Basic Operation

Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING)

Press [MUTING].

You can adjust the muting level ( page 58).

•Canceling MUTING mode:

To cancel the muting mode, either press [MUTING] or adjust the volume.

Checking the currently playing program source, etc.

¢On screen display

Press [ON SCREEN].

•The current program source and various settings are displayed on the monitor screen.

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Basic Operation

Using the surround modes

Types of surround modes and their features

The AVR-887 is equipped with many surround modes. We recommend using the surround modes as described below in order to achieve the maximum effect for the specific signal source.

is a 6.1-channel/7.1-channel surround mode.

Sources recorded in Dolby Digital EX

Listening over headphones

Connect the headphones to <PHONES>.

• No sound is produced from the speakers automatically.

NOTE:

•To prevent hearing loss, be careful not to raise the volume level excessively when using headphones.

Switching the front speakers

Press <SPEAKER> to turn the corresponding speaker pair on.

¢Front panel display

Press STATUS.

•The current program source and various settings are indicated on the display.

Switching the brightness of the display

Press DIMMER.

The brightness of the display can be adjusted in three steps. The display can also be turned off.

DOLBY DIGITAL EX / +PLIIx*

( page 28)

•This mode is optimized for playing sources recorded in Dolby Digital EX.

Sources recorded in DTS-ES

DTS-ES DSCRT 6.1 / MTRX 6.1, +PLIIx* ( page 28)

•This is the optimum mode for playing sources recorded in DTS-ES.

Dolby Digital or DTS Surround (5.1 ch sources) 2 ch sources recorded in Dolby Surround

DOLBY DIGITAL / DOLBY DIGITAL+PLIIx* /

DTS SURROUND / DTS 96/24 / DTS+PLIIx* /

DTS+NEO:6

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page 28)

•This mode is optimized for playing 5.1-channel or 7.1-channel music.

•For Dolby Surround recording sources, Dolby Pro Logic II playback is conducted.

2-channel sources recorded in XM HD Surround

NEURAL SURROUND

( page 30)

•This is the optimum mode for playing sources recorded in XM HD Surround.

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