Listening to your system
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Listening in stereo
You can listen to any source — stereo or
multichannel — in stereo. When playing a
multichannel source, all channels are
downmixed to the front left/right speakers and
the subwoofer.
In the Auto level control stereo mode (A.L.C.),
this unit equalizes playback sound levels if
each sound level varies with the music source
recorded in a portable audio player.
•
Press AUTO/STEREO repeatedly to select
STEREO or A.L.C. mode.
Listening with headphones
When headphones are connected, only the
STEREO
(default),
A.L.C.
or
PHONESUR
(virtual
surround sound for headphones) modes are
available.
•
With headphones connected, press
AUTO/STEREO or SURROUND to select
STEREO, A.L.C. or PHONESUR
.
Listening with Acoustic
Calibration EQ
You can listen to sources using the Acoustic
Calibration Equalization set in
Using the Auto
MCACC setup for optimal surround sound
on
page 17.
1
1 Press SOUND and use
/
to select
MCACC EQ then press ENTER.
2 Use
/
to select EQ ON or EQ OFF then
press ENTER to confirm.
• If you select
EQ OFF
, equalization is set to
off but speaker settings (channel delay and
channel level) remain in effect.
•
EQ ON
is selected automatically after the
Auto MCACC setup is completed.
Using the Sound Retriever
When audio data is removed during the WMA/
MP3/MPEG-4 AAC compression process,
sound quality often suffers from an uneven
sound image. The Sound Retriever feature
employs new DSP technology that helps bring
CD quality sound back to compressed two-
channel audio by restoring sound pressure
and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after
compression.
•
While listening to a stereo source, press
SOUND RETRIEVER to select RTRV ON or
RTRV OFF.
Enhancing dialogue
The Dialogue Enhancement feature is
designed to make the dialogue stand out from
other background sounds in a TV or movie
soundtrack.
1 Press SOUND and use
/
to select
DIALOGUE then press ENTER.
2 Use
/
to select the amount of
dialogue enhancement then press ENTER to
confirm.
Select between
OFF
,
MID
,
MAX
or
AUTO
.
Using the Tone controls
You can change the tonal balance of the sound
by using the tone control menu.
1 Press SOUND and use
/
to select
TONE then press ENTER.
2 Use
/
to select the option you want
to adjust and press ENTER.
The Bass/Treble, Quiet and Midnight features
cannot be used at the same time.
Note
1 Acoustic Calibration EQ is not available when headphones are connected.
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