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Turning off the sound temporarily
Press MUTE.
• The power indicator flashes green.
• “MUTE” indicator on the display lights.
• 
 appears on a TV screen.
• The sound is reduced to the level set at “Mute Level” (vpage104). 
• To  cancel,  press  MUTE  again.  Muting  can  also  be  canceled  by 
adjusting the master volume.
Playing a Blu-ray Disc player/DVD 
player
The following describes the procedure for playing Blu-ray Disc player/ 
DVD player.
1
Prepare for playback.
q Turn on the power of the TV, 
subwoofer and player.
w Change the TV input to the input of 
this unit.
e Load the disc in the player.
2
Press  POWER  ON  to  turn  on 
power to the unit.
3
Press  BD  or  DVD  to  switch  an  input  source  for  a 
player used for playback.
The selected input source name appears on the remote control 
unit.
4
Play the component connected to this unit.
Make the  necessary settings  on the  player  (language setting, 
subtitles setting, etc.) beforehand.
Playing a Blu-ray Disc player compatible 
with DENON LINK 4th
• DENON LINK 4th uses the clock of the AV amplifier connected by 
DENON LINK to achieve HDMI signal transfer with low jitter when 
playing BD.
• To  play  DENON  LINK  4th  signals,  make  HDMI  and  DENON  LINK 
connections with a compatible Blu-ray disc player.
1
Prepare for playback.
q Turn on the power of the TV, 
subwoofer and player.
w Change the TV input to the input of 
this unit.
e Load the disc in the player.
2
Press POWER ON to turn on 
power to the unit.
3
Perform  the  settings  of  the  “Input  Assign”  menu 
(vpage 82).
q Assign HDMI connectors for the input source (example: 
BD).
w Set “DIGITAL” to “D.LINK”.
4
Set  “HDMI  Control”  –  “Control”  (vpage  99)  to 
“ON”.
5
Press the input source select button (example: BD) to 
switch an input source assigned in step 3 - q.
The   indicator lights on the display.
6
Set the audio input mode to “Auto” using the “Input 
Mode” menu (vpage 84).
• The default setting of “Input Mode” is “Auto”.
7
Play the component connected to this unit.
Make the  necessary settings  on the  player  (language setting, 
subtitles setting, etc.) beforehand.
NOTE
• Set  the Blu-ray disc player’s  “DENON  LINK” setting to “4th”.  For 
instructions on operation, refer to the Blu-ray disc player’s manual.
• The  low  jitter  transmission  function  does  not  work  except  during 
Blu-ray disc  playback. In this  case, the video  signal is output  from 
the HDMI OUT terminal, and the audio signal from the DENON LINK 
terminal.
• When  a  Blu-ray disc is played with  the  input mode set to “Auto”, 
playback is performed in the DENON LINK 4th mode. When a disc 
other than a Blu-ray disc is played with the input mode set to “Auto”, 
playback is automatically performed in the DENON LINK 3rd mode.
• When the input mode is set to “HDMI”, normal HDMI playback is 
performed.
• When  the  input  mode  is set  to  “Digital”,  playback  is  fixed  to  the 
DENON LINK 3rd mode and BDs cannot be played.
Playing Super Audio CD
1
Prepare for playback.
q Turn on the power of the TV, 
subwoofer and player.
w Load the disc in the player.
2
Press POWER ON to turn on 
power to the unit.
3
Perform the settings of the “Input Assign” menu 
(vpage 82).
Assign HDMI connectors for the input sources (example: DVD). 
Or set “DIGITAL” to “D.LINK”.
4
Press the input source select button (example: DVD) 
to switch an input source assigned in step 3.
The   or   indicator lights on the display.
5
Set the audio input mode to “Auto” using the “Input 
Mode” menu (vpage 84).
• The default setting of “Input Mode” is “Auto”.
6
Play the component connected to this unit.
The   indicator lights on the display.
• When playing DSD signals in the DIRECT or PURE DIRECT mode, 
the  DSD  signals  are  converted  into  analog  signals  directly.  When 
you play back an audio track using other surround modes or process 
downmix, at first convert DSD signals into the PCM format and then 
convert into analog signals.
• “DSD DIRECT” is shown on the display when playing DSD signals 
in the DIRECT mode.
Important information
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