Checking The Currently Playing Program Source, Etc; Switching The Brightness Of The Display; Selecting The Play Mode (Pure Direct); Setting The Tone Control - Denon DRA-500AE Operating Instructions Manual

Operation
Checking the currently playing program source,
etc.
STATUS
Press .
• The current program source and various settings are indicated on
the display.

Switching the brightness of the display

< DIMMER >
Press .
The brightness of the display can be adjusted in three steps. The
display can also be turned off.

Selecting the play mode (PURE DIRECT)

This mode reproduces the sound with extremely high quality. The
audio signals do not pass through the tone circuits, etc., and the
display that could affect the audio signals are turned "OFF".
< PURE DIRECT >
Press .

Setting the tone control

¢ Adjusting the tone
1 < TONE CONTROL >
Press to select "BASS" or
"TREBLE".
2 < SELECT >
Use to set the level.
Can be adjusted within the range of –10 dB to +10 dB.
¢ When you do not want to adjust the tone
< TONE DEFEAT >
Press to select "TONE DEFEAT ON".
¢ When listening with the volume turned low
< LOUDNESS >
Press to select "LOUDNESS ON".

Adjusting the speaker volume

1 < CH VOL >
Press to select the speaker.
The settable speaker switches each time this button is pressed.
< SELECT >
2
Use to adjust the volume.
Can be adjusted within the range of –12 dB to +12 dB.
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Listening to the radio

Auto preset memory

This unit is equipped with a function for automatically searching for
FM broadcast stations and storing them in the preset memory.
1 < ON/STANDBY >
Press and set the DRA-500AE's
power to the standby mode.
2
< PRESET • > < ON/STANDBY >
Hold and press
• The unit automatically begins searching for FM broadcast
stations.
When the first FM broadcast station is found, that station is
stored in the preset memory at channel A1.
Subsequent stations are automatically stored in order at preset
channels A1 to A8, B1 to B8, C1 to C8, D1 to D8, E1 to E8, F1 to
F8 and G1 to G8 for a maximum of 56 stations.
Channel A1 is tuned in after the auto preset memory operation is
completed.
• If an FM station cannot be preset automatically due to poor
reception, use the "Manual tuning" operation to tune in the station,
then preset it using the manual "Preset memory" operation.
• To interrupt this function, press < ON/STANDBY > .
¢ Default settings
Auto tuner presets
87.5 / 89.1 / 98.1 / 108.0 / 90.1 / 90.1 / 90.1 /
A1 ~ A8
90.1 MHz
522 / 603 / 999 / 1404 / 1611 kHz, 90.1 /
B1 ~ B8
90.1 / 90.1 MHz
C1 ~ C8 90.1 MHz
D1 ~ D8 90.1 MHz
E1 ~ E8 90.1 MHz
F1 ~ F8 90.1 MHz
G1 ~ G8 90.1 MHz
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Operation
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