USING AUDIO FEATURES
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Use the Pure Direct mode to enjoy the pure fidelity sound
of the selected source. When the Pure Direct mode is
activated, this unit plays back the selected source with the
least circuitry.
Press PURE DIRECT on the front panel (or on the
remote control) to turn on or off the Pure Direct
mode.
The PURE DIRECT button on the front panel lights up
while this unit is in the Pure Direct mode. The front panel
display automatically dims.
• When you play back the multi-channel PCM sources (less than
192 kHz), this unit downmixes the multi-channel signals
according to the “SPEAKER SET” in “BASIC MENU” (see
page 80).
• When the component connected to the HDMI IN jacks is
selected as the input source and Audio input jack select is set to
“AUTO” or “HDMI”, this unit does not turn off the video
circuitry in the Pure Direct mode.
• When you set Audio input jack select to “AUTO”, “HDMI” or
“COAX/OPT” (see page 40) and play back the Dolby Digital,
DTS or multi-channel PCM sources, this unit activates the
corresponding decoder.
• The following operations are not possible when this unit is in
the Pure Direct mode:
– switching the sound field program
– displaying the OSD
– adjusting the “SET MENU” parameters (except for speaker
level settings)
– operating video functions (video conversion, etc.)
• The Pure Direct mode is automatically canceled whenever this
unit is turned off.
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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 L/R, center, presence L/R speaker channels and
the subwoofer channel.
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Press TONE CONTROL on the front panel
repeatedly to select the high-frequency
response (TREBLE) or the low-frequency
response (BASS).
2
Rotate the PROGRAM selector to adjust the
high-frequency response (TREBLE) or the
low-frequency response (BASS).
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Bypassing the tone control circuitry
Press TONE CONTROL repeatedly to select
BYPASS and cancel the tone control.
• 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 that of the front L/R,
center, presence L/R speakers and the subwoofer.
• TONE CONTROL is not effective when PURE DIRECT is
selected, or when MULTI CH INPUT is selected as the input
source.
USING AUDIO FEATURES
Enjoying pure hi-fi sound
Notes
PURE DIRECT
PURE DIRECT
Front panel
Remote control
or
Adjusting the tonal quality
Notes
CONTROL
TONE
PROGRAM
CONTROL
TONE
