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Listening Modes
Selecting Listening Modes
You can change the listening mode during play by pressing
repeatedly "AUTO/DIRECT" or "SURR".
AUTO/DIRECT button (b)
Press repeatedly and the listening modes suited to the input
signal are switched between "Auto Surround", "Direct" and
SURR button (c)
By pressing repeatedly you can select the audio format of
the signals being input and switch between a variety of
listening modes. Select the mode that suits your preference.
The selected listening mode is displayed on the display.
"Pure Direct". After selecting one of them, "Auto Surround"
(or "Direct", "Pure Direct") is displayed on the display, then
the most suitable listening mode for the audio format is
selected automatically (Dolby Digital for multi-channel input
signals, Stereo for 2 channel input signals, etc.) and an
indicator such as "Dolby D" is displayed on the display.
For details on the effects of each of the listening modes see
"Listening Mode Effects" (
P32). For listening modes
selectable for each of the audio formats in the input signals,
refer to "Selectable listening modes" (
The listening mode last selected for the source is
remembered for each of the AUTO/DIRECT and SURR
buttons. If content you play is not supported by the listening
mode you selected last, the listening mode that is standard
for that content is selected automatically.
Press
(a) repeatedly to switch the display of the main
unit in order of:
The Direct mode shuts down some processing that can
affect sound quality, such as the tone control features, so
you can enjoy even better sound quality. The Pure Direct
mode shuts down even more processes that affects sound
quality, so you get a more faithful reproduction of the
original sound. In this case, the speaker calibration made
with MCACC is disabled.
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E
N
a
b
c
The display changes
automatically.
