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Operations
Normal playback
Adjusting the sound
Adjusting the tone
You can adjust the sound quality when the receiver is in the PCM stereo
and analog stereo mode.
1 Press the SOUND key repeatedly to select the tone mode to be
adjusted.
BASS: Select this to adjust the low frequency range.
(Press the SOUND key once.)
TREB: Select this to adjust the high frequency range.
(Press the SOUND key twice.)
Once-touch low frequency emphasis (bass boost)
(Remote control only)
You can adjust the sound quality when the receiver is in the PCM stereo
and analog stereo modes.
Press the F.SHIFT key, then press BASS BOOST key on the
remote control.
• Press the key once to select the maximum (+10dB) low frequency
emphasis setting.
• This key does not function when the receiver is in the sound quality
or ambience effects adjustment mode.
Switching back to the previous setting
Press the BASS BOOST key again.
• BASS BOOST key is not effective when THX is ON.
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2 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or 5/∞ keys to adjust the sound
quality.
• The bass and treble levels are adjustable from -10dB to +10dB in 2
step increments.
• The adjustment item is displayed for approximately 8 seconds.
• BASS and TREB adjustment modes are not effective when THX is
ON.
THX mode (Remote control only)
You may use the THX key to switch ON or OFF the THX mode. The initial
factory setting for CD/DVD and DVD/6CH selectors is THX ON.
Each press switches the mode as follows:
1 “THX ON”
2 “THX OFF”
• When THX is ON, “THX” indicator lights up.
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Muting the sound
The MUTE key lets you mute the sound of the speakers.
Press the MUTE key.
To cancel
Press the MUTE key again so that the “MUTE” indicator goes off.
• MUTE ON can also be deactivated by turning the volume control
knob.
Blinks
SOURCE DIRECT playback (for analog sources only)
Use this function to pass the source material direct to the amplifier,
bypassing any audio processing.
Press the SOURCE DIRECT key.
• When you press the LISTEN MODE, SOUND, or SET UP keys, or
switch to another input source, SOURCE DIRECT playback will be
canceled.
To cancel
Press the SOURCE DIRECT key again.
• If SOURCE DIRECT playback was activated when using a surround
mode, canceling SOURCE DIRECT playback will reactivate the previous
surround mode.
Listening with headphones
1 Press the SPEAKERS A and B key so that the speaker indicator
goes off.
• If you turn off all of the speakers when in surround mode, the
surround mode will be canceled as well, resulting in stereo play-
back.
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2 Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack.
3 Use the VOLUME CONTROL knob (VOL. +/– keys) to adjust the
volume.
Make sure the SPEAKERS
indicators are turned off.
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