Sony TA-AX310 - Controls and Connections; Function of Controls

FUNCTION OF CONTROLS
Each number in the text is keyed to that of the photo.
Front panel
O POWER switch
Turns the operating power on or off.
0 Front display
The appropriate indicator lights up according to the set¬
ting of each control.
O VOLUME control'
Regulates the overall sound level. Slide towards the
right to increase the sound level.
O LOUDNESS switch
Normally keep the switch released (n OFF). When
listening to program sources at a low volume setting,
depress the switch (a ON).
This loudness control compensates for the human ear’s
decreased response to very low frequency sound at low
voume levels, and provides an apparently uniform
response.
0 MONITOR TAPE button
Press this button to listen to a taped program con¬
nected to the TAPE RECORDER REC OUT jacks.
The TAPE indicator of the front display will light up.
Press this button again to disengage it.
0 FUNCTION select buttons
Press one of these buttons to select a desired program
source other than a taped program. The associated in¬
dicator of the pressed buttons will light up on the
display.
AUX : For auxiliary programs (connected to AUX
inputs).
CD: For compact disc programs (connected to CD
inputs).
TUNER : For off-the-air programs (connected to TUNER
inputs)
PHONO: For record programs (connected to PHONO
inputs)
O BASS and TREBLE TONE controls
These controls adjust the bass and treble response.
Slide towards the right (+) to increase the response and
to the left (-) to decrease the response.
O BALANCE control
Governs the amount of sound coming from each paired
speaker to get optimum stereo effect.
Normally, keep this at the center position.
O HEADPHONES jack
Accepts any low impedance stereo headphones.
For headphone monitoring only, keep both SPEAKERS
select buttons A and B released.
© SPEAKERS select buttons
Select speaker system A or B, or both.
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