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Using the Listening Modes
For a description of each listening mode, see “About the
Listening Modes” on page 93.
Selecting on the AV Receiver
■
[Stereo] button
This button selects the Stereo listening mode.
■
Listening Mode [ ]/[ ] buttons
Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through all
of the listening modes that can be used with the cur-
rent input source.
Selecting with the Remote Controller
■
[Stereo] button
This button selects the Stereo listening mode.
■
[Surround] button
This button selects the Dolby Digital and DTS listen-
ing modes.
■
Listening Mode [ ]/[ ] buttons
Pressing these buttons repeatedly cycles through all
of the listening modes that can be used with the cur-
rent input source.
■
[Direct] button
This button selects the Direct listening mode.
■
[THX] button
This button selects the THX listening modes.
■
[All ST] button
This button selects the All Channel Stereo listening
mode.
Selecting the Listening Modes
• The Dolby Digital and DTS listening modes
can only be selected if your DVD player is
connected to the AV receiver with a digital
audio connection (coaxial, optical, or HDMI).
• The listening modes you can select depends
on the format of the input signal. To check
the format, see “Displaying Source Informa-
tion” on page 84.
• While a pair of headphones is connected,
you can only select the Mono, Direct, or Ste-
reo listening mode.
Stereo
Listening Mode
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