Ambience effects
Convenient functions
DIMMER SOUND
MULTI CONTROL
DIMMER
SOUND
MULTI
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Midnight mode (Dolby Digital and DTS mode only)
When watching movies at night, you might not be able to raise the volume as loud as normal. Midnight mode compresses the dynamic range of previously specified heavy sound passage of the Dolby Digital and DTS mode sound track (like scenes with sudden increases in volume) to minimize the difference in volume between the scenes with heavy sound passage and scenes with normal sound passage. This makes it easy to hear all of the sound track, even when listening at low volumes.
1Press the SOUND key repeatedly until “NIGHT” appears on the display.
•This can be selected only if “CD/DVD”, “DVD/6CH” or “VIDEO2” is selected as the source and the listen mode is set to “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS”.
2Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI CONTROL %/fikeys to select the ON or OFF setting.
•Some Dolby Digital or DTS software may not be compatible with the Midnight mode.
Adjusting the sound
You can make further adjustments to the sound while listening to playback in the surround mode.
1 Press the SOUND key until the desired item appears in the display.
Each time you press the button, the menu changes as follows: Note that some items are not displayed depending on speaker settings and listening mode.
1C (Center speaker level adjustment)*
2RS (Surround Right speaker level adjustment)*
3RB (Surround Back Right speaker level adjustment)*
4 BS (Surround Back speaker level adjustment)*
5 LB (Surround Back Left speaker level adjustment)*
6 LS (Surround Left speaker level adjustment)*
7 SW (Subwoofer level adjustment)*
8 INPUT (input level adjustment - analog mode only) | * |
9NIGHT (midnight mode ON/OFF - Dolby Digital and DTS mode only)
0 PANORAMA (panorama mode ON/OFF)** - DIMENSION (dimension adjustment)**
= CENTER WIDTH (center width adjustment)**
~ OFF
*The adjustment is only temporary for the current input selection. The value will return automatically to the original setup value when the power is turned on/off or when the input selection is changed.
**Pro Logic IIx MUSIC mode and Pro Logic II MUSIC mode only.
•If you have selected “SPEAKER” as the Surround Back setting, “RB” and “LB” are not appeared but “BS” is appeared on the display.
2Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI CONTROL %/fikeys to adjust the setting as desired.
Panorama mode (Pro Logic IIX MUSIC mode and Pro Logic II MUSIC mode only)
When listening to music, you will be able to enjoy the “wraparound” sound effect when you adjust the panorama mode.
1Press the SOUND key repeatedly until “PANORAMA” appears on the display.
•The “PANORAMA” setting indication scrolls across the display. “PANORAMA” will be scrolled from right to left.
2Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI CONTROL %/fikeys to select the ON or OFF setting.
1 ON : PANORAMA mode is ON.
2 OFF : PANORAMA mode is OFF.