Turning off the power with the sleep timer

Using the sleep timer, you can fall asleep while listening to music.

From the remote control ONLY:

Press SLEEP.

Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes as follows:

0min (cancelled) ] 10min (minutes) ] 20min ] 30min ] 60min ] 90min ] 120min ] 150min ]

(back to the beginning)

Ex.: When “150min” is selected.

L R

S.WFR

To check the remaining time until the shut-off time

Press SLEEP once.

The remaining time until the shut-off time appears on the display for a while.

To change the remaining time until the shut-off time Press SLEEP repeatedly to change the shut off time.

•Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes.

To cancel the sleep timer

Press SLEEP repeatedly until “0min” appears on the display window.

• Turning off the power also cancels the sleep timer.

NOTES:

• When DVD is selected as the source to play, this system can also

turn off automatically if playback is not restarted within the time you

have specified (Auto Standby). See page 60.

• If the shut-off time set by Auto Standby comes earlier than the one

set by the sleep timer, Auto Standby takes effect.

When STB is selected as the source:

ANALOG ] AUTO/PCM ] DOLBY D ] DTS ] (back to the beginning)

•When you want to hear digital sound reproduced, connect the center unit and the component through the optical digital terminals.

ANALOG :Select when the STB is connected to AUDIO IN jacks.

For Digital Connection

AUTO/PCM :Normally select this for the digital input mode. The system automatically detects the incoming signals.

DOLBY D :Select when playing software encoded with Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital EX.

DTS :Select when playing software encoded with DTS Digital Surround or DTS-ES.

The following are the digital signal indicators on the display to indicate what type of signal comes into the system (see also page 34).

LINEAR PCM :Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in. DIGITAL EX :Lights when Dolby Digital EX signal

comes in.

DIGITAL :•Lights when Dolby Digital signal comes in.

•Flashes when “DOLBY D” is selected for software not encoded with Dolby Digital.

:•Lights when DTS or DTS-ES signal comes in.

•Flashes when “DTS” is selected for software not encoded with DTS.

NOTES for the digital input mode:

•If the incoming signal cannot be recognized when selecting

“AUTO/PCM,” no digital signal indicators light up on the display.

•Turning off the system or changing the source returns the input mode to “AUTO/PCM” automatically.

Changing the analog/digital input mode and decoding mode

When playing software encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround, the following symptoms may occur:

•Sound does not come out at the beginning of playback.

•Noise comes out while chapters or tracks are being searched for or skipped over.

To fix these problems, set the correct decoding mode.

From the remote control ONLY:

Press DECODE to select the digital input mode when DVD or STB is selected as the source.

Each time you press the button, the input mode changes as follow.

When DVD is selected as the source:

AUTO/PCM ] DOLBY D ] DTS ] (back to the beginning)

Storing basic adjustments— auto memory

This system stores sound settings for each source:

•When you turn off the power, and

•When you change the source

The following can be stored:

•The adjustment for the front speakers—balance, bass, and treble (see pages 30 and 58)

•Low frequency effect attenuator (see pages 30 and 58)

•Subwoofer audio position (see page 30)

•Speaker and subwoofer output level (see pages 18, 36 and 59)*

•Bass boost setting (see page 30)*

•Surround and DSP modes selection (see page 35)*

•DSP effect level (see page 36)*

NOTE:

For the items marked “*,” you can assign a different setting for each source including FM and AM (MW).