97AppendixTipsSettingsConnectionsContentsFront panel Display Rear panel IndexRemotePlaybackDirect playbackSound recorded in source is played as is.1 Press PURE to select “DIRECT”.Direct playback begins.Pure Direct playbackThis mode is for playback with higher sound quality than in “DIRECT”mode, by turning off the front panel display panel, which can eliminatefaint low level noise from creeping into sensitive analog circuitry.1 Press PURE to select “PURE DIRECT”.The display goes dark, and Pure Direct playback begins.%• In DIRECT and PURE DIRECT sound modes, the following items cannot beadjusted.• Tone (vpage 124)• Restorer (vpage 124)• MultEQ® XT (vpage 126)• Dynamic EQ (vpage 126)• Dynamic Volume (vpage 127)NOTE• Video signals are only output when HDMI signals are played in the PURE DIRECTmode.• When the PURE DIRECT mode has been selected, the display turns off after about5 seconds. The power indicator will remain lit (green). To restore the display pressPURE again, which will set the unit in DIRECT mode.