Basic operation (continued)
Turning the unit off
There might be noise from the speakers if the unit is turned off sud-
denly. When you turn the unit off, follow the steps below.
1
If a connected device is playing back, stop playback.
o Turn off the power amplifier first.
2
Turn the unit's VOLUME knob counterclockwise to
minimize the volume.
o Always turn the volume to the minimum level before you
turn the unit on or off. Failure to do so could cause sudden
loud noises that might result in harm to your hearing or dam-
age to the speakers when you turn the unit on.
3
Press the POWER button to turn the unit off.
4
Turn off the connected input source devices.
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Using the dimmer
Each time you press the DIMMER button, the brightness of the dis-
play and indicators change as follows.
3 (Standard brightness)
2
1
0 (Unlit)
o Even when set to 0 (unlit), the display will light at standard bright-
ness for a few seconds when you press a button or turn a knob.
o In setting mode, the display lights at standard brightness.
Muting the output
Press the remote control MUTE button to temporarily mute the
sound. Press again to restore the previous volume setting.
o While the sound is muted, "MUTE" and the selected input connec-
tor name appear alternately on the display.
o You can also restore the sound by turning the VOLUME knob or by
pressing the VOLUME buttons (+/−).