"
position.
Set
the
svvitch
to
"ON" only
when playing
back
a
tape
by
using
a
tape
recorder
(or
tape
deck)
or
monitoring
the
recording
condition
of
such equipment.
lf
the switch
is set
to
the "ON"
position
when conducting
disk
record
play
or
radio reception,
loudspeakers
do
not
sound. Be
careful in
this
respect.
13.
LOUDNESS CONTOUR SWITCH
When
the switch
is set
to
the
"ON"
position while theSX-440
is
operated
at
a
low
sound volume,
both
bass
and
treble
are
boosted
for
easy
listening. When
the
equipment
is
operated
at
a high
sound volume,
it
is recommended
to
keep
the suritch
in
the
"oFF"
position.
14. VOLUME CONTROL
The
loudspeaker sound
volume
increases
when
this
knob is
turned
clockwise;
it
decreases
when
the
knob
is rotated
counterclockwise, This
double knob
con-
sists
of
two
component knobs interlocked
by
friction.
When
the knob
is
turned,
both
component knobs
rotate
together
to
control the
sound volumes
of
right
and
left
channels simultaneously, To
adjust
the
volume
of
either
right
or
left
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RIGHT
CHANNEL
channel alone,
hold
one
of
the component knobs
by
one
hand
and
turn
the other
component
knob
by
the other
hand.
lt
is
convenient
for
balancing
the
sound volumes
of
both
channels.
The
front
knob
is
for
the
left
channel
and the
rear
knob
is
for
the right
channel.
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