> Before start
> Hookup
Basic Playback
AV Component Playback
a
1. Switch the input on the TV to that assigned to
2. Press the input selector (a) on the remote
f
b
e
3. Start play on the player.
d
4. Use VOL+/– (b) to adjust the volume.
c
When a TV is connected to the HDMI OUT
SUB jack
Press the
display the AV Adjust, and set "Other" – "HDMI
Out" to either "SUB" or "MAIN+SUB".
Listening Mode
This unit is equipped with a variety of listening
modes. For details on the listening modes, see
the Advanced Manual. This section introduces
some of the popular modes.
AUTO/DIRECT button (c)
Press repeatedly and the listening modes suited
to the input signal are switched between "Auto
Surround", "Direct", and "Pure Direct". After
selecting one of them, "Auto Surround" (or
"Direct" or "Pure Direct") is displayed on the
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> Setup
the unit.
controller with the same name as the jack to
which you connected the player to switch the
input.
For example, press BD/DVD to play the
player connected to the BD/DVD jack.
0 Press TV to listen the TV's sound. For
equipment connected to the STRM BOX,
AUX, or PHONO jacks, press the 21
buttons to switch input.
0 When the CEC link function works, the
input switches automatically when you
have connected a CEC compliant TV and
player to this unit using HDMI connection.
button on the remote controller to
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display of the main unit, then the listening mode
selected automatically (Dolby Digital for multi-
channel input signals, Stereo for 2 channel input
signals, etc.) is displayed.
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.
0 Depending on the input signal and speaker
configuration, the Dolby Surround and DTS
Neural:X modes that expand 2 channel and
5.1 channel input signals to a maximum of 11
channel may be automatically selected.
SURR button (d)
You can select a variety of listening modes to
suit your taste. There are the Dolby Digital,
DTS-HD Master Audio, and Stereo modes that
you can choose to suit the input signal, or the
Dolby Surround and DTS Neural:X modes that
can expand 2 channel and 5.1 channel input
signals to a maximum of 11 channel. You can
also enjoy original surround modes such as
Ext.Stereo and Drama modes.
STEREO button (e)
You can select the "Stereo" mode to playback
only from the front speakers and subwoofer.
The listening mode last selected for the source
is remembered for each of the AUTO/DIRECT,
SURR, and STEREO 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
(f) repeatedly to switch the display of
the main unit in order of:
Input source & volume
Listening mode
Signal format
The display changes few
seconds later.
Sampling frequency
Input signal resolution