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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 volume
level, interactive sound settings, last selected
source and tuner presets will be retained in the
player’s memory.
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 listen through the headphone
● Connect the headphone plug to the n socket
at the front of the amplifier.
➜ The speakers will be muted.
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, DSC and LOUDNESS 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.
DSC (Digital Sound Control)
DSC provides a different type of preset sound
equalizer setting.
● Press DSC on the remote repeatedly to select:
CLASSIC, JAZZ, POP or ROCK.
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
● In standby mode only, press DIM repeatedly to
select different levels of brightness for the display
screen.
Basic Operations
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