Using remote controller
LIGHT: Illuminates the buttons
SLEEP: Sets the sleep function
•The SLEEP buttons enables you to set the
ton to see how much time is left. To cancel the sleep function, press the SLEEP button when the time displayed is less than 10 minutes.
POWER ON/STNBY: Turns on the
DISPLAY: Changes the display
•Same as the DISPLAY button on front panel of
the
VOL 
: Adjusts the volume
CH 
: Selects the tuner preset stations
TEST: Outputs a test tone for setting speaker levels
•Use this button in conjunction with the LEVEL +/- and CH SEL buttons to calibrate the speakers lev- els without entering the OSD Menu. When TEST button is pressed, the test noise (pink noise) is output. Use the LEVEL +/- buttons to increase or decrease the sound level. Use the CH SEL button
to change from speaker to speaker. For a more detailed explanation of how to calibrate the speaker levels, see page 32.
MUTING: Activates the mute function
•This button turns down the playback sound im- mediately. This can useful, for example, when you receive a telephone call while listening to music or another source. When pressed, “Mut- ing” is displayed on the
•The
the MUTING button is pressed. This can be done at the OSD menu: Preference → Volume Setup
→b. Muting Level (See page 46)
OPEN/CLOSE: Open and close the front door that covers the lower buttons.
INPUT SELECTOR: Selects an input source
•Same as the input selector buttons on front panel of the
•The
ment.
LATE NIGHT: Sets “High,” “Low,” or “Off” for the late night function
•Cinema sound has a vast dynamic range; there- fore, to hear the quieter sounds such as human conversations, they must be played back at larger volumes. When this parameter is set to “High” or “Low,” the dynamic range of the sound is narrowed down to allow you to easily hear minute sounds at low volumes. This function is especially useful if you wish to play a movie at low volumes during the nighttime.
Notes:
•The depth of the Late Night effect is determained by Dolby Digital software. Some sounds may pro- duce no or little effect.
•The Late Night function is effective only on Dolby Digital encoded software.
CH SEL: Selects a speaker for changing the speaker output level
•See TEST button above.
DIMMER: Adjusts the display brightness
•There are four settings available: normal, dark, very dark, and off.
LEVEL +: Increases the speaker level
•See TEST button above.
LEVEL
•See TEST button above.
Listening mode buttons
STEREO: Changes the listening mode directly to stereo
•This button automatically changes the listening mode of the current input source signal to the stereo listening mode. The setting in the OSD Menu will also change accordingly.
SURROUND: Changes the listening mode directly to a plain surround mode.
•This button automatically changes the listening mode of the current input source signal to its cor- responding surround mode (e.g., Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG). The setting in the OSD Menu will also change accordingly.
DIRECT: Changes the listening mode directly to direct
•This button automatically changes the listening mode of the current input source signal to the direct listening mode. The setting in the OSD Menu will also change accordingly.
THX: Changes the listening mode directly to the THX Cinema mode
•If the THX mode was already selected, then this buttons changes the THX Surround EX setting as
follows:
Auto: For THX Surround EX encoded sources, the listening mode is automatically set to THX Sur- round EX, and for other input sources, the listen- ing mode is set to THX Cinema.
On: Regardless of the input source signal, the lis- tening mode is set to THX Surround EX.
Off: Regardless if the input source signal is THX Surround EX, the listening mode is set to THX Cin- ema.
For more information on THX Surround EX, refer to pages
DSP 
/
: Sets a new listening mode for the current input source signal
•Same as the DSP buttons on front panel of the
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