USING AUDIO FEATURES
40
En
Use the DIRECT mode to enjoy the high quality sounds of
the selected source. When the DIRECT mode is activated,
this unit plays back the selected source with the least
circuitry.
Press
I
DIRECT
(or press
4
AMP
and then
C
DIRECT
) to select
“
DIRECT
”
.
• “TONE CONTROL” and “SOUND MENU” (see page 50)
settings (except for speaker level settings) are not effective.
• The front panel display automatically dims.
y
While DIRECT mode is activated, 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 left and right speaker channels.
y
Speaker and headphone adjustments are stored independently.
1
Press
F
TONE CONTROL
repeatedly to
select the high-frequency response
(TREBLE) or the low-frequency response
(BASS).
2
Press
G
PROGRAM
l
/
h
repeatedly to
adjust the high-frequency response
(TREBLE) or the low-frequency response
(BASS).
• 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.
• TONE CONTROL is not effective when this unit is in the
DIRECT mode, or when MULTI CH is selected as the input
source.
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 23) and “SP LEVEL” (see page 52).
1
Press
4
AMP
and then press
6
LEVEL
on
the remote control and then
7
k
/
n
to select
the speaker you want to adjust.
y
• The available speaker channels differ depending on the
setting of the speakers.
• When the video monitor is turned on, the “SPEAKER
LEVEL” adjustment menu appears in the video monitor.
2
Press
7
l
/
h
to adjust the speaker output
level.
• Press
7
h
to increase the value.
• Press
7
l
to decrease the value.
• Control range: –10 dB to +10 dB
3
Press
6
LEVEL
to turn off the speaker level
adjustment display.
Using audio features
Enjoying high quality 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
SWFR
Subwoofer
SUR. L
Surround left speaker
SUR. R
Surround right speaker
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