Optimus STA-7500 - Setting the Volume; Basic Operation; Tuning to a Radio Station

OPERATION
SELECTING A PROGRAM SOURCE
To select the receiver’s built-in AM or FM radio,
press AM or FM. To select any external program
source that you connect to the receiver, press the
corresponding source button — TAPE MONITOR,
CD, AUX, PHONO, or TV/VCR. The display shows
the selected source.
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(RPE ON = MOND AUTO [PROTECTION] SLEEP
Caution: To prevent accidental overload, turn VOL-
UME to 0 before you select program source.
Note: Be sure to read the instructions for all of your
system’s components.
SETTING THE VOLUME
The VOLUME control is labeled with numbers so
you can reference a number for a specific volume
level. Turn VOLUME clockwise to increase the
volume and counterclockwise to decrease it.
Note: When you increase or decrease the volume
with the remote control, the volume control moves
clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.
BASIC OPERATION
Warning: To prevent possible hearing loss, turn
VOLUME to 0 before you turn on the receiver or
change the audio source. After you turn on the
receiver or change the audio source, adjust VOL-
UME to a comfortable listening level.
Follow these steps to use the receiver.
1. Press POWER to turn on the receiver’s power.
The STANDBY indicator goes off and the PRO-
TECTION indicator lights. After a few seconds,
the PROTECTION indicator goes off. (See
“Built-in Protection Circuits.”’)
2. Select the speakers as follows.
e Press in A or B to turn on either pair of speak-
ers for a two-speaker stereo effect.
e Press in A and B to turn on both pairs of speak-
ers for a four-speaker stereo effect.
e To turn off a pair of speakers, press out the
corresponding button to release it.
Note: If you connect only one pair of speakers,
press only the corresponding SPEAKER (A or
B) button. Otherwise, you mute the sound from
the connected speakers.
3. Select the audio source as follows:
e To listen to a tape, press TAPE MONITOR so
the TAPE MON indicator lights.
¢ To listen to a source other than a tape deck, be
sure the TAPE MON indicator is off (if necess-
ary, press TAPE MONITOR so the indicator
goes off). Then press PHONO, CD, AUX, TV/
VCR, AM, or FM to select the audio source.
4. To tune to a radio station, press TUNE P or
TUNE << to tune up or down in the selected
band.
Note: See “Tuning to a Radio Station” for infor-
mation about memory tuning.
5. Adjust VOLUME.
To boost the bass and treble when listening at
low volumes, press in LOUDNESS.
6. Press POWER to turn off the receiver. The STAND-
BY indicator lights.
TUNING TO A RADIO STATION
You can use manual, search, or memory tuning to
select a radio station.
Notes:
¢ If you are using the supplied AM loop antenna,
reposition it for the best AM reception.
¢ TUNED appears on the display when the re-
ceiver tunes to a strong frequency.
¢ FM STEREO appears on the display when the
signal is stereo.
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