Owner`s manual

• Listening to high fidelity stereo sound
(PURE DIRECT)
PURE DIRECT allows you to bypass this unit's decoders
and DSP processors, and turn off the video circuitry and
front panel display to enjoy pure high fidelity sound from
analog and PCM sources.
Press PURE DIRECT (or press AMP to select the
AMP mode, then press PURE DIRECT on the
remote control) to activate pure direct.
The indicator around the front panel bntton lights up.
PURE DIRECT
or
PURE DIRECT
Front panel Remote control
The front panel display switches nn momentarily when an
operation is performed.
To cancel, press PURE DIRECT again.
The indicator around the front panel button goes out and
the previous settings are restored.
• To avoid unexpected noise, do not play DTS-encoded CDs in
this mode.
• When a multi-channel signal (Dolby Digital or DTS) is input,
this unit automatically switches to tile corresponding analog
input
• No sound will be output from tile subwoofer.
• Tile following operations are not possible during PURE
DIRECT operation:
switching tile sound field program
displaying tile OSD
adjusting SET MENU parameters
all video functions (video conversion etc.)
• PURE DIRECT is automatically cancelled whenever this unit is
set to the standby mode.
• Night listening modes
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.
Press AMP to select the AMP mode, then press
NIGHT repeatedly on the remote control to select
cinema or music.
When night listening is selected, the NIGHT indicator in
the front panel display lights up.
/ _Ne_ NIGHT
• 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 t_r all sounds.
• Select OFF if you do not want to use this function.
Press < / > to adjust the effect level while
NIGHT:CINEMA or NIGHT:MUSIC is displayed.
This adjusts the level of compression.
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• Select MIN t_r minimum compression.
• Select MID for standard compression.
• Select MAX for maximum compression.
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NIGHT:CINEMA and NIGHT:MUSIC a@lslmenls are stored
independently.
• You cannot use tile night listening modes with PURE DIRECT
or MULTI CH INPUT (even though the NIGHT indicator lights
up when PURE DIRECT is selected).
•Tile night listening modes may vary in effectiveness depending
on tile input snurce and surround gollnd settings you use.
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