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