OPERATIOil
'
The
SR-3600
employs
a
quanz
PLL
synthesis
tuner
for
easy
and accurale tuning,
with
tuned
frequencies
visible on
the
digital
readout.
Us-
ing the unit's
memory circuit,
you
can
presel
your
desired
stations.
This is
a
feature
only a
synthesis
tuner can offer, allowing
you
recall
of
a stored
station
freguency instantly
with
a light
tap
on a
preset
button.
One
station
button
can
store one
AM
orone FM
station
in its memory.
TheSR-36fi)
permils
a
total of 20
stations to be stored.
For example,
you
could store
12 FM and 8 AM
stations
randomly.
There is a
Secial
back-up system
for
the
unit's
memory circuit.
lf the
power
cord
is unplugged,
or if there
is a
power
tailure, the back-up system
will
retain the ft€quencies
stored
in the
memory
circuit forthree
days
(the
mernory
is retained
as
long as
the
power
cord
is
plugged
into
an AC
outlet.
regardless
ol the
POWER button
on/off).
lf
you
leave
the
power
coicl unplugged
for
over
lhree days,
the stored stations
will
be lost.
r
Belore
commencing apetation. check
to
see
that
all connections
are
properly
made,
.
Always
be sure lo set lhe volume control
lo
the
minimum
position
before turning on
poner.
.
Select
speaker
button A ot
B
(or
both) for
the
speakq
system(s)
you
are
going
to
use.
.
when using
headphonres,
set both speaker
buttons
to
the released
(OFO position.
.
Set
the tone
controls
and
loudness
button
as desired,
Radio
Lislening
1. Press the TUNEFI
button on
the Function
Selector,
and
select AM or FM using the AM/FM
button.
t
2.
Tune in to the
desired
station usiqg the tun-
ing
or
the
preset
station
buttons.
3^
Rais* the
volum€
to the desired lerrel.
TUNING
The unit
is
designed
to
permit
three modes
ol
luning:
autc.scan tuning,
manual tuning,
and
preset mefiiory tuning.
.
Auto-sca$
Tuning
(for
FM Reception
Only)
Set
the
FM
Auto Scan button to the
depressed
position.
Press
the DOWN
or UP
part
of the Tuning
switch.
Automatic
scanning of
FM
band
begins.
Scanning
stops when it reaches
a
point
where
the
input
signal
exceeds a c€rtain acceptable
level.
The receiving
frequency is
shown
on the
readout-
To tune in
to
andher
staliofl,
press
th€
DOWN
or UP
part,
ol
the
Tuning
switch depen-
ding
on
ihe trequency
ot
the desiredslation.
o
Manual
Tuning
Qet
lhe
FM
Auto
Scan button
to
the released
(out).
A touch ot the tuning switch, on
either
the
DowN or
uP
parr,
will
shift the
tuning
fre.
quency
in
t0OkHz
increments. lf
you
keep the
switch
pressed
down, release the
su,itch tostop.
.
Prcset Merrcry Tuning
Tune in to
the
desired slation in eilher the
autoscan
or manual tuning mode.
For Prese$ 1-10
Prqss the
Memory
button,
then
press
any
sta-
tion
button
1
throwh 10, to enter
the lrequency
into
the
memo,ry. Alteftrard,
you
may recall
thd
frequency
any time by Smply
pressing
the
same
button.
Once
you
have
presseC
the Memory
button,
you
must
press
a
Station button within a lew
seconds
or
lhe
memory
function will tum
ott
MEMOBY
in the readout turm
offl. ln
this
c6e,
begin again
lollowing the
above
procedure.
For Presets 11-20
Pr€ss the Memory button,
then
press
the Shift
button
(the
shift
LEo will
al$ light up when
a
preset
button
is
depressed.) Now
press
any s,ta-
tior button from
11-20
to
enter the
trequetlcly
into
the memory.
You
may recall that frequen-
cy any
time by
first
pressing
the Shift
button
and
then the same siation button-
Once
you
have
pressed
the
Shift button,
it
'ryill
rqmain "On" for fwe seconds. This
allows
you
to
select diflerent
station
presets
above
10
without
havang to rcnstantly
press
the
Shift
but-
ton.
tf
yur
wish to select the
presel
button bebw
stations
'lO
for
I
through
10, rEit until the shift
LED indicator light
goes
out.
Note: ll
you
have
lurned oft the unit, and
turn
I
on
again, the
unit will
tune
in to
the
station
tre-
guency
to whictr
it
was
tuned
imnrediately bebre
it
was shut ofl.
.
Preset Scanning
D$ress the
preset
scan button
once
to
scan
thc
preset
stations automatically lor
a
few
secords each
lrsn
the
preset
1 through
20 in
sequence. The
LED
preset
indicator
will li$t up
for a few seconds
accordingly
to show
which
preset
station
is being
scanned
at
that mornent.
So when
you
have
found
the station
you
wish
to
listen
to,
just
depress
the corresponding
preset
button
(which
will also stop
preset
scanning).
Listening
To Gable Fil
lf
you
subscribe
to
a
cable
or
pay
TV
which
of-
fers a
Satellile
Tv broadcast
witr
a hi-fi stereo
FM
audio signal,
]ou
can
eniry
itsoptimal sourd
quality
by using
lhe Antenna B coaxial sc.l(et
bn the rear
parel.
The
procedures
are
as bllqm:
1 . Connect to
the Antenna
B socket
from
]rour
cable
TV
decoder.
2. Depressthe
Cable FM
button on
the
front
panel.
The
LED
indicator
qr
fte
display
windov
will light up to sfiow
that
the button
is
activated.
Tune to thF lreqt€ncy
of the Cable
FM
stalion.
lf
you
want to stgre
the
frequency, u-se one
of
the
preset
buttons
as
lor
normal FM
(you
would
still
have
lo activate
the
9able
FM button
first
to listen to this trequency)-
Tumtable Listerfng
1. Press
the
PHONO button on the Function
Selec'tor.
2.
Start
play,
and
then
raise
the
volume.
Lastenirlg
from C.;ompact lr'lsc
Play€r
1. To listen to a
compact
disc,
press
the CD
button on
the lunction selector.
2. Start
play
according
to the
instruction
manual.
3- Raise the \rolume to the desired
lwel.
Tape Deck Playtack
.t
-
Press
the
TAPE 1
or 2 button on the
Func-
tion
Selector
according to
which tape deck
you
are
going
to
play.
2.
Start
playback.
3. Raise the volume to the desired level.
Recording Program
Source
Play
the desired
program
source
according
to
the
procedures
rpt6d
abore. The
srignd frorn the
surce will appear at TAPE 1
OUT or
TAPE
2
OUT
terminals
on tlre rear
pand.
Pd the tape
d**
in
the recordrq
nrode
to
r$rd
the signal.
Dudng recording,
manipulating
the
vdume
con-
trol,
tone controLs.
etc, will have no
efbct on
the
signal
being sent lhrough
the
TAPE
1
or
TAPE
2
OUT terminals.
Dubbing
Two
tape decks can be used
to
pertorm
tape.
to-tape
copying
(dubbing)
This
receiver
allows
full
dubbing
from TAPE
1
to
TAPE 2
or
lrom
TAPE 2 to
TAPE 1.
Put TAPE
1
or TAPE 2 deck, u,hicheyer deck to
be dubbed
(recorded),
in
playback
mode'
(depress
the corresponding TAPE
1
or TAPE 2
button
ON). Then
set
the other
deck
lo
rec.ord-
ing mode, and start
dubbing.
During dubbing,
l,ou
may listen to the
$ignal
with
the
volume
con-
trol, etc. Set as
desired,
sinc€ it will
not
affect
the recording signal.
I
PIAYBACI( ATI} BECOBDIilG WITH AV
EOUIPHETI
TheSR€@Opermits Gonnection and switching
ol
audievisual
componenb,
so
that
the receiver
can be used as an
AV control
center.
There
are
turo sets
of
inputs
lor ster@
AV
components
such as one
video
disc
player
and
one stereo
video recorder
or
two slereo
video recorders.
There is also
a
separate monitorCRT outputfor
connection ol
a
color monitor
TV for high
quali-
ty
viewing.
This
system
then
not only
prorides
for
easy
selection ol video sources, but also
allwvs
high
perlormance
operation br excellent
sound
quality
such
as
digiral
sound
from
a
HL
Fi video
recorder.
ln addition,
video
sound
tracks
can
be dubbed
onto a tape
recorder
c:onnected to the
receiver,
or
vic?
versa.
Video dubbing is also
possible
lrom
AVl
to AV2,
or AV2
to
AV1.
To
carry out
playback
with the
equipments connected
to the
AV
inputs, set
the
function
selector
to AVI or
AV2.
Set
the TV
or
video
monitor
to the
video
input mode to
yieuv
the
pic{ure.
Miust the
volume
and other controls on the
receiver
as
desired.
t
Recording
(Dubbing)
i
Set the function selector to
AVl
or
AV2, where
the
source to be
recorded is
connected.
Then
record
with the video recorder
dayback
to the
AVl
to
AV2
terminals on the rear
panel.
The
video signal
being
recorded can b€ monitored
by
a
TV or
vkleo
monitor.
HUt
AtD
tolsE
ln
any
high
lidelity installation, hum may be
caused
by thc
interconnection
ol
a turntable,
receiner. and speakers as
the
result of wiring,
difie.rent
grounding
or
location
of
clmponents.
lf
hum is e)perierrced with
your
unit, disnnect
everything
but the
speakers
from
the
unit.
Plug
in the
turntable
and ifhumor
howling apPgars,
mo\re the
tumtable
away
ftom the speakers as
much as
possible.
Note hum
rnay
also
ire inauceO by laulty
cable
connections or by running
the cablestocclose
to a strong
AC field.
When
your
unit
picks
up
ndse
during the
recef
tion
o,
broadcasts,
qauses
are rnos{y due
to
ex-
temal obiec,b such as
fluorescent lamps and
house
apdiances
using
a motoror thermostat,
or other$
that
may
induce
the
nqise.
Either
relocating the
unit away
trom
the
noise
sources
or using an
impro\red
outdoor antenna
may readily solve the
problem.
ln
the eve*t
you
canrd fird the
oause,
oonsult
your
dealer or
a
qualified
electrician.