Selecting the night listening mode

The night listening modes are designed to improve listenability at lower volumes or at night. Choose either “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC” depending on the type of material you are playing.

1Press NIGHT on the front panel (or set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press NIGHT on the remote control) repeatedly to select “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC”.

 

AMP

NIGHT

NIGHT

 

or

SOURCE

+10

 

TV

USING AUDIO FEATURES

y

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

Notes

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

when the Pure Direct mode (see page 52) is selected.

when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 43).

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.

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.

y

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

2Press l / h on the remote control to adjust the effect level while “NIGHT:CINEMA” or “NIGHT:MUSIC” is displayed in the front panel display.

PRESET/CH

ENTER

A/B/C/D/E

Remote control

Effect.Lvl:MID

Choices: MIN, MID, MAX

Select “MIN” for minimum compression.

Select “MID” for standard compression.

Select “MAX” for maximum compression.

OPERATION

BASIC

 

 

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