JVC RX-230RBK - Adjusting the Tone; Listening at Low Volume (Loudness); Using the Sleep Timer; Receiving an am (MW;LW);FM Broadcast

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Adjusting the Tone
You can increase or decrease the amount of bass and treble reinforcement.
To increase the bass reinforcement, turn the BASS control clockwise.
To decrease the bass reinforcement, turn the BASS control counterclockwise.
When set to the FLAT position, no bass reinforcement is applied.
To increase the treble reinforcement, turn the TREBLE control clockwise.
To decrease the treble reinforcement, turn the TREBLE control counterclockwise.
When set to the FLAT position, no treble reinforcement is applied.
You can enjoy the surround sound effect.
To create the movie-theater effect, press the SURROUND button on the front panel or the
SURROUND ON/OFF button on the remote control.
The SURROUND indicator lights up.
To deactivate the surround feature, press the SURROUND button or the SURROUND ON/
OFF button again.
The SURROUND indicator goes off.
Listening at Low Volume (Loudness)
Human ears are not sensitive to bass at low volume. To compensate for this, the loudness
function automatically boosts the bass level as you lower the volume.
To use the loudness function, press the LOUDNESS button on the front panel.
To turn the function off, press the LOUDNESS button again.
Using the Sleep Timer
Using the sleep timer, you can fall asleep to music and know the receiver will turn off by itself
rather than play all night.
To set the sleep timer:
Press the SLEEP button on the remote control repeatedly.
The SLEEP indicator blinks and the shut-off time appears on the display.
Each time you press the button, the shut-off time on the display changes as follows:
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(The SLEEP indicator goes off.)
The receiver will turn off after the time you have set.
To check or change the time remaining until the shut-off time:
Press the SLEEP button once. The remaining time is displayed in minutes.
If you press the button repeatedly, you can change the shut-off time.
To cancel the sleep timer:
Press the SLEEP button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator goes off.
Receiving an AM (MW/LW)/FM Broadcast
Manual Tuning
Automatic Tuning
FM MODE/MUTE
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To receive an AM (MW/LW)/FM broadcast. select the band by pressing the AM (MW/LW)
button or FM button. Then tune to the precise frequency by pressing the TUNING/PTY MODE
< or > button.
Tuning
Tune to the frequency of a desired station by pressing the TUNING/PTY MODE < or > button.
Pressing the TUNING/PTY MODE > button increases the frequency, and pressing the
TUNING/PTY MODE < button decreases the frequency. Pressing the TUNING/PTY MODE
< or > button once changes the frequency in steps of | kHz for LW, 9 kHz for MW and 50 kHz
tor FM.
If your receiver can receive the LW broadcast, the AM tuning changes the frequency as follows:
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(lower) (higher) (lower) (higher)
There are two tuning modes: Manual and Automatic.
When you press the TUNING/PTY MODE < or > button, the frequency changes one step at a
time. Press the TUNING/PTY MODE < or > button repeatedly until you find the frequency of
the station you want to listen to.
When you press the TUNING/PTY MODE < or > button for a while, the frequency keeps
changing until you press the TUNING/PTY MODE < or > button again or a station is tuned in.
When a station is correctly tuned, the TUNED indicator lights up on the display.
Once a tuned frequency is preset, it can be called up directly by pressing the PRESET < or >
button. For details, see page 16.
NOTE: When you use automatic tuning, weak stations are ignored. To tune to weak
Stations, use manual tuning.
IMPORTANT! If the receiver is tuned to a station but the TUNED indicator does not
light up, rotate the antenna for better reception.
Selecting an FM Reception Mode
You can change the FM reception mode to improve reception.
When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy:
Press the FM MODE/MUTE button on the front panel. The MUTE AUTO indicator goes off
on the display. Reception will be improved although you will lose the stereo effect. In this mode,
you will hear noise while tuning between stations.
To restore stereo effect:
Press the FM MODE/MUTE button again so that the MUTE AUTO indicator lights up on the
display.
In this mode, when a program is broadcast in stereo, you will hear stereo sound; when in
monaural, you will hear monaural sounds. This mode is also useful to suppress static noise when
tuning between stations.
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