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Playback
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Playing video sources in the
background
You can combine a video image from a video source with
sound from an audio source. For example, you can enjoy
listening to classical music while viewing beautiful
scenery from the video source on the video monitor.
Press the input selector buttons on the remote
control to select a video source and then an
audio source.
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Using your headphones
Connect a pair of headphones with a stereo
analog audio cable plug to the PHONES jack on
the front panel.
y
When you select a sound field program, SILENT CINEMA mode
activates automatically (see page 36).
• When you connect headphones, no signals are output at the
speaker terminals.
• All Dolby Digital and DTS audio signals are mixed down to the
left and right headphone channels.
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Muting the audio output
Press
L
MUTE
to mute the audio output.
Press
L
MUTE
again to resume the audio output.
y
• You can also rotate
8
VOLUME
(or press
J
/–
) to
resume the audio output.
• You can adjust the muting level by using “MUTE TYPE” in
“SOUND MENU” (see page 54).
• The MUTE indicator flashes in the front panel display when the
audio output is muted and disappears from the front panel
display when the audio output is resumed.
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Using the sleep timer
Use this feature to automatically set this unit to the
standby mode after a certain amount of time. The sleep
timer also automatically turns off any external
components connected to the AC OUTLET(S) (see
page 19).
Set the operation mode selector (
K
) to
AMP
and
then press
M
SLEEP
repeatedly to set the
amount of time.
Each time you press
M
SLEEP
, the front panel display
changes as shown below.
The SLEEP indicator flashes while you are switching the
amount of time for the sleep timer. Once the sleep timer is
set, the SLEEP indicator lights up in the front panel
display, and the display returns to the selected sound field
program.
y
• To cancel the sleep timer, press
M
SLEEP
on the remote
control repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears in the front
panel display.
• You can also cancel the sleep timer setting by pressing
1
STANDBY/ON
(or
G
STANDBY
) to set this unit to the
standby mode.
Notes
Audio sources
Video sources
MULTI CH IN
DOCK
MD
CBL
CD
CD-R
TUNER
XM
V-AUX
DVD
DVR
DTV
SPEAKERS
PHONES
SILENT CINEMA
STANDBY
/ON
A/B/OFF
l
PRESET/TUNING/CH
h
CATEGORY
A/B/C/D/E
FM/AM
EDIT
SEARCH MODE
PRESET/TUNING
MEMORY
DISPLAY
TUNING AUTO/MAN'L
OPTIMIZER MIC
AUDIO SELECT
DIRECT STEREO
STRAIGHT
EFFECT
TONE CONTROL
l
INPUT
h
l
PROGRAM
h
VOLUME
SCENE
1
2
3
4
VIDEO
L AUDIO R
PORTABLE
VIDEO AUX
SLEEP 90min
SLEEP 60min
SLEEP 30min
SLEEP OFF
SLEEP 120min
