■DRC:Dynamic Range Control (Dynamic range control)

SET MENU → SOUND SET MENU →

DRC:Dynamic Range Control

Use to adjust the dynamic range compression. Dynamic range is the difference between the smallest sound that can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the biggest sound that can be heard without distortion.

Adaptive DRC (Adaptive dynamic range control)

Select whether to automatically adjust the dynamic range in conjunction with the volume level. When this function is enabled, the dynamic range is adjusted as follows.

When the volume level is low: Narrow the dynamic range. Loud sound is played back softer, and soft sound which is hard to be listened to is played back louder.

When the volume level is high: Widen the dynamic range. From soft sound to loud sound, source sound is played back without adjusting volume.

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Choices: On*, Off

•Select On to enable the adaptive dynamic range control.

•Select Off to disable the adaptive dynamic range control.

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•“Dolby/DTS DRC” is automatically set to “Max” when “Off” is selected.

•This setting is automatically set to “Off” when the UniVolume function is turned on while this setting is automatically set to “On” when the UniVolume function is turned off.

Dolby/DTS DRC (Dynamic range of Dolby Digital and DTS signals)

Select the amount of dynamic range applied when this unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals

Choices: Max* (Maximum), Standard, Min/Auto (Minimum/Auto)

•Select Max to output sound without adjusting the

•dynamic range of the input signals.

•Select Standard to set the standard dynamic range

•recommended for regular home use.

•Select Min/Auto to set the dynamic range suitable for low volume or a quiet environment, such as at night, for bitstream signals except for Dolby TrueHD signals (Min) or adjust the dynamic range for Dolby TrueHD signals based on input signal information (Auto).

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•“Adaptive DRC” is automatically set to “Off” when the settings other than “Max” is selected.

■BASS EXTENSION (Bass extension)
SET MENU → SOUND SET MENU → BASS
EXTENSION

Use to turn on or off the bass sound extension. When this function is enabled, the BASS EXT indicator lights up on the front panel display (page 7).

Choices: OFF, MID*, DEEP

•Select OFF to output bass sounds without change.

•Select MID to output moderately-enhanced bass sounds.

•Select DEEP to output deep bass sounds.

■MUSIC ENHANCER (Music Enhancer)
SET MENU → SOUND SET MENU → MUSIC
ENHANCER

Use to turn on or off the compressed audio enhancer. When this function is enabled, the ENHANCER indicator lights up on the front panel display (page 7).

AUX1/2

Select whether to apply the compressed audio enhancer for playback of AUX1/2 input sources.

Choices: ON, OFF*

•Select ON to enable the compressed audio enhancer for playback of AUX1/2 input sources.

•Select OFF to disable the compressed audio enhancer for playback of AUX1/2 input sources.

iPod

Select whether to apply the compressed audio enhancer to iPod/iPhone playback.

Choices: ON*, OFF

•Select ON to enable the compressed audio enhancer for iPod/iPhone playback.

•Select OFF to disable the compressed audio enhancer for iPod/iPhone playback.

■CHANNEL LEVEL (Channel level)
SET MENU → SOUND SET MENU → CHANNEL
LEVEL

Use to adjust the volume of each channel with test tones. Control range: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB

Note

•Adjustable channels vary depending on the “CHANNEL OUT” setting.

•“Surround Back R” and “Surround Back L” are not adjustable when “SOUND OUT” is set to “SPEAKER”.

SOUND OUT MENU

■SOUND BEAM OUT CONFIG (Sound beam output configuration)
SET MENU → SOUND OUT MENU → SOUND
BEAM OUT CONFIG

Use to configure the number of output channels or audio output method. For details, see “Changing the audio output method for surround playback” (page 23).

■SOUND OUT (Sound output)
SET MENU → SOUND OUT MENU → SOUND OUT

Use to configure the audio signal output settings.

Customizing this unit (SET MENU)

System

configurations

(ADVANCED SETUP)

Using an external

amplifier

Controlling external

components

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