15[2] Listening over headphonesNOTE:To prevent hearing loss, do not raise the volume levelexcessively when using headphones.B21 Connect the headphones to thePHONES jack of the front panel.1PHONES2 Press the SPEAKER A or Bbutton turn the speaker off.CAUTIONS:• No sound is produced from the headphones whenspeakers A or B are turned on.• When an external power amplifier is connected tothe front preout jacks, turn off the external poweramplifier’s speaker switch.[3] Turning the sound off temporarily (muting)1 Use this to turn off the audio outputtemporarily.Press the MUTING button.Cancelling MUTING mode.Press the MUTING button again.Muting will also be cancelledwhen MASTER VOL is adjustedup or down.MUTINGSTATUS MUTINGT.TONEMASTERVOLSYSTEMSET UP MENUSELECTRETURN DISPLAYSURROUNDCH SELECT1Simulcast playbackUse this switch to monitor a videosource other than the audio source.Press the VIDEO SELECT buttonrepeatedly until the desired sourceappears on the display.Cancelling simulcast playback.• Select “SOURCE” using the VIDEO SELECTbutton.• Switch the program source to the componentconnected to the video input.[4] Combining the currently playing sound with the desired image1 VIDEO SELECT TITLEDISC SKIP+CD·MD/CDR·DVD/VDPVIDEO SELECT30298236 71Front panel display• Descriptions of the unit’s operationsare also displayed on the front paneldisplay. In addition, the display canbe switched to check the unit’soperating status while playing asource by pressing the STATUSbutton.[5] Checking the currently playing program source, etc.1 STATUSDISPLAYSTATUS MUTINGT.TONEMASTERVOLCHANNEL TVSET UP MENUSELECTRETURN DISPLAYCH SELECTVOLUME1(Main unit)(Remotecontrol unit)(Remotecontrol unit)(Remotecontrol unit)ENGLISHPlayback using the external input (EXT. IN) jacksSet the external input (EXT.IN) mode.Press the EXT. IN button toswitch the external input.Once this is selected, theinput signals connected tothe FL (front left), FR (front right), C (center), SL(surround left) and SR (surround right) channelsof the EXT. IN jacks are output directly to thefront (left and right), center, surround (left andright) speaker systems without passing throughthe surround circuitry.In addition, the signal input to the SW (subwoofer)jack is output to the PRE OUT SUBWOOFER jack.1 8(Remotecontrol unit)(Main unit)2 Cancelling the external input modeTo cancel the external input (EXT. IN) setting,press the INPUT MODE (AUTO, PCM, DTS) orANALOG button to switch to the desired inputmode. (See page 13,14.)8(Remote control unit)(Main unit)• When the input mode is set to the external input(EXT. IN), the play mode (STEREO, DOLBY/DTSSURROUND, 5CH STEREO or DSP SIMULATION)cannot be set.Recording the program source (recording the source currently being monitored)B2 1TV/DBSVCR-1 VCR-2SURROUNDMODETUNER SHIFTV. AUXINPUT MODE CDR / TAPECHANNELTAPE·VCR6 7849506 71, 2NOTES:• In play modes other than the external input mode,the signals connected to these jacks cannot beplayed. In addition, signals cannot be output fromchannels not connected to the input jacks.• The external input mode can be set for any inputsource. To watch video while listening to sound,select the input source to which the video signalis connected, then set this mode.1 Follow step 1 to 3 under “Playing the inputsource”.(Page 13, 14.) 2 Start recording on the tape or video deck.For instructions, refer to the component’s operatinginstructions.The signals of the source selected with the function selector button are output simultaneously to theCDR/TAPE and VCR AUDIO OUT jacks. If a total of 3 tape and/or video decks are connected and set to therecording mode, the same source can be recorded simultaneously on every decks.Simultaneous recordingNOTES:• The AUDIO IN’s signal selected with the function selector button are output to the CDR/TAPE and VCRAUDIO OUT jacks.• The DIGITAL IN’s signal selected with the function selector button are output to the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)jack.