Adjusting the Brightness

4Activate Surround or DSP Mode

You can enjoy three kinds of surround—Digital Multichannel Surround (Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround), Dolby Pro Logic II and DSP modes.

Digital Multichannel Surround—Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround

You can enjoy Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround when you playback Multichannel source on the external equipment.

To activate Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround

When playback source is encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround, the system detects it and activate Multichannel Surround automatically.

–For in-depth information about surround modes, see “Creating Realistic Sound Fields” on pages 21 to 22.

Listening with the Headphones

(not available with TH-A32)

You can enjoy the sound with headphones.

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel. The speakers are diactivated and you can listen the sound with the headphones.

•Disconnecting a pair of headphones from the PHONES jack activate speakers.

CAUTION:

Be sure to turn down the volume:

•Before connecting or putting on headphones, as high volume can damage both the headphones and hearing.

•Before removing headphones, as high volume may output from the speakers.

Dolby Pro Logic II—Pro Logic II Music and Pro Logic II Movie

To activate Pro Logic II modes

Press SURROUND.

The current Pro Logic II mode appears on the	SURROUND
The current Pro Logic II mode appears on the
display for a while.

•Each time you press the button, Pro Logic II mode changes as follows:

PL II MUSIC PL II MOVIE

PL II OFF

•When Dolby Pro Logic II mode is activated, the PRO LOGIC II indicator lights up on the display.

–For in-depth information about Dolby Pro Logic II modes, see “Creating Realistic Sound Fields” on pages 21 to 22.

You can dim the indications on the display window and the illumination lamps on the center unit.

There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

From the remote control ONLY:

1 Press DIMMER repeatedly until	DIMMER
	DIMMER
“DIMMER (with the current setting) ”	SLEEP
appears on the display.

•Each time you press the button, the indication in the main display changes as follows:

DIMMER*SLEEP**

*With the current level is shown.

**With the remaining time is shown.

DSP modes—CONCERT, STADIUM, HALL,

THEATER, LIVE HOUSE

To activate DSP modes

Press DSP.

DSP

2 Press cursor 3/2 to adjust the brightness level.

•The brightness level changes as follows:

ENTER

The current DSP mode appears on the display for a while.

•Each time you press the button, DSP mode changes as follows:

LIVE HOUSE HALL CONCERT

DSP OFF THEATER STADIUM

–For in-depth information about DSP modes, see “Creating Realistic Sound Fields” on pages 21 to 22.

DIMMER MIN (Minimum)

DIMMER MID (Middle)

DIMMER MAX (Maximum)

Notes:

•On some source signals, no sounds come out from the subwoofer.

•Before activating the Surround or DSP mode, adjust the speaker setting to bring out the best performance from this system.

For in-depth information about adjusting the speaker setting, see “Setting Menu” on pages 53.

3 Press ENTER.

“OK” appears on the display and the

brightness level changes.