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FRONT PANEL FACILITIES
@ POWER STANDBY/ON switch/STANDBY indicator
This is the switch for electric power.
ON:
When set to the ON position, power is supplied and the
unit becomes operational.
STANDBY:
When set to STANDBY position, the main power fiow is
cut and the unit is no longer fully operational. A minute
flow of power
feeds the unit to maintain
operation
readiness.
The
STANDBY
indicator
lights
when
the power
is
STANDBY, and goes out during ON.
[Timer ON/OFF possible]
When the unit is switched ON, ON/OFF contro! can be performed by
means of the optional timer.
NOTE:
When the power is initially turned ON, muting will be applied to prevent
sound from being output for about 5 seconds.
@V-SIGNAL (VIDEO SIGNAL) SELECTOR button
Use to change
the video
signal in sequence
leaving the sound
unchanged.
The current setting is shown by an indicator on the display section.
@ Remote sensor
@ AUTO SOURCE CONTROL buttons (See page 28)
1, 2 buttons:
These buttons are for memorizing and recalling your current settings.
Both 7 and 2 can be used to memorize settings. if you connect another
component, such as a CD player, to the CONTROL OUT jack on the
rear panel, the signals to switch power on and start play are also
transmitted.
MEMORY:
Use when memorizing settings to a 1, 2 button.
@®MEMORY button (See page 22)
Pressing this button will result in the memorization of the current
broadcast band, reception frequency, and FM AUTO/MONO mode.
This button is also used for custom memory operation.
© CUSTOM MEMO SEL button (See page 22)
Recall a genre name with this button.
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ROCK —+ POP —» JAZZ — NEWS — orcs
@ SCAN button
Operate when
the INPUT
SELECTOR
is set to TUNER.
Station
frequencies assigned to the STATION CALL buttons are tuned in, one
after another, beginning with the current station no., for approximately
5 seconds each. The display section SCAN indicator will light. Press
the button again and the tuner remains tuned in to the station playing
when the button was pressed the second time.
Station frequencies not assigned station numbers in the memory are
skipped.
When you have selected
s CUSTOM
MEMORY genre, memory scan
is performed on the stations in that genre.
@©FM Mode AUTO/MONO button
Use to select the auto stereo mode or monaural mode when listening
to FM broadcasts. The monaural mode has been selected when the FM
MONO indicator in the display section is lit.
Auto stereo mode:
Normally, eave in this mode for reception. When a stereo FM broadcast
is received, it will be automatically reproduced in stereo.
Monaural mode:
When receiving distant stations or stations with weak broadcast signals,
the input signal may be weak, thus resulting in increased noise during
FM stereo broadcasts. in this event, setting the receiver to the monaural
mode will reduce the noise. in this case, however, FM stereo broadcasts
will be reproduced in monaural sound.
NOTE:
This button has no effect an reception of AM broadcasts.
@ Tuning buttons
AUTO/MANUAL tuning selector button: (Page 21, 22)
Use to select the tuning mode. To select the AUTO tuning mode, press
this button to light the AUTO TUNING indicator in the display section.
To select the MANUAL tuning mode, switch off the AUTO TUNING
indicator.
AUTO tuning
When the — or + TUNING button is pressed, the receiver automatically
scans the broadcast station frequencies. When a broadcast is detected,
the scanning stops at that frequency.
NOTE:
Pressing the TUNING button (— ar +) while scanning is taking place
causes scanning to stop.
MANUAL tuning
This lets you manually tune to particular broadcast frequencies. Each
press of the + or — button raises or lowers the frequency by one tuning
step. For continuous scanning, keep the button pressed, then release
it to stop scanning.
DIRECT ACCESS tuning button:
When this button is pressed, the STATION CALL buttons function as
ten-key number
buttons for direct input of the desired reception
frequency. Press again to cancel this mode.
if the input station falls outside of the receiver's tuning range, the display
section will display a message: ''UPPER™ if the frequency is too high
and "LOWER"
if it is too iow (see page 21).
HITS (Hyper intelligent Tuning System) button: (Page 23)
Press this button, and search automatically begins up and down the
frequency for stations that can be received. When a station that can
be received is found, the search operation stops.
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