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 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 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

 

 

. FORMAT

DolbyD

 

SAMPLING

48kHz

 

CHANNEL

3/2/0.1

 

BITRATE

384kbps

 

FLAG

None

 

[RETURN]:Exit

 

 

 

Display

 

Description

FORMAT

Signal format.

 

 

 

The number of samples per second taken

SAMPLING

from a continuous signal to make a

 

discrete signal.

 

 

CHANNEL

The number of source channels in the

input signal (front/surround/LFE).

 

 

 

BITRATE

The number of bits passing a given point

per second.

 

 

 

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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