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Playing Components
Turning Off the Sound Temporarily (Muting)
Press  .
The sound is reduced to the level set at menu “Mute Level” (vpage 
28).
To cancel, press   again. Muting can also be canceled by adjusting 
the master volume.
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Listening with Headphones
Plug the headphones into the PHONES 
jack on the main unit.
The  sound  from  the  speakers  and  pre-out 
connectors is automatically cut.
NOTE
To prevent hearing  loss,  do not raise  the volume level excessively 
when using headphones.
Unplug  headphones  when  performing  the  Audyssey  Auto  Setup 
procedure or other settings.
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Switching the front speakers
Press  .
NOTE
When you set to “Custom” with “Front Speaker Setup“ (vpage 27), 
you cannot operate  .
Operations During Playback
Selecting the Surround Mode
Select a surround mode to enjoy surround playback with your favorite sound field effects.
q Playing sources according to the sources’ audio signal format/number of channels 
(Standard Playback)
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Playing the source (vpage 34).
 
2
Press    to  select  the  surround 
mode.
n Multichannel sources
   The surround modes that can be selected 
differ according to the input source.
n 2channel sources
    When you select “DOLBY  PLgz”,  set “Pre 
Assign” to “Front Height”.
DOLBY PLgx, 
DOLBY PLg
or
DOLBY PLgz
 :  The signals are decoded in DOLBY PLgx, 
DOLBY PLg or DOLBY PLgz, for playback.
DTS NEO:6
 :  The signals are decoded in DTS NEO:6 for 
playback.
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:  DOLBY PLgx can be selected when surround back speakers are 
being used.
Operations
The selectable surround modes depend on the following:
• Format of the audio signals being input
• Number of channels of the audio signals being input
• The set pre out assignment mode (vpage 24)
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Select the mode for the source at “Mode” (
vpage 
39).
n DOLBY PLgx, DOLBY PLg
Cinema
 : This mode is suited for movie sources.
Music
 : This mode is suited for music sources.
Game
 : This mode is suited for games.
Pro Logic
 :  This  is  the  Pro  Logic  playback  mode. This  can  be 
selected when playing with a DOLBY PLg decoder. 
When  this  mode  is  selected,  “DOLBY  PL”  is 
displayed.
n DTS NEO:6
Cinema
 : This mode is suited for movie sources.
Music
 : This mode is suited for music sources.
※The  modes  that  can  be  selected  depend  on  the  input  source 
being played.
 The “Cinema” and “Music” modes can also be set by pressing   
or  .
This is the operation for playing 2-channel sources.
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Switching the brightness of the display
Press 
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Playback