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Switching the system on/off
● Press STANDBY-ONB (B on the remote).
➜ A countdown of 15 seconds starts for
preheating of the systme. Then, 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.
Power-saving automatic standby
As a power-saving feature, the system will
automatically switch to Standby mode if you do
not press any buttons within 15 minutes after a
disc has stopped playing.
Volume control
Tur n 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
BASS, TREBLE and LOUDNESS sound
features cannot be activated at the same
time.
Bass enhancement
Bass adjustment enhances the bass response.
● Press BASS +/- on the remote repeatedly to
adjust the bass level.
➜ 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.
Treble adjustment
The treble (high tone) setting enables you to
adjust the treble level of the system.
● Press TREBLE +/- on the remote control
repeatedly adjust the treble level.
LOUDNESS
LOUDNESS feature enables the system to
automatically increase the treble and bass sound
effect at low volume (the higher the volume, the
lower the treble and bass increase).
● Press LOUDNESS on the remote to enable or
disable LOUDNESS feature.
➜ icon appears/disappears after this feature
is enabled/disabled.
Dimming the display screen
● Press DIM repeatedly to select different levels of
brightness for the display screen.
Demonstration mode
The system has a demonstration mode that
shows the various features offered by the system.
To activate the demonstration
● In standby mode, press STOP 9 on the system
to activate the demo mode.
➜ Demonstration will begin.
To deactivate the demonstration
● Press STOP 9 on the system again.
➜ “DEMO OFF” is displayed.
Note:
– Even if you remove the AC power cord and
reconnect it to the wall socket, the demonstration
will remain off until you activate it again.
Basic Operations
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