8Basic OperationsFade-out Muting (FADE MUTING)You can mute the output with one touch operation.To muting the output, press the FADE MUTING button on theRemote Control. The output is faded out.To release muting, press the FADE MUTING button onceagain. The output is faded in to the previous level.• After Fade-out Muting, turning the VOLUME control on theunit or pressing the VOLUME button on the Remote Controlwill increase the volume from the previous level.Enjoying the Powerful Sound(RHYTHM AX)Using RHYTHM AX, harder-hitting beats intensify your listeningexperience even at low sound levels.RHYTHM AX also works even when the song has no “beat,” suchas classical music, so that you can listen to the rich sound even atlow sound levels.This function only affects the playback sound, not your recording.Press down the RHYTHM AX control.“RHYTHM AX” appears and the display return tothe Music Source Selecting mode.• Each time you press down the control, RHYTHMAX turns on and off alternately.• The RHYTHM AX lamp also lights up.When using the remote control, press RHYTHM AX.• Each time you press the button, RHYTHM AX turns on and offalternately.• Each time you turn the RHYTHM AX on or off, you will heara gap in the playback.Selecting the Sound Mode(SOUND MODE)You can select one of 3 SEA (Sound Effect Amplifier) modes.You can use this effect only for playback.To get the effect, press the SOUND MODE button until SoundMode you want appears on the display.The “SOUND MODE” indicator lights up in the display.Each time you press the button, the Sound Mode changes as fol-lows:ROCK = POP = CLASSIC = FLAT = (back to the beginning)To cancel the effect, press the SOUND MODE button until“FLAT” appears on the display.The “SOUND MODE” indicator goes off.ROCK Boosts low and high frequencies. Good foracoustic music.POP Good for vocal music.CLASSIC Set for wide and dynamic sound stereosystems.FLAT No sound effect applies.Entering the Number with theRemote Control (Numeric Keys)You will use the number keys on the Remote Control to enter num-bers for presetting stations, recalling the preset stations, or pro-gramming the playing tracks on CDs.How to enter the number with the number keys is explained here.Examples:• To enter number 5, press 5.• To enter number 15, press +10, then 5.• To enter number 20, press +10, then 10.• To enter number 25, press +10, +10, then 5.