Basic Operation
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En
B
asic Opera
tion
Use the Pure Direct mode to enjoy the pure fidelity sound of the
selected source. When the Pure Direct mode is activated, this unit
plays back the selected source with the least circuitry.
Press
C
PURE DIRECT
(or
M
PURE DIRECT
) to turn
on or off the Pure Direct mode.
The
C
PURE DIRECT
button on the front panel lights up and the
front panel display automatically turns off while this unit is in the
Pure Direct mode.
• When you set Audio input jack selects to “Auto”, “HDMI”, or “Coax/Opt”
(see page 56) and play back the bitstreams or multi-channel PCM sources,
this unit activates the corresponding decoder.
• The following operations are not possible when this unit is in the Pure
Direct mode:
– switching the sound field program
– displaying the GUI menu
– operating video functions (video conversion, etc.)
• The Pure Direct mode is automatically canceled whenever this unit is
turned off.
• When you set “Pure Direct” in “Manual Setup” to “Video On”, you can
display the video images of the current input source (see page 106). You
cannot use the GUI menu while this unit is un the Pure Direct mode even if
“Pure Direct” in “Manual Setup” to “Video On”
• While this unit is in the Pure Direct mode, you cannot activate Zone 2,
Zone 3, and Zone 4, and when this unit is in the Pure Direct mode, Zone 2,
Zone 3, and Zone 4 are automatically tuned off.
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The front panel display turns on momentarily when an operation is
performed.
Use this feature to adjust the balance of bass and treble for the front
L/R and center speaker channels and the subwoofer channel.
1
Press
Q
TONE CONTROL
on the front panel.
2
Press
M
PROGRAM
repeatedly to select the high-
frequency response (TREBLE), or the low-frequency
response (BASS).
3
Rotate
M
PROGRAM
to adjust the high-frequency
response (TREBLE), or the low-frequency response
(BASS).
Control range: –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB
• If you increase or decrease the high-frequency or the low-frequency sound
to an extreme level, the tonal quality of the surround speakers may not
match that of the front L/R and center speakers and the subwoofer.
• TONE CONTROL is not effective when PURE DIRECT or the THX
Surround mode is selected, or when MULTI CH is selected as the input
source.
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Use “Tone Control” parameter in “Sound” menu to adjust the balance of
bass and treble output to your speakers or headphones by using GUI menu.
See page 105 for details.
You can adjust the output level of each speaker while listening to a
music source. This is also possible when playing sources input at
the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.
This operation will override the level adjustments made in “Auto Setup”
(see page 46) and “Speaker Level” (see page 102).
1
Press
8
LEVEL
on the remote control repeatedly to
select the speaker you want to adjust.
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Once you press
8
LEVEL
on the remote control, you can also select
the speaker by pressing
9
k
/
n
.
2
Press
9
l
/
h
to adjust the speaker output level.
• Press
9
h
to increase the value.
• Press
9
l
to decrease the value.
Control range: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB
Using audio features
Before performing the following operation, set the operation mode
selector on the remote control to
F
AMP
.
Enjoying pure hi-fi sound
Notes
Adjusting the tonal quality
Notes
Adjusting the speaker level
Note
Display
Adjusted speaker
FRONT L
Front left speaker
FRONT R
Front right speaker
CENTER
Center speaker
SUR. L
Surround left speaker
SUR. R
Surround right speaker
SB L
Surround back left speaker
SB R
Surround back right speaker
SWFR L
Subwoofer left
SWFR R
Subwoofer right
FP L
Front presence left speaker
FP R
Front presence right speaker
RP L
Rear presence left speaker
RP R
Rear presence right speaker
