STA-300  (310-1991)             Operation              Faxback Doc. # 8024

Follow these steps to use your receiver.

1.  Turn VOLUME to MIN.

2.  Press POWER to turn on the receiver.

3.  Press AM, FM, PHONO, TAPE or CD/AUX to select a sound source.  The
    display shows the selected source.

4.  If you press AM or FM, tune to a station.  See "Tuning to a Radio
    Station.  "If you pressed PHONO, TAPE, or CD/AUX, start the sound
    source.

5.  Adjust VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE, and BALANCE as desired.

6.  Press POWER to turn off the receiver.  The display turns off.

TUNING TO A RADIO STATION

Your receiver has three different tuning methods: manual tuning, search
tuning, and memory tuning.

Manual Tuning

After you select AM or FM, press > or < on the TUNING button to tune up
or down the selected band.  The display shows the tuned frequency.

STEREO appears on the display when the signal is stereo.

To quickly move up or down the band, press and hold down > or < on the
TUNING button.

Search Tuning

Search tuning lets you quickly tune to the next higher or lower strong
station in the selected band.

Follow these steps to use search tuning:

1.  Press AM or FM to select the band.

2.  press SEARCH so that SEARCH appears on the display.

3.  Press > or < on the TUNING button.  The receiver searches up or down
    the band and tunes to the first strong station it finds.  Press > or <
    again to search for the next higher or lower station.

Note:  Search tuning tunes to only strong stations, so you might need to
       use manual tuning for weak or distant stations.

4.  To return to manual tuning, press SEARCH so that SEARCH disappears
    from the display.

Memory Tuning

You can store up to 6 AM and 12 FM stations in memory.  Each memory group
(AM, FM1, and FM2) can contain up to six stations.

Once you store a station in memory, you can easily tune to it by selecting
the desired memory group and pressing the correct memory location button.

Note:  If you unplug the receiver or if an AC power failure lasts for more
       than about three days, the stations are no longer stored in memory.

Follow these steps to store a station in memory.

1.  Press AM or FM to select the band.

2.  If you want to store an FM station, press FM1/2 to select the memory
    group.  FM1 or FM2 appears on the display.

3.  Use manual or search tuning to tune to the first station you want to
    store in the memory group.

4.  Press MEMORY.  CH flashes on the display.

5.  While CH flashes on the display, press the desired memory location
    button to store the station.

    The location number is displayed at the left of CH.

    For example, press 1 to store the station in Memory Location 1.  1 CH
    appears on the display.

6.  Repeat Steps 3-5 to store additional stations in the selected memory
    group.  Then, repeat Steps 1-5 to store stations in the remaining
    memory groups.

To select a stored station, press AM or FM to select the band.  For FM
stations, press FM 1/2 until the desired indicator (FM1 or FM2) appears
on the display.  Then, press the desired memory location button.

Last-Station Tuning

Each time you select a memory group (AM, Fm1, or FM2), the receiver
automatically tunes to the last station you tuned to in that memory group.

ADJUSTING THE SOUND

Use the following information to adjust the sound to suit your listening
preferences.

Adjusting the Balance

The BALANCE control lets you adjust the balance between the left and right
speakers.  If your speakers are properly positioned and your listening
area is centered between the speakers, the BALANCE control's center
setting is usually best.

To adjust the balance for unusual speaker placements, listen to a mon-
aural sound source, such as AM radio.  Then, adjust BALANCE until the
sound seems to be coming from the point halfway between the two speakers.

Adjusting the Bass and Treble

Adjust the Bass control to increase or decrease low sounds such as those
from a bass drum or bass guitar.

Adjust the Treble control to increase or decrease high sounds such as
those from a violin, piccolo, or cymbals.

Using the Loudness Control

At low volume levels, ears are less sensitive to bass and treble sounds.
To boost the bass and treble sounds at low volume levels. press LOUDNESS
so that LOUDNESS appears on the display.  To cancel the loudness feature,
press LOUDNESS again so that LOUDNESS disappears from display.

RECORDING A TAPE

If you connect a tape deck to the receiver as described in "Connecting
Sound Sources," you can record from one of the other sound sources.

Press AM, FM, PHONO, or CD/AUX to select the sound source you want to
record from.  Then, begin recording.  See your tape deck's owner's
manual for details.

USING HEADPHONES

To connect headphones, insert the 1/4-inch plug of a pair of low-impedance
stereo headphones (not supplied) into the receiver's PHONES jack.

The speakers are automatically silenced when you connect headphones.  To
listen from the speakers again, unplug the headphones.

Warnings:  To prevent possible ear injury and hearing loss, turn VOLUME to
           0 before you put on headphones.  After you put on the
           headphones, adjust VOLUME for a comfortable listening level.

           Do not listen at extremely high volume levels, especially
           when using headphones.  Extended, high-volume listening
           can lead to permanent hearing loss.

(LB/all-08/23/94)