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Setting the sound mode
You can select a suitable sound mode. Press
SOUND repeatedly until the desired mode appears
on the front panel display or the TV screen.
The setting the sound mode is not available when
[HDMI Audio] is set to [On] (see page 23).
[Bypass] mode: Software with multichannel sur-
round audio signals is played according to the
way it was recorded.
[Bass Boost] mode: Reinforce the bass sound
effect from front left and right speaker and sub-
woofer.
[PL ll Movie] mode: Performs Pro Logic ll movie
mode decoding to the input signal and produces
five full-bandwidth output channels from 2 chan-
nel sources. This setting is ideal for watching
videos of overdubbed or old movies. This mode
is available only to 2 channel sources.
[PL ll Music] mode: Performs Pro Logic ll music
mode decoding to the input signal and produces
five full-bandwidth output channels from 2 chan-
nel sources. This setting is ideal for normal
stereo sources such as CD. This mode is avail-
able only to 2 channel sources.
[News] mode: This mode makes voice sound
clear, improving the quality of voice sound. This
mode outputs sound from the front left and right
speakers, center speaker, and subwoofer.
[Drama] mode: You can enjoy more dynamic
sound with improved center channel while
watching a television drama. This mode outputs
sound from the front left and right speakers, cen-
ter speaker, and subwoofer.
[Sports] mode: This mode produces dynamic
sound expansion for the sports program.
[Game] mode: You can enjoy more virtual sound
while playing video games.
[Concert] mode: Creates the sound of concert
hall.
[Music EXP] mode: When listening to MP3 files
or other compressed music, you can enhance
the sound. This mode is available only to 2 chan-
nel sources.
Note:
Only [Bypass] mode is available when HDMI IN’s
audio is a compressed bitstream of Dolby Digital
Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.
Adjust the speaker level
settings
You can adjust the sound level of each speaker.
Press SPK LEVEL repeatedly to select a desired-
speaker to set.
Press AUDIO VOL. (+/-) to adjust the sound level of
the selected speaker while the level setting menu is
displayed on the front panel display or the TV
screen. Repeat and adjust the sound level of the
other speakers.
Using the late night function
You can compress the dynamic range of the sound
track.
Press DRC repeatedly.
This may be useful when you want to watch movies
at low volumes late at night.
[DRC OFF]: Late night function off.
[DRC ON]: Reduction in dynamic range.
Notes:
• The late night function may be less effective or
have no effect depending on the source.
• During the late night mode is on, the lighting of the
center of the unit is turned off and the front panel
display is dimmed.
Using the sleep timer
You can set the system to turn off at a preset time,
so you can fall asleep listening to music.
- Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desired time
period options (in minutes): (Dimmer on
tt
Sleep
timer value
tt
Dimmer off)
Dimmer on:
The lighting of the center of the unit is
turned off and the front panel display is dimmed.
- To view the time countdown to the standby mode,
press SLEEP again.
- To deactivate the sleep timer, press SLEEP until the
previous status is displayed or press
1/'
to switch
the unit to standby.