Ambience effects
Convenient functions
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 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.
1 Press the SOUND key repeatedly until “NIGHT” appears on the display.
• This can be selected only if CD/DVD, DVD or VIDEO2 is selected as the source and the listen mode is set to “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS”.
2 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI CONTROL %/fi keys to select the ON or OFF setting.
• Some Dolby Digital or DTS software may not be compatible with the Midnight mode.
You can make further adjustments to the sound while listening to playback in the surround mode.
1Press 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 modes.
1C (Center speaker level adjustment)*
2RS (Surround Right speaker level adjustment)*
3RB (Surround Back Right speaker level adjustment)*
4BS (Surround Back speaker level adjustment)*
only)
5LB (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)
0PANORAMA (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 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.
2Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI CONTROL %/fi keys to adjust the setting as desired.
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 %/fi keys to select PANORAMA ON or OFF.
1ON : PANORAMA mode is ON.
2 OFF : PANORAMA mode is OFF.