Listening with headphones

You can enjoy not only stereo software but also multi-channel software through the headphones. (Sounds are down-mixed to the front channels while playing multi-channel software.)

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel to activate the HEADPHONE mode.

The HEADPHONE indicator lights up on the display.

•You can also enjoy the Surround/DSP mode through the headphones—3D HEADPHONE mode. For details, see page 48.

•Disconnecting a pair of headphones from the PHONES jack cancels the HEADPHONE (or 3D HEADPHONE) mode and activates the speakers.

CAUTION:

Be sure to turn down the volume:

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

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

The following digital signal format indicators on the display indicate what type of signal comes into the receiver.

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.

Selecting the digital decode mode

This receiver automatically detects the incoming digital signal format when “HDMI” or “DIGITAL” is selected in the audio input setting (see page 20). When “HDMI” or “DIGITAL” is selected, the digital decode mode is set to “DGTL (Digital) AUTO,” and the DIGITAL AUTO indicator lights up on the display.

If the following symptoms occur while playing Dolby Digital or DTS software with “HDMI” or “DIGITAL” selected as the audio input setting (see page 20), 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:

AUTO SURR

DIGITAL

L C

R

DIGITAL

S.WFR

LFE

LS

RS

DGTL AUTO DOLBY DIGITAL

DTS (Back to the beginning)

•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.

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.

ANALOG

AUTO SURR

LR

S.WFR

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.

From the remote control ONLY:

Press DIMMER repeatedly.

•Each time you press the button, the display brightness changes as follows:

DIMMER 1: Dims the display slightly.

Dims the blue illumination slightly.

DIMMER 2: Dims the display more than DIMMER 1. Dims the blue illumination slightly (more than DIMMER 1).

DIMMER 3: Turns off the display and blue illumination. (Temporarily canceled when you operate the receiver.)

DIMMER OFF: Cancels the Dimmer (normal display).

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