Denon DRA-375RD Operating Instructions Manual

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ENGLISH |DESIGNATIONS ANDFUNCTIONSOFPANELCONTROLS(RefertoPage5.)FRONTPANEL0POWER(Power=ON/STANDBY-&OFFSwitch)@FUNCTION(inputselectorbuttons)This switch turns the unit ON or OFF. There is a delay of a few secondsbefore the unit will operate after this power switch is turned ON. If the unitis turned OFF from the remote control, the unit will be in the STANDBYmode. When in the STANDBY mode, the unit can be turned ON with thepower button on the remote control. if the unit will not be used for ex-tended period, be sure to turn the unit OFF from the front panel powerswitch,NOTE: This unit includes a STANDBY protection feature. This featureis designed to prevent accidental turn-on from the STANDBYmode in the event of a power failure. Should AC power be dis-connected and then reconnected when the unit is in STAND-BY mode, the unit will return to the STANDBY mode.To turn the unit ON from the STANDBY mode without the re-mote control, operate the front panel power switch twice. Theunit will then operate normally.PHONES (Headphones jack)Connect the headphones to the PHONES jacks.When listening with headphones privately, set A, B SPEAKER switchesto the OFF position.NOTE:To prevent hearing loss, do not raise the volume level excessively whenusing headphones.SPEAKER (Speaker selector switches)These switches are used to engage speaker system A and B.No sound is heard through the speakers when both switches are set tothe ( I ) position.REMOTE SENSOR (Remote contro! sensor)This sensor receives the infra-red light transmitted from the wireless re-mote control unit.For remote control, point the wireless remote control unit towards thesensor,BASS (Bass control)Use this control to adjust the low-range response.When the control is set to the center position, the frequency characteristiccurve (below 1,000 Hz) is flat. Turn the control clockwise to increase thebass response and counterclockwise to decrease it.TREBLE (Treble control)Use this control to adjust the high-range response.When the control is set to the center position, the frequency characteristiccurve (above 1,000 Hz) is flat. Turn the control clockwise to increase thetreble response and counterclockwise to decrease it.BALANCE (Balance control)Use this control to balance the volume levels between left and right chan-nels. The volume levels in both channels are equal when the control is setto the center position.VARIABLE LOUDNESS (Loudness control)At low volumes, the human ear is less sensitive to low (BASS) and high(TREBLE) frequencies. Use this control to compensate for this deficiencywhen listening at low volume levels. Turn this control counterclockwiseuntil a natural balance of bass and treble sound has been restored.MASTER VOLUME (Volume control)This knob is used to adjust the volume level of both channels.Turn the knob clockwise to raise the volume and counterclockwiseto low-er it.These buttons are used to select the audio input source.@ PHONO: Press to play a record on a record player connected to thePHONO input jacks.e CD: Press to listen to a compact disc player or another compo-nent connected to the CD input jacks.e@ TUNER: Press to listen to FM or AM programs.e@ VIDEO: Use when playing back the audio from a Hi-Fi video, videodisc player or other component connected to the VIDEOterminal.If a function switch is pressed quickly, the function may not actuallychange and no signal may be heard from the speakers for an instant.To avoid this, be sure to press function switches carefully.BAND (Band selector button)Press this button to select the FM or AM band, when the set isTUNER function.Tape selector (Tape selector / monitor buttons)TAPE-1: Press this button once, TAPE-1 indicator will light up and thenyou can play tape source on TAPE-1 terminal.In this state you can copy TAPE-1 source to TAPE-2 terminal.TAPE-2/VCR: Press this button once, TAPE-2 indicator will light up andthen you can play tape or video source of TAPE-2/VCR terminal.Press again the button currently accessed, to play sources selected by in-put selector @), indicator goes out.RDS buttonThis button is used for the RDS search (refer to page 11) and PTY search(refer to page 11), and TP search (refer to page 11) operations, andto inputthe station name. (refer to page 12.)RT (Radio Text) buttonThis button is used for displaying radio text messages.When this button is pressed while the station currently tuned inis offeringa radio text message service, the message scrolls on the display.This mode turns on and off each time the button is pressed. (refertopage11)EON-TA buttonWhen a traffic announcement begins on a station in the same network asthe station currently tuned in, that network station is automatically tunedin, and the previous station is tuned back in once the traffic announcementis over.This button is used to turn this mode on and off.If the station switches from the current station to the network stationwhen this mode is on but the network station cannot be received properlydue to week signals, the previous station is immediately tuned back in.(Refer to page 12.)MODE (Tuning mode button)This switches between auto and manual tuning.Auto tuning: When the UP button@B is pressed, the radio is tuned auto-matically to a higher frequency. Press the DOWN button ® to tune toalower frequency. Use this position to eliminate noise when no signals orweak signals are being received.Manual tuning: In this position, the radio can be tuned manually. Receptionis automatically monaural when in the manual mode.TUNER (Tuning up/down buttons)Use these to change the received frequency to a higher frequency (UP)or a lower frequency (DOWN). ;When writing station names, use these buttons to select the letters. (Re-fer to page 12.)MEMORY (Memory button)This switch is used to store the desired radio station to a memon.e@ Presetting stationsAfter pressing the MEMORY button, press the SHIFT/PTY burton toselect the memory block, Ato E. Now use the PRESET UP andDOWNbuttons to specify the preset channel number. Press the MEMORYbutton again to store the station at the specified preset channel.