22 ENAdjusting the LOUDNESS modeYou can adjust the Loudness function which controls the low volumesettings to maintain the music's richness. The adjustment can be madewhen the receiver is in the PCM stereo and analog stereo mode.Press the LOUDNESS key to turn the LOUDNESS setting ON.To cancelPress the LOUDNESS key again so that the “LOUDNESS”indicator goes off.Muting the soundThe MUTE key lets you mute the sound of the speakers.Press the MUTE key.BlinksTo cancelPress the MUTE key again so that the “MUTE” indicator goes off.• MUTE ON can also be deactivated by turning the VOLUMECONTROL knob or pressing VOL +/– keys.ACTIVE EQ modeYou can enjoy a more impressive sound effect when ACTIVE EQ isturned ON during Dolby Digital and DTS playback and, when in PCM andanalog stereo mode.Press the ACTIVE EQ key for the following selections;1 ACTIVE EQ MUSIC : Effective when listening to music.(The ACTIVE EQ indicator lights up.)2 ACTIVE EQ CINEMA : Effective when watching a movie.(The ACTIVE EQ indicator lights up.)3 ACTIVE EQ TV : Effective when watching TV.(The ACTIVE EQ indicator lights up.)4 ACTIVE EQ OFF : The ACTIVE EQ function is turned OFF.(The ACTIVE EQ indicator goes off.)• “ACTIVE EQ” will scroll from right to left.• When ACTIVE EQ and SPEAKER EQ are OFF and ACTIVE EQ(MUSIC) is turned ON, SPEAKER EQ (SMALL) will turn ONautomatically.• ACTIVE EQ function will not be available when REC MODE, AUTOTUNING, PRESET MEMORY or DTS-ES MATRIX is ON, and during96kHz LPCM playback.Normal playbackTHXAUTORDSRTYMEMOSTEREOTUNEDLSL S SB SRC RMUTE OPTICAL 6CH INPUTCOAXIAL ANALOG 96kHzfsCINACDSA B CLIPAUTO DETECTSWLFESPSPEAKER EQ modeSPEAKER EQ function is to adjust the receiver’s audio outputcharacteristics with the speakers’ characteristics which differs dependingon the size of the speakers. Especially for the music sound sourceplayback, the reproduced sound becomes more natural when adjustingthe output characteristics. When activating the SPEAKER EQ function,you will be able to enjoy a more natural and dynamic sound experienceeven with small size speakers.Press the SPEAKER EQ key to switch the following setting;1 SPEAKER EQ SMALL : To select a small size speaker.(The SPEAKER EQ indicator lights up.)2 SPEAKER EQ NORMAL : To select an average size speaker.(The SPEAKER EQ indicator lights up.)3 SPEAKER EQ LARGE : To select a large size speaker.(The SPEAKER EQ indicator lights up.)4 SPEAKER EQ OFF : The SPEAKER EQ function is turnedOFF.(The SPEAKER EQ indicator goes off.)• “SPEAKER EQ” will scroll from right to left.• SPEAKER EQ cannot be turned OFF when ACTIVE EQ is turned ON.• SPEAKER EQ function will not be available when REC MODE, AUTOTUNING, PRESET MEMORY or DTS-ES MATRIX is ON, and during96kHz LPCM playback.Listening with headphones1 Press the A and B Speaker keys so that the speaker indicatorgoes off.SL S SB SRSP MUTE OPTICAL 6CH INPUTCOAXIAL ANALOG 96kHzfsCINEMA EQ.ACTIVE EQ.DSP MODE DA B CLIPAUTO DETECTLFE• If you turn off all of the speakers when in surround mode, the surroundmode will be canceled as well, resulting in stereo playback.2 Connect headphones to the PHONES jack.PHONES3 Use the VOLUME CONTROL knob or VOL +/– keys to adjustthe volume.Make sure the SPEAKERSindicators are turned off.