Basic Operations—Continued

Press [Receiver] first

Dimmer Sleep

Muting

Setting the Display Brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the display.

Press the [Receiver] button, and then press the [Dimmer] button repeatedly to select: dim, dim- mer, or normal brightness.

Alternatively, you can use the AV receiver’s [Dimmer] button.

Using the Sleep Timer

With the sleep timer, you can set the AV receiver to turn off automatically after a specified period.

Press the [Receiver] button, and then press the [Sleep] button repeatedly to select the required sleep time.

The sleep time can be set from 90 to 10 minutes in 10 minute steps.

The SLEEP indicator appears on the display when the sleep timer has been set. The specified sleep time appears on the display for about five seconds, then the previous display reappears.

If you need to cancel the sleep timer, press the [Sleep] button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears.

To check the time remaining until the AV receiver sleeps, press the [Sleep] button. Note that if you press the [Sleep] button while the sleep time is being displayed, you’ll shorten the sleep time by 10 minutes.

Using Headphones

You can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch phone plug) to the AV receiver’s Phones jack for private listening, as shown.

Muting the AV receiver

You can temporarily mute the output of the AV receiver.

Press the [Receiver] button, and then press the [Muting] button.

The output is muted and the MUTING indicator flashes on the display, as shown.

To unmute the AV receiver, press the [Muting] button again, or adjust the volume.

The Mute function is cancelled when the AV receiver is set to Standby.

Notes:

Always turn down the volume before connecting your headphones.

The speakers are turned off while the headphones plug is inserted in the Phones jack (Zone 2 speakers are not turned off).

When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening mode is set to Stereo, unless it’s already set to Stereo, Mono, or Direct.

Only the Stereo, Direct, and Mono listening modes can be used with headphones (the listening modes available also depend on the currently selected input source).

When the multichannel input is used, only the front left and right audio can be heard in the headphones.

To adjust the headphone level, press the [CH SEL] button on the remote controller, and then press the [Level +]/[Level -] buttons. You can adjust the level between –12 dB and +12 dB.

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Integra DTR-5.8 Setting the Display Brightness, Using the Sleep Timer, Using Headphones, Muting the AV receiver

DTR-5.8 specifications

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