Optimus STA-3500 - Manual (Page 15)

15
Basic Operation
Using FM Mono To receive FM stations in stereo, press FM MONO until MONO disappears from
the display. STEREO appears on the display when you receive an FM broadcast
in stereo.
You can improve the reception of weak FM stations by pressing FM MONO until
MONO appears. This reduces noise while you listen to a weak FM station, but
you get monaural instead of stereo sound.
Balance Control The BALANCE control lets you adjust the sound balance between the left and
right speakers. If you properly position the speakers and your listening area is
centered between them, the center control setting is usually best (see “Position-
ing Speakers” on Page 5).
For an unusual speaker placement, adjust BALANCE as follows:
1. Select TUNER . Then press FM/AM to select the FM band.
2. Press FM MONO until MONO appears. The sound is monaural instead of
stereo, so each speaker delivers the same output.
3. Turn BALANCE until you hear the sound coming equally from each
speaker when you are in the listening area.
4. Press FM MONO until MONO disappears from the display.
Muting the Receiver To temporarily mute the sound, press MUTING on the remote control. MUTING
appears. Press MUTING again to restore the audio level.
Using Headphones To listen with headphones (not supplied), insert the headphones’ 1 /
4
-inch plug
into the receiver’s front panel PHONES jack. To silence the speakers, set A and
B SPEAKERS to the out position.
Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, note the following when using headphones.
• Set the volume to its lowest setting before you begin listening. After you
begin listening, adjust volume to a comfortable level.
• Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-
volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.
• Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to
the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might
still damage your hearing.
Cassette Deck Features
You can connect two cassette decks to the receiver. Selecting either TAPE 1/
VCR or TAPE 2 MONITOR lets you hear the playback from the cassette deck you
connected to the receiver’s corresponding ( TAPE 1/VCR , TAPE 2 MONITOR )
jacks.