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En
Playback
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Enjoying pure hi-fi stereo sound
The DIRECT STEREO mode allows sources to bypass the
decoders and DSP processors of this unit so that you can
enjoy pure hi-fi sound from 2-channel PCM and analog
sources.
Press
C
DIRECT STEREO
(or set the operation
mode selector (
K
) to
AMP
and then press
T
DIRECT ST.
) to select “DIRECT STEREO”.
• To avoid unexpected noise, do not play CDs encoded in DTS
when the DIRECT STEREO mode is selected.
• When multi-channel signals (Dolby Digital and DTS) are input,
this unit automatically switches to the corresponding analog
input.
• No sound will be output from the subwoofer.
• “TONE CONTROL” (see page 30) and “SOUND MENU” (see
page 51) settings (except for speaker level settings) are not
effective.
• The front panel display automatically dims.
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Adjusting the tonal quality
Press
0
TONE CONTROL
repeatedly to select
“BASS” or “TREBLE” and then press
A
PROGRAM
l
/
h
to adjust the corresponding
frequency response level.
• Select “BASS” to adjust the low-frequency response.
• Select “TREBLE” to adjust the high-frequency
response.
• Speaker and headphone adjustments are stored independently.
• If you increase or decrease the high-frequency or low-frequency
sound to an extreme level, the tonal quality of the surround
speakers may not match that of the front left and right speakers.
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Adjusting speaker levels during
playback
You can adjust the output level of each speaker while
listening to a music source.
This operation will override the level adjustments made in
“AUTO SETUP” (see page 22) and “SP LEVEL” (see page 53).
1
Set the operation mode selector (
K
) to
AMP
and then press
C
LEVEL
repeatedly to
select the speaker you want to adjust.
y
Once you press
C
LEVEL on the remote control, you can
also select the speaker by pressing
D
k
/
n
.
2
Press
D
l
/
h
on the remote control to
adjust the speaker output level.
The control range is from +10 dB to –10 dB.
y
You can press
4
A/B/C/D/E
to select a speaker and then
5
PRESET/TUNING/CH
l
/
h
to adjust the speaker output level.
Notes
Notes
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
SWFR
Subwoofer
