■Selecting the night listening mode
The night listening modes are designed to improve listenability at lower volumes or at night.
1Set the operation mode selector (K) to AMP and then press R NIGHT repeatedly to
select “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC”.
Choices: NIGHT:CINEMA, NIGHT:MUSIC, OFF
•Select “NIGHT:CINEMA” to reduce the dynamic range of film soundtracks and make dialog easier to hear at lower volumes.
•Select “NIGHT:MUSIC” to preserve
•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 D l/ hto adjust the effect level while “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC” is displayed in the front panel display.
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 STEREO mode (see page 32) is selected.
–when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source.
–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.
Playback
■Displaying signal information
You can display the format, sampling frequency, channel, bit rate and flag data of the current input signal.
1Set the operation mode selector (K) to AMP and then press N SET MENU on the remote
control.
The top “SET MENU” display appears in the OSD.
SET MENU
TOP MENU
.;AUTO SETUP
;MANUAL SETUP
.A;SIGNAL INFO
[p]/[p]:Up/Down [ENTER]:Enter
2Press D nrepeatedly to select “SIGNAL
INFO” and then press D ENTER.
The following information about the input source appears in the OSD.
;SIGNAL INFO |
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| . FORMAT | DolbyD | |
| SAMPLING | 48kHz | |
| CHANNEL | 3/2/0.1 | |
| BITRATE | 384kbps | |
| FLAG | None | |
| [RETURN]:Exit | ||
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FORMAT | Signal format. | ||
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| The number of samples per second taken | ||
SAMPLING | from a continuous signal to make a | ||
| discrete signal. | ||
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CHANNEL | The number of source channels in the | ||
input signal (front/surround/LFE). | |||
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BITRATE | The number of bits passing a given point | ||
per second. | |||
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FLAG | Flag data encoded in DTS, Dolby Digital, | ||
| or PCM signals that cue this unit to | ||
| automatically switch decoders. | ||
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The information indicated by the cursor is also displayed in the front panel display.
3Press N SET MENU again to exit from “SET
MENU”.
OPERATION | BASIC |
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