Manual
Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS898
Input source buttons MASTER VOLUME
PHONES
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RCVR
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MUT,.G
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Though the TX=DS898 is often used to listen Io the radio, it does no1
show you its true ability until it is used to play music or watch
videos, DVDs, and the like. The TX=DS898 has 1he latest in state=of=
the=art fealures Io play back Ioday's acoustic technologies with the
utmost in fidelity and power. From a two=speaker system 1o a seven=
speaker system, you are assured a sound space that you can always
enjoy.
I Basic operation
To use the remote controller, first press the RCVR button.
1. Press the input source (or input selector on the
remote controller) button.
TX-DS898
Remote controller
2. Turn on the corresponding component and play the
media.
3. Adjust the volume.
TX-DS898 Remote controller
MASTER VOLUME
Temporarily turning off the sound
To turn off the sound momentarily, such as when interruptod by a
phone call, press the MUTING button on the remole controller.
When pressed, "Muting" is displayed on the TX=DS898. Press the
MUTING button again to turn the sound back on.
Remote controller
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Adjusting the bass and treble
You can adjust the bass and treble levels at the Setup menu:Audio
Adjust -_ "I_ne Control. This function only affects the front lefl and
right speakers, center speaker, and subwoofer. Only the bass level
can be adjusted for the subwoofer (the treble adjustment is not
effective). For multichannel sources, these dials will not work if the
tone control is set Io "Direct" or "Pure Audio."
Listening with headphones
To listen with headphones, plug a pair of headphones wilh a standard
stereo plug into the PHONES jack on 1he TX-DS898 front panel.
When you connect headphones, the unit will enter STEREO mode
aulomafically and no sound will be heard from the speakers.
When the headphones are unplugged, the TX=DS898 returns Io its
original listening m(xte.
When using the headphones, you can only use the Direct, Stereo, and
Mono listening modes.
If you have selected MULTI CH INPUT, you will hear sound only
from the FRONT L and R channels.
The headphone volume level can be adjusted at the Setup menu (see
page 45).
Note that the signal 1o the remote zone (Zone 2) will not be affected
whether or not headphones are connected.
Adjusting the main volume adjusts the volume level oulput from
all the speakers connected to the TX=DS898 together. If
headphones are connected, this also adjusts the volume heard
from the heaflphone speakers. To adjust the volume, either press
the VOL gi_ buttons on the remote controller or turn the
MASTER VOLUME dial. To increase the volume, turn the dial
clockwise; to decrease the volume, turn the dial
counterclockwise. The volume can be set to Min, 1 to 99, and
Max (or _, -81 to + 18 dB)
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