18 EnBASIC OPERATION1 Turn on external components (TV, DVDplayer, etc.) connected to this unit.2 Press CSPEAKERS repeatedly to select thefront speakers you want to use.The respective speaker indicators lights up on thefront panel display.3 Press NINPUT l / h repeatedly (or pressone of the input selector buttons (f)) toselect the desired input source.The name of the currently selected input sourceappears on the front panel display for a few seconds.4 Start playback on the selected component orselect a broadcast station.Notes• Refer to the operating instructions for the source component.• See page 28 for details about FM or AM tuning instructions.y• To adjust the level of each speaker, see page 20.5 Rotate PVOLUME (or press mVOLUME +/–)to adjust the volume to the desired outputlevel.y• See page 20 to adjust the level of each speaker.• This does not affect the AUDIO OUT (REC) level.• You can set the initial volume level and maximum volume level(see page 33).6 Press LPROGRAM l / h (or press hAMPand then qPROG l / h) repeatedly to selectthe desired sound field program.The name of the selected sound field program appearson the front panel display.See page 22 for details about sound field programs.Notes• Choose a sound field program based on your listening preference, notmerely on the name of the program.• When you select an input source, this unit automatically selects the lastsound field program used with the corresponding input source.• Sound field programs cannot be selected when the component connectedto the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (seepage 19).• When PCM signals with a sampling frequency higher than 48 kHz areinput, this unit is automatically set to the “STRAIGHT” mode (seepage 27).• To display information about the currently selected input source on thefront panel display, see page 21 for details.PlaybackCautionExtreme caution should be exercised when you playback CDs encoded in DTS. If you play back a CDencoded in DTS on a DTS-incompatible CD player,you will only hear some unwanted noise that maydamage your speakers. Check whether your CD playersupports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the soundoutput level of your CD player before you play back aCD encoded in DTS.Basic procedureINPUT:DVDDVR DVD CDV-AUX DTV/CBL MD/CD-R TUNERAvailable input sourceCurrently selected input sourceM o v i e D r a m a t i cCurrently selected surround field program