Using audio features

Selecting the night listening mode

The night listening modes are designed to improve listenability at lower volumes or at night.

1Press 5AMP and then RNIGHT repeatedly to select “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC”.

Choices: NIGHT:CINEMA, NIGHT:MUSIC, OFF

Select “NIGHT:CINEMA” when watching films to reduce the dynamic range of film soundtracks and make dialog easier to hear at lower volumes.

Select “NIGHT:MUSIC” when listening to music sources to preserve ease-of-listening for all sounds.

Select “OFF” if you do not want to use this feature.

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When a night listening mode is selected, the NIGHT indicator lights up in the front panel display.

2Press 8l / hto adjust the effect level while “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC” is displayed in the front panel display.

Effect.Lvl:MID

Choices: MIN, MID, MAX

Select “MIN” for minimum compression.

Select “MID” for standard compression.

Select “MAX” for maximum compression.

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“NIGHT:CINEMA” and “NIGHT:MUSIC” adjustments are stored independently.

Notes

You cannot use the night listening modes in the following cases:

when the DIRECT mode (see page 43) is selected.

when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 36).

when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.

The night listening modes may vary in effectiveness depending on the input source and surround sound settings you use.

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