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
N
PURE DIRECT
(or
F
PURE DIRECT
)
to turn on or off the Pure Direct mode.
The
F
PURE DIRECT
button on the front panel lights up
and the front panel display automatically turns off while
this unit is in the Pure Direct mode.
• When this unit is in the Pure Direct mode, this unit does not
output any video signals at the MONITOR OUT jacks and the
HDMI OUT jack.
• When you set Audio input jack selects to “AUTO”, “HDMI”, or
“COAX/OPT” (see page 42) and play back the bitstreams 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 GUI screen
– operating video functions (video conversion, etc.)
• The Pure Direct mode is automatically canceled whenever this
unit is turned off.
y
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 and center speaker channels and the
subwoofer channel.
1
Press
E
TONE CONTROL
on the front
panel repeatedly to select the high-frequency
response (TREBLE) or the low-frequency
response (BASS).
2
Rotate the
O
PROGRAM
selector to adjust
the high-frequency response (TREBLE) or
the low-frequency response (BASS).
Control range: –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB
• 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 and
center speakers and the subwoofer.
• TONE CONTROL is not effective when PURE DIRECT is
selected, or when MULTI CH is selected as the input source.
y
Use “Tone Control” parameter in “Sound” menu to adjust the
balance of bass and treble output to your speakers or headphones
by using GUI screen. See page 86 for details.
Using audio features
Before performing the following operation, set the operation
mode selector on the remote control to
D
AMP
.
Enjoying pure hi-fi sound
Notes
Adjusting the tonal quality
Notes
