Sony STR-VX10L - Page 7

-OCATION AND FUNCTION OF CONTROLS
3efore plugging in or attempting to operate this receiver,
:
is
suggested
that
you
famitiarize
yourself
with
all
its
switches
and
the
purpose
of
each.
‘ach number in the photo is keyed to the descriptive text.
Amplifier section |
POWER switch
ya SPEAKERS switches
HEADPHONES jack
> POWER switch
Depress to turn on the power. To turn the power off, press the
switch again.
BSPEAKERS switches
To drive speaker system A, depress the A switch.
To drive speaker system B, depress the B switch.
To drive both speaker systems A and B, depress both A and B swit-
ches.
® HEADPHONES jack
Accepts any low or high impedance stereo headphones.
For headphone monitoring only, keep the SPEAKERS switches
released.
9 VOLUME control
Regulates the overall sound level.
Sliding the lever to the right increases the volume and sliding it to
the left decreases the volume. Be sure to lower the volume
whenever you turn the receiver on or off or make system connec-
tions.
® BALANCE control ;
» Governs the amount of sound coming from each paired speaker to
get
optimum
stereo
effect.
When
you
turn
the
BALANCE
control
to
the
right,
the
left
channel
volume
is
decreased,
and
vice
versa.
® VOLUME control
ip BALANCE control
iP BASS and TREBLE tone controls
LOUDNESS switch
TAPE MONITOR switch
@ BASS and TREBLE tone controls
These knobs control the prominence of bass and treble response.
Clockwise
rotation
increases
response
;
counterclockwise
rotation
decreases
it.
Normally
keep
these
at
the
“0”
position.
Adjust
the
tone
to
the
acoustic
condition
of
the
listening
room
or
to
your
preference.
@ LOUDNESS switch
Normally
keep
the
switch
released
(
[].
OFF).
When
listening
‘to
program
sources
at
a
low
VOLUME
contro!
setting,
depress
the
switch
(
2
ON).
This
loudness
control
compensates
for
the
human
ear’s
decreased
response
to
very
low
and
high
frequency
sound
at
low
volume
levels,
and
provides
an
apparently
uniform
response.
The
effect
of
this
contro!
gradually
decreases
as
the
volume
is
increased
by
the
VOLUME
control.
@ TAPE MONITOR switch
To
listen
to
a
taped
program,
depress
this
switch.
The
indication
above
this
switch
will
light
up,
indicating
that
a
playback
Output
from
the
tape
recorder
connected
to
the
TAPE
jacks
can
beh
eéard.