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Selecting the digital decode mode

This receiver automatically detects the incoming digital signal
format when “HDMI” or “DIGITAL” is selected in “AUDIO INPUT”
setting (see page 17). When “HDMI” or “DIGITAL” is selected, the
digital decode mode is set to “DGTL (digital) AUTO.”
If the following symptoms occur while playing Dolby Digital or DTS
software with “DGTL AUTO” selected, follow the procedure below:
•Sound does not come out at the beginning of playback.
•Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters or
tracks.
From the remote control ONLY:

Press DECODE MODE to select “DOLBY

DIGITAL” or “DTS.”

•Each time you press DECODE MODE, the digital decode mode
changes as follows:
•To play back software encoded with Dolby Digital, select
“DOLBY DIGITAL.”
•To play back software encoded with DTS, select “DTS.”
NOTE
“DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS” is automatically reset to “DGTL AUTO”
in the following cases:
–When you turn off the receiver.
–When you select another source.
The following digital signal format indicators on the display
indicate what type of signal comes into the receiver. See pages
33 and 34 for the details of each digital signal format.
LINEAR PCM: • Lights up when Linear PCM signal comes in.
•When the multi-channel PCM signal comes
in, “MULTI CH PCM” appears on the display
for a while.
:Lights up when Dolby Digital signal comes in.
•Flashes when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is selected
for any software other than Dolby Digital.
:Lights up when conventional DTS signal comes
in.
•Flashes when “DTS” is selected for any
software other than DTS.
96/24: Lights up when DTS 96/24 signal comes in.
NOTE
When “DGTL AUTO” cannot recognize the incoming signal, no
digital signal format indicator lights up on the display.
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S.WFR
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AUTO SURR
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DIGITAL
DIGITAL

DGTL AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL

DTS (Back to the beginning)

Turning off the sounds temporarily

From the remote control ONLY:

Press MUTING to turn off the sound through all

connected speakers and headphones.

“MUTING” appears on the display and the volume turns off.
To restore the sound, press MUTING again.
•Pressing VOLUME +/– (or turning MASTER VOLUME control
on the front panel) also restores the sound.

Changing the display brightness

You can dim the display—Dimmer.

Press DIMMER repeatedly.

•Each time you press the button, the display brightness changes
as follows:
DIMMER 1: Dims the display.
DIMMER 2: Dims the display more than DIMMER 1.
DIMMER 3: Turns off the display.
(Temporarily canceled when you operate the
receiver.)
DIMMER OFF: Cancels the Dimmer (normal display).
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