Owner's Manual

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Enjoying sound field programs
■ Enjoying sound field programs
without surround sound speakers
This unit allows you to use virtual surround speakers to
enjoy sound field surround effects, even without any
surround speakers (Virtual CINEMA DSP mode). You
can even enjoy surround sound presence with just a
minimal configuration of the front speakers only.
This unit will switch to Virtual CINEMA DSP mode
automatically when surround speakers are
unavailable. J1
■ Enjoying sound field programs
with headphones
Even when headphones are connected, you can enjoy the
reproduction sound field presence with ease (SILENT
CINEMA mode). J2
■ Enjoying Hi-Fi Sound Quality
(Direct mode)
Use Direct mode to enjoy the pure high fidelity sound of
the selected source. When direct mode is enabled, this
unit plays back the selected source with the least
circuitry. J3
Press gDIRECT to turn direct mode on. J4
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1 : However, Virtual CINEMA DSP mode is not available in the
following conditions:
• When headphones are connected to this unit.
• When a “7ch Stereo” sound field program is selected.
• When direct mode or straight decoding mode is selected.
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2 : However, SILENT CINEMA mode is not available in the
following conditions:
• When a “7ch Stereo” sound field program is selected.
• When direct mode or straight decoding mode is selected.
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3 : The following features are disabled in direct mode.
• sound field program, tone control
• display and operation of the Option menu and Setup menu
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4 : While direct mode is on, the front panel display screen becomes
dim in order to reduce noise. When turning Direct mode off, the
brightness of the screen returns to the previous setting.