29Simple version Advanced version InformationBasic versionTurning off the sound temporarilyPress 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” (vpage 104).• To cancel, press MUTE again. Muting can also be canceled byadjusting the master volume.Playing a Blu-ray Disc player/DVDplayerThe 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 ofthis unit.e Load the disc in the player.2 Press POWER ON to turn onpower to the unit.3 Press BD or DVD to switch an input source for aplayer used for playback.The selected input source name appears on the remote controlunit.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 compatiblewith DENON LINK 4th• DENON LINK 4th uses the clock of the AV amplifier connected byDENON LINK to achieve HDMI signal transfer with low jitter whenplaying BD.• To play DENON LINK 4th signals, make HDMI and DENON LINKconnections 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 ofthis unit.e Load the disc in the player.2 Press POWER ON to turn onpower 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) toswitch an input source assigned in step 3 - q.The indicator lights on the display.6 Set the audio input mode to “Auto” using the “InputMode” 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”. Forinstructions on operation, refer to the Blu-ray disc player’s manual.• The low jitter transmission function does not work except duringBlu-ray disc playback. In this case, the video signal is output fromthe HDMI OUT terminal, and the audio signal from the DENON LINKterminal.• 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 discother 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 isperformed.• When the input mode is set to “Digital”, playback is fixed to theDENON LINK 3rd mode and BDs cannot be played.Playing Super Audio CD1 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 onpower 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 “InputMode” 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. Whenyou play back an audio track using other surround modes or processdownmix, at first convert DSD signals into the PCM format and thenconvert into analog signals.• “DSD DIRECT” is shown on the display when playing DSD signalsin the DIRECT mode.Important information