Front Panel Controls
1 Main Power Switch: Press this
button to apply power to the AVR40.
When the switch is pressed the unit
is placed in a Standby mode, as
indicated by the amber LED 3 sur-
rounding the System Power control
2. This button MUST be pressed in
to operate the unit regardless of the
status of the Power Switch at the
bottom of the front panel. To turn the
unit off and prevent the use of the
remote control, this switch should be
pressed until it pops out to extend
from the front panel so that the word
“OFF” may be read at the top of the
switch.
NOTE: In normal operation this
switch may be left in the “on”
position.
2 System Power Control: When
the Main Power Switch
1
is
pressed in, press this button to turn
on the AVR40, press it again to turn
the unit off. Note that the Power
Indicator surrounding the switch
3
will turn green when the unit is on.
3 Power Indicator: This LED will
illuminate in amber when the unit is
in the Standby mode, to signal that
the unit is ready to be turned on.
When the unit is in operation the
indicator will turn green.
4 Headphone Jack: This jack may
be used to listen to the AVR40’s out-
put through a pair of headphones.
Be certain that the headphones
have a standard
1
⁄4″ stereo phone
plug.
5 Speaker Switch: This switch
controls the front left/right speakers.
For normal operation it is pressed in
and sound is heard through the front
speakers. To silence the front
left/right speakers, push the button
once until it is in the “out” position.
When the front speakers are turned
off sound will continue to be heard
through the center and rear speakers
and the headphone jack.
6 AM/FM Selector: Press this but-
ton to select the tuner as your listen-
ing source. Press it again to change
between AM and FM frequency
bands.
7 CD: Press this button to select
your CD player as the listening
source.
8 Tape 1/Tape Monitor: Press this
button to select the recorder con-
nected to the Tape 1 Inputs ∞ as
the listening source, or to monitor a
recording of another selected
source.
9 Tape 2: Press this button to select
the recorder connected to the Tape
2 Inputs £ as your listening source.
) TV: Press this button to select the
device connected to the TV Inputs
™ on the rear panel as your listen-
ing source.
! Video Sources: Press these but-
tons to select any of the sources
connected to an audio video input
¶• % as your listening source.
The selected input will also be
routed to the device connected to
the Video Monitor Output ‚ on the
rear panel.
NOTE: When the AVR40 is in the
Standby mode, as indicated by the
Power Indicator
3
illuminating in
amber, the unit may be turned on by
pressing any of the Source Selection
buttons 6789)!d.
@ Bass Control: Turn this control to
modify the low frequency output of
the left/right channels by as much as
±10dB. Set this control to a suitable
position for your taste and room
acoustics.
# Treble Control: Turn this control
to modify the high frequency output
of the left/right channels by as much
as ±10dB. Set this control to a suit-
able position for your taste and room
acoustics.
$ Balance Control: Turn this con-
trol to change the relative volume for
the front left/right channels.
NOTE: For proper operation of the
surround modes this control should
be at the midpoint, or “12 O’clock”
position.
% Video 3: This alternate set of
Audio/Video inputs may be used for
the connection of a camcorder or
video game. Select this input by
pressing the Video3 button ! on
the front panel.
^ Center Channel: Press this but-
ton to select the type of center chan-
nel speaker used. If there is no
center channel speaker, press the
button until the Information Display
¯ reads NO CENTR.
& Rear Channel: Press this button
to configure the AVR40 for the pres-
ence or absence of rear speakers.
* Delay Time Adjust: Press this
button to adjust the delay time
between the front and rear channels.
( Calibrate: Press this button to
turn on the calibration circuits that are
used to adjust the output levels of the
AVR40. Once the button is pressed
you may adjust the levels of the
center and rear channels using the
Level
Â
/Level
∏
buttons t on the
remote control while listening to the
current input source. To calibrate the
system using the internal test tone,
press this button first, and then
press the Calibrate button q on
the remote.
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