Basic Operation
Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING)
[MUTING]
Press
.
You can adjust the muting level (
page 53).
• Canceling MUTING mode:
To cancel the muting mode, either press [MUTING] or adjust the volume.
Listening over headphones
< PHONES >
Connect the headphones to
• No sound is produced from the speakers automatically.
NOTE:
• To prevent hearing loss, be careful not to raise the volume level
excessively when using headphones.
Switching the front speakers
< SPEAKER >
Press
to turn the corresponding speaker pair
on.
The front speaker A, B setting can be also be changed with
< SPEAKER > .
Checking the currently playing program source,
etc.
¢ On screen display
[ON SCREEN]
Press
• The current program source and various settings are displayed on
the monitor screen.
¢ Front panel display
STATUS
Press
.
• The current program source and various settings are indicated on
.
the display.
Switching the brightness of the display
DIMMER
Press
.
The brightness of the display can be adjusted in three steps. The
display can also be turned off.
.
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Using the surround modes
Types of surround modes and their features
The AVR-1907 is equipped with many surround modes. We
recommend using the surround modes as described below in order to
achieve the maximum effect for the specific signal source.
is a 6.1-channel/7.1-channel surround mode.
Sources recorded in Dolby Digital EX
x *
DOLBY DIGITAL EX / +PL
II
• This mode is optimized for playing sources recorded in Dolby
Digital EX.
Sources recorded in DTS-ES
DTS-ES DSCRT 6.1 / MTRX 6.1, +PL
• This is the optimum mode for playing sources recorded in
DTS-ES.
Dolby Digital or DTS Surround (5.1 ch sources)
2 ch sources recorded in Dolby Surround
DOLBY DIGITAL / DOLBY DIGITAL+PL
DTS SURROUND / DTS 96/24 / DTS+PL
DTS+NEO:6
• This mode is optimized for playing 5.1-channel or 7.1-channel
music.
• For Dolby Surround recording sources, Dolby Pro Logic
playback is conducted.
2-channel sources recorded in XM HD Surround
NEURAL SURROUND
• This is the optimum mode for playing sources recorded in XM
HD Surround.
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Basic Operation
(
page 24)
II
x *
(
page 24)
x * /
II
x * /
II
(
page 24)
II
(
page 26)