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Switching the system on/off
● Press STANDBY-ONB (B on the remote).
➜ “HELLO” is displayed briefly. The system will
switch to the last selected source.
● Press DISC, TUNER or AUX on the remote.
➜ The system will switch to the selected source.
To switch the system to standby mode
● Press STANDBY-ONB (B on the remote).
➜ “BYE BYE” is displayed briefly. The interactive
sound settings, last selected source and tuner
presets will be retained in the player’s memory.
➜ The clock will be displayed. If no clock has
been set, “--:--” will be displayed.
Volume control
Turn VOLUME (-/+) clockwise or anticlockwise
(or press VOLUME +/- on the remote) to
increase or decrease the volume level.
➜ ”VOL XX” is displayed on the display panel.
“XX” denotes the volume level.
To switch off the volume temporarily
● Press MUTE on the remote.
➜ Playback will continue without sound and
“MUTING” flashes.
● To activate sound reproduction, you can:
– press MUTE again;
– adjust the volume controls;
– change source.
Sound Control
DBB and DSC sound features cannot be
activated at the same time.
DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost)
DBB enhances the bass response.
● Press DBB on the remote to enable/disable
DBB feature.
➜ Some discs might be recorded in high
modulation, which causes a distortion at high
volume. If this occurs, switch off DBB or reduce
the volume.
➜ In DBB ON mode, the DBB icon will light up.
DSC (Digital Sound Control)
DSC provides a different type of preset sound
equalizer setting.
● Press DSC on the remote repeatedly to select:
FLAT, POPS, JAZZ, CLASSIC or ROCK.
Selecting surround sound
IMPORTANT!
For proper surround sound, make sure
the speakers and subwoofer are
connected (see Connections-Step 3:
Connecting speakers and subwoofer.)
● Press SURROUND to select surround or
stereo mode.
➜ The availability of the various surround sound
modes depends on the number of speakers
used and the sound available on the disc.
➜ The center and surround speakers operate
only in Multi-channel surround mode.
➜ The available output modes for multichannel
include: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby
Pro Logic II surround sound.
➜ Stereo broadcasts or recordings will produce
some surround channel effects when played in a
surround mode. However, monaural (single
channel sound) sources will not produce any
sound from the rear speakers.
Dimming the display screen
● Press DIM repeatedly to select different levels
of brightness for the display screen.
Basic Operations
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