PLAYBACK
➤
Selecting the sound mode
En
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The unit is equipped with a variety of sound programs and
surround decoders that allow you to enjoy playback sources with
your favorite sound mode (such as sound field effect or stereo
playback).
❑
Selecting a sound program suitable for movies
• Press MOVIE repeatedly.
This mode lets you enjoy sound field effects optimized for viewing
video sources, such as movies, TV programs, and games (p.39).
❑
Selecting a sound program suitable for music or
stereo playback
• Press MUSIC repeatedly.
This mode lets you enjoy sound field effects optimized for listening
music sources or stereo playback (p.40).
❑
Selecting a surround decoder
• Press SUR.DECODE repeatedly.
This mode lets you enjoy unprocessed multichannel playback from
2-channel sources (p.42).
❑
Switching to the straight decode mode
• Press STRAIGHT.
This mode lets you enjoy unprocessed sounds in original channels
(p.41).
❑
Switching to the direct playback mode
• Press DIRECT.
This mode lets you enjoy pure high fidelity sound by reducing the
electrical noise from other circuitry (p.42).
❑
Enabling Compressed Music Enhancer
• Press ENHANCER.
This mode lets you enjoy compressed music with additional depth
and breadth (p.43).
• You can also switch the sound programs and surround decoder by pressing
PROGRAM on the front panel.
• The sound mode can be applied separately to each input source.
• When you play back audio signals with a sampling rate of higher than 96 kHz or
playing back DTS Express, the straight decode mode (p.41) is automatically
selected.
• You can check which speakers are currently outputting sound by looking at the
speaker indicators on the unit’s front panel (p.9).
Selecting the sound mode
TV VOL
TV CH
TV
INPUT
MUTE
CODE SET
9
0
10
ENT
5
6
8
7
1
2
3
4
MOVIE
ENHANCER
TUNING
PRESET
MEMORY
DISPLAY
RETURN
ENTER
SETUP
OPTION
TOP MENU
MUTE
PROGRAM
VOLUME
POP-UP/MENU
DIRECT
STRAIGHT
INFO
SLEEP
MUSIC
FM
PARTY
MAIN
ZONE 2
NET
MODE
SCENE
BD
DVD
TV
NET
RADIO
SOURCE
RECEIVER
HDMI
AV
AUDIO
5
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
5
2
3
1
SUR. DECODE
V-AUX
USB
AM
TV VO
T
L
V CH
TV
INPUT
MUTE
CODE SET
9
0
10
ENT
5
6
8
1
2
3
4
TUNING
PRESET
MEMORY
DISPLAY
RETURN
ENTER
SETUP
OPTION
TOP MENU
MUTE
PROGRAM
VOLUME
POP-UP/MENU
INFO
SLEEP
FM
PARTY
MAIN
ZONE 2
NET
MODE
SCENE
BD
DVD
TV
NET
RADIO
SOURCE
RECEIVER
HDMI
AV
AUDIO
5
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
2
5
1
3
V-AUX
USB
AM
MOVIE
MUSIC
SUR.DECODE
STRAIGHT
ENHANCER
DIRECT
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