Owner's Manual

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BASIC
OPERATION
■ Selecting the night listening mode
The night listening modes are designed to improve
listenability at lower volumes or at night.
1 Set the operation mode selector (
K
) to AMP
and then press
R
NIGHT repeatedly to
select “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC”.
Choices: NIGHT:CINEMA, NIGHT:MUSIC, OFF
• Select “NIGHT:CINEMA” to reduce the dynamic
range of film soundtracks and make dialog easier to
hear at lower volumes.
• Select “NIGHT:MUSIC” to preserve ease-of-
listening for all sounds.
• Select “OFF” if you do not want to use this feature.
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When a night listening mode is selected, the NIGHT
indicator lights up in the front panel display.
2 Press
D
l / h to adjust the effect level while
“NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC” is
displayed in the front panel display.
Choices: MIN, MID, MAX
• Select “MIN” for minimum compression.
• Select “MID” for standard compression.
• Select “MAX” for maximum compression.
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“NIGHT:CINEMA” and “NIGHT:MUSIC” adjustments are
stored independently.
• You cannot use the night listening modes in the following cases:
– when the DIRECT STEREO mode (see page 32) is selected.
– when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT
jacks is selected as the input source.
– when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.
• The night listening modes may vary in effectiveness depending
on the input source and surround sound settings you use.
■ Displaying signal information
You can display the format, sampling frequency, channel,
bit rate and flag data of the current input signal.
1 Set the operation mode selector (
K
) to AMP
and then press
N
SET MENU on the remote
control.
The top “SET MENU” display appears in the OSD.
2 Press
D
n repeatedly to select “SIGNAL
INFO” and then press
D
ENTER.
The following information about the input source
appears in the OSD.
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The information indicated by the cursor is also displayed in
the front panel display.
3 Press
N
SET MENU again to exit from “SET
MENU”.
Notes
Display Description
FORMAT
Signal format.
SAMPLING
The number of samples per second taken
from a continuous signal to make a
discrete signal.
CHANNEL
The number of source channels in the
input signal (front/surround/LFE).
BITRATE
The number of bits passing a given point
per second.
FLAG
Flag data encoded in DTS, Dolby Digital,
or PCM signals that cue this unit to
automatically switch decoders.
SET MENU
TOP MENU
.;AUTO SETUP
;MANUAL SETUP
.A;SIGNAL INFO
[ ]/[ ]:Up/Down
[ENTER]:Enter
p
p
;SIGNAL INFO
. FORMAT DolbyD
SAMPLING 48kHz
CHANNEL 3/2/0.1
BITRATE 384kbps
FLAG None
[RETURN]:Exit