05Listening to your system
Using Loudness and Midnight listening
The Loudness listening feature can be used to get good bass and treble from music sources at low volume levels.
The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels.
Using the tone controls
Depending on what you are listening to, you may want to adjust the bass or treble using the front panel tone control.
LISTENING MODE
The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you’re listening.
STANDBY/ON
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THX | STANDARD | ADV.SURR | STEREO |
| ACOUSTIC | SIGNAL | MIDNIGHT/ |
AUTO SURR | EQ | SELECT | LOUDNESS |
SHIFT | EFFECT | SLEEP | DIALOG E |
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RECEIVER
•Press MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS, and OFF.
Note
•You can’t use MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS with DTS 96kHz/24 bit or PCM 96/88.2kHz sources, or when MULTI CH IN, or one of the THX modes has been selected.
•If you switch on Loudness or Midnight listening when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to STEREO.
Enhancing dialog
• Default setting: DIALOG E OFF
The Dialog Enhancement feature localizes dialog in the center channel to make it stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.
MPX | CHRETURN | HDD | DVD |
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RECEIVER CONTROL
THX | STANDARD | ADV.SURR | STEREO |
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AUTO SURR | EQ | SELECT | LOUDNESS |
SHIFT | EFFECT | SLEEP | DIALOG E |
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RECEIVER
•Press SHIFT+DIALOG E to switch dialog enhancement on or off.
If you’re using the front panel, press DIALOG ENHANCEMENT.
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•You can’t use dialog enhancement with DTS 96kHz/ 24 bit or PCM 96/88.2kHz sources, or when one of the THX modes has been selected.
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1Press TONE to select the frequency you want to adjust.
Each press switches between BASS and TREBLE.
2Use the MULTI JOG dial to change the amount of bass or treble as necessary.
The bass and treble can be adjusted from
•Wait about five seconds for your changes to be input automatically.
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•You can only use the tone controls when STEREO/ DIRECT is selected. DIRECT will switch to STEREO when the tone controls are used.
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