SOURCE RECEIVER

 

AV

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

5

6

7

V-AUX

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

PHONO

MULTI

USB

NET

 

TUNER

 

 

 

 

MAIN ZONE 2

 

PARTY

HDMI OUT

 

 

SCENE

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

BD/DVD

TV

NET

RADIO

 

PROGRAM MUTE

VOLUME

PROGRAM

TOP MENU

POP-UP/MENU

ON SCREEN

ON

 

 

OPTION

 

SCREEN

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

Cursor keys

 

 

 

 

ENTER

RETURN

 

 

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

BAND

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

TUNING

PRESET

MOVIE

 

 

 

 

 

SUR. DECODE STRAIGHT

MUSIC

MOVIE

MUSIC

 

 

SUR.DECODE

 

ENHANCER PURE DIRECT

INFO

SLEEP

 

 

STRAIGHT

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

ENHANCER

5

6

7

8

PURE DIRECT

 

 

MEMORY

 

 

9

0

10

ENT

 

 

TV

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

TV VOL

TV CH

 

 

MUTE

 

 

CODE SET

 

Selecting the sound mode

The unit is equipped with a variety of sound programs and surround decoders that allow you to enjoy playback sources with your favorite sound mode (such as sound field effect or stereo playback).

❑Selecting a sound program suitable for movies

• Press MOVIE repeatedly.

This mode lets you enjoy sound field effects optimized for viewing video sources, such as movies, TV programs, and games (p.54).

❑Selecting a sound program suitable for music or stereo playback

• Press MUSIC repeatedly.

This mode lets you enjoy sound field effects optimized for listening music sources or stereo playback (p.55).

❑Selecting a surround decoder

• Press SUR.DECODE repeatedly.

This mode lets you enjoy unprocessed multichannel playback from 2-channel sources (p.56).

❑Switching to the straight decode mode

• Press STRAIGHT.

This mode lets you enjoy unprocessed sounds in original channels (p.56).

❑Switching to the Pure Direct mode

• Press PURE DIRECT.

This mode lets you enjoy pure high fidelity sound by reducing the electrical noise from other circuitry (p.57).

❑Enabling Compressed Music Enhancer

• Press ENHANCER.

This mode lets you enjoy compressed music with additional depth and breadth (p.57).

On-screen sound program/surround decoder selection

aPress ON SCREEN.

bUse the cursor keys to select “Sound Program” and press

ENTER.

cUse the cursor keys to select a sound program/surround decoder and press ENTER.

•You can also switch the sound programs and surround decoder by pressing

PROGRAM.

•You can change the settings of the surround programs and surround decoders in the “Sound Program” menu (p.97).

•The sound mode can be applied separately to each input source.

•When you play back audio signals with a sampling rate of higher than 96 kHz, the straight decode mode (p.56) is automatically selected.

•You can check which speakers are currently outputting sound by looking at the speaker indicators on the unit’s front panel (p.10) or at the “Audio Signal” screen in the “Information” menu (p.117).

PLAYBACK ➤ Selecting the sound mode

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