Owner's Manual

5 VACUUM FLUORESCENT DISPLAY (VFD)
t Displays visual information about the current settings like the active
Source, volume level, listening mode, audio format, applicable
RDS/XM/DAB as well as iPod-related display information and other
related indicators.
t Refer also to the item about DISPLAY SETUP under the USING THE
T 187 - SETUP MENU segment of the OPERATION section.
6 a SOURCE s
t Toggle through the input selections - Source 1, Source 2, Source 3,
Source 4, iPod, Source 7, Front Input, Media Player and Tuner (AM/
FM/DAB/XM as applicable). More Sources can be directly recalled
upon enabling them at the Setup Menu.
t Refer also to the item about SOURCE SETUP under the USING THE
T 187 - SETUP MENU segment of the OPERATION section.
7 VOLUME
t The VOLUME control adjusts the overall loudness of the signal being
fed to the loudspeakers or headphones.
t Turn clockwise to increase the volume level; counter clockwise to
lower it.
8 PHONES
t Accepts stereo headphone using a standard 1/4-inch stereo phone
plug (use a suitable adaptor for headphones equipped with a
smaller plug).
t For headphone listening, the Front speakers must be set to “Large” at
the “Speaker Conguration” of the Speaker Setup item at the Setup
Menu; otherwise headphone bass response will be restricted.
9 MEMORY
t Press this button to store tuned AM, FM and digital radio stations to
the T 187’s 40 preset-memory locations. One can store a mix of any
AM, FM and digital radio stations to the 40 available presets.
10 INFO
t Show information as supplied by the applicable source.
t Toggle [INFO] button to display supplied information.
11 AM/FM/DB
t Toggle this button to select AM, FM, DAB (230V version only) or XM
(120V version only) tuner functions.
12 TUNER MODE
t In FM mode, this button will toggle between FM Stereo and FM
mono.
t Select FM Mono (FM stereo and FM Mute icons at VFD are
extinguished) for stations that have too much interference or are
too weak.
t In DAB (230V version only) or XM (120V version only) radio, this
button enables the digital radio menu in conjunction with the
Navigation and Enter buttons.
13 LISTEN MODE
t Toggle to select through the various Listening mode options.
Depending on the format of the currently selected input (digital
or analog, stereo or multichannel), various listening modes are
available.
t Refer also to the item about LISTENING MODE under the USING THE
T 187 – MAIN MENU segment of the OPERATION section.
14 TONE
t Press to adjust TREBLE control using the VOLUME knob over a ±
10dB range. Press again to adjust BASS control and a third time for
DIALOG control.
t Refer also to the item about TONE CONTROLS under the USING THE
T 187 – MAIN MENU segment of the OPERATION section.
15 TONE DEFEAT
t Tone Controls are enabled or disabled by pressing this button. Tone
controls are bypassed at “Tone Defeat” while at “Tone Active”, the
tone controls are enabled again.
t Refer also to the item about TONE CONTROLS under the USING THE
T 187 – MAIN MENU segment of the OPERATION section.
16 FRONT INPUT/MP
t
 Toggle button to switch between Front Input and Media Player
input.
17 FRONT INPUT PORTS
t Use these convenience jacks for occasional sources such as a
camcorder, video game console, any analog audio or HDMI sources
and composite or S-Video sources.
t If your source has a single audio out jack only or is marked “Mono
output”, plug this into the T 187’s Front “R (MONO)” input (item B).
t On the other hand, if your source has two output jacks indicative of
stereo output, insert both jacks into the T 187’s corresponding Front
“L” (item A) and “R (MONO)” input to achieve stereo output as well.
t Connect composite video output source to the front composite
video input (item C).
t Connect S-Video output source to the front S-Video input (item D).
t Use the front HDMI input (item E) to connect directly an HDMI
output source.
18 FRONT MP/MIC INPUT
t Connect your Media Player’s standard stereo phone jack to this
input.
t This is also same input where the supplied Audyssey microphone is
connected for Audyssey Auto calibration.
t Refer also to the item about AUDYSSEY AUTO CALIBRATION under
the USING THE T 187 - SETUP MENU segment of the OPERATION
section.
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS
FRONT PANEL
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