Listening to your system
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En
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05
Using the Sound Retriever
When audio data is removed during the 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 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure
and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.
Press S.RTRV to switch the SOUND RTRV (Sound
Retriever) ON or OFF.
Note
• The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel
sources.
Setting the Up Mix function
In a 7.1-channel surround system with surround speakers
placed directly at the sides of the listening position, the
surround sound of 5.1-channel sources is heard from the
side. The Up Mix function mixes the sound of the surround
speakers with the surround back speakers so that the
surround sound is heard from diagonally to the rear as it
should be.
• Using the Up Mix function is effective when the speakers
in the 7.1-channel surround system are set up as
recommended in the example on page 9.
• Depending on the positions of the speakers and the
sound source, in some cases it may not be possible to
achieve good results. In this case, set the setting to
OFF
.
1
Switch the receiver into standby.
2
Press and hold INPUT SELECTOR button on the front
panel for more than five seconds, and then press TUNER
button on the remote control.
UPMIX OFF
appears and the Up Mix function turns off. If you
want to turn this function on, perform steps 1 and 2 again.
Note
• Set to
ON
regardless of this setting when playing DTS-HD
signals.
• May automatically be set to
OFF
even when set to
ON
,
depending on the input signal and listening mode.
Setting the Audio options
There are a number of additional sound settings you can
make using the
TOOLS
menu. The defaults, if not stated, are
listed in bold.
Important
• Note that if a setting doesn’t appear in the
TOOLS
menu,
it is unavailable due to the current source, settings and
status of the receiver.
1
Press
, then press TOOLS button.
2
Use
/
to select the setting you want to adjust.
Depending on the current status/mode of the receiver,
certain options may not be able to be selected. Check the
table below for notes on this.
3
Use
/
to set it as necessary.
See the table below for the options available for each setting.
4
Press RETURN to confirm and exit the menu.
iPod USB NETWORK
STANDBY/ON
AUTO /
DIRECT
ALC/
ADAPTER
ECO
D AUX
A AUX
S.RTRV
C SW
L
R
SL
SR
SBL
SBR
SBL
SBR
C SW
L
R
SL
SR
UPMIX OFF
UPMIX ON
Setting/What it does
Option(s)
MIDNIGHT
/
LOUDNESS
The
MIDNIGHT
allows you to hear effective
surround sound of movies at low volumes.
The
LOUDNESS
is used to get good bass and
treble from music sources at low volumes.
MID/LDN OFF
MIDNIGHT
LOUDNESS
BASS
a
Adjust the bass level to accentuate or
minimize the bottom end.
–6 to +6
Default:
0
AUDIO
DISP
iPod
CTRL
SOUND
WING
DIMMER
TOP
MENU
MENU
TOOLS
VOL
RETURN
HOME MENU
STATUS
TV
PORTABLE
SLEEP
SP-AB
ENTER
RECEIVER
RECEIVER
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