Sony TA-F5000 - Manual (Page 9)

Basic Operations
9 GB
To avoid howling
This phenomenon, called “acoustic feedback”, occurs when vibrations from the
speakers are transmitted through the air or via solid objects (such as shelves, a
cabinet, or the floor) to the stylus of a turntable (or to a microphone), amplified and
reproduced through the speakers again.
If howling occurs, it may damage the speakers or cause the connected components to
malfunction. If howling occurs, check the following.
• Turn VOLUME down.
• Move speakers away from the turntable.
• Place the turntable on the solid surface.
• Use commercially available audio insulator.
• When using a microphone, move the microphone away from speakers.
To further reduce the possibility of howling, place the speakers or turntable on a
heavy board, such as one made of concrete.
Note
Continuous output at high levels that cause the sound to distort.
To adjust
the bass
the treble
the balance
Turn
BASS
TREBLE
BALANCE
To listen through
headphones
Connect a pair of headphones
to PHONES. No sound
comes from the speakers.
To avoid damaging the
amplifier or speakers
We recommend the following
procedure for turning off the
power.
1 Turn VOLUME fully
counterclockwise (to “0”).
2 Turn off the amplifier.
3 Turn off the programme
source.
S
POWER
INPUT SELECTOR BASS TREBLE BALANCE VOLUME
PHONES
–10 +10 –10 +10 LEFT RIGHT 0 10
1 9
2 8
3 7
4 6 5
MD TAPE AUX CD TUNER MM - PHONO - MC
BALANCE
Connect the
headphones. TREBLE BASS