Using audio features

Enjoying high quality sound

Use the DIRECT mode to enjoy the high quality sounds of the selected source. When the DIRECT mode is activated, this unit plays back the selected source with the least circuitry.

Press QDIRECT (or press 5AMP and then DDIRECT) to select DIRECT.

Notes

“TONE CONTROL” and “SOUND MENU” (see page 65) settings (except for speaker level settings) are not effective.

The front panel display automatically dims.

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While DIRECT mode is activated, the front panel display turns on momentarily when an operation is performed.

Adjusting the tonal quality

Use this feature to adjust the balance of bass and treble for the front left and right speaker channels.

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Speaker and headphone adjustments are stored independently.

1Press N TONE CONTROL repeatedly to select the high-frequency response (TREBLE) or the low-frequency response (BASS).

2Press O PROGRAM l / h repeatedly to adjust the high-frequency response (TREBLE) or the low-frequency response (BASS).

Notes

If you increase or decrease the high-frequency or the low- frequency sound to an extreme level, the tonal quality of the surround speakers may not match.

TONE CONTROL is not effective when this unit is in the DIRECT mode, or when MULTI CH is selected as the input source.

Adjusting the speaker level

You can adjust the output level of each speaker while listening to a music source. This is also possible when playing sources input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.

Note

This operation will override the level adjustments made in “AUTO SETUP” (see page 26) and “SP LEVEL” (see page 67).

1Press 5AMP and then press 7LEVEL on the remote control and then 8k/ nto select

the speaker you want to adjust.

Display

Adjusted speaker

FRONT L

Front left speaker

 

 

FRONT R

Front right speaker

 

 

CENTER

Center speaker

 

 

SWFR

Subwoofer

 

 

SUR. L

Surround left speaker

 

 

SUR. R

Surround right speaker

 

 

SB L

Surround back left speaker

 

 

SB R

Surround back right speaker

 

 

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Instead of “SB L” and “SB R”, “SUR.B” is displayed if “SUR.B L/R SP” is set to either “SMLx1” or “LRGx1” (see page 66).

The available speaker channels differ depending on the setting of the speakers.

When the video monitor is turned on, the “SP LEVEL” adjustment menu appears in the video monitor.

2Press 8l / h to adjust the speaker output level.

Press 8hto increase the value.

Press 8lto decrease the value.

Control range: –10 dB to +10 dB

3Press 7LEVEL to turn off the speaker level adjustment display.

OPERATION

BASIC

 

 

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