Playback Using The External Input (Ext. In) Terminals; Turning The Sound Off Temporarily (Muting); Listening Over Headphone; Combining The Currently Playing Sound With The Desired Image (Video Select) - Denon AVC-A11XV Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic Operation
DIMMER VOLUME
PHONES EXT. IN STATUS

INPUT MODE

ANALOG
Playback using the external input
(EXT. IN) terminals
EXT. IN
Press the button to switch the
external input.
• Cancelling the external input mode:
Press the INPUT MODE or ANALOG button to switch to
the desired input mode ( page 21, 22).
• The external input mode can be set for any input
source. To watch video while listening to sound,
select the input source to which the video signal is
connected, then set this mode.
• If the subwoofer output level seems too high, set
the "SW ATT" surround parameter to "ON".
NOTE:
• When the input mode is set to the external input
(EXT. IN), the surround mode (DIRECT, STEREO,
HOME THX CINEMA, STANDARD,
STEREO, WIDE SCREEN or DSP SIMULATION)
cannot be set.
• In play modes other than the external input
mode, the signals connected to these terminals
cannot be played. In addition, signals cannot be
output from channels not connected to the input
terminals.
VIDEO SELECT
INPUT MODE
ANALOG
Turning the sound off temporarily
(MUTING)
Use this to mute the audio output temporarily.
MUTING
Press the button.
• You can adjust the muting level (
• Cancelling MUTING mode:
Press the MUTING button again, or press the VOLUME
button on the remote control, or adjust the volume
up or down via the front panel VOLUME knob.

Listening over headphone

PHONES
Connect the headphone to the
• The pre-out output (including the speaker output) is
automatically turned off when headphones are
7CH
connected.
NOTE:
• To prevent hearing loss, be careful not to raise
the volume level excessively when using
headphones.
Combining the currently playing
sound with the desired image
(VIDEO SELECT)
VOLUME
VIDEO SELECT
Press the
ON SCREEN
desired image appears.
MUTING
SPEAKER
D V D
V I D E O
EXT. IN
The video source selected with the video select
function is stored in the memory for the different
input sources.
• Cancelling simulcast playback:
Select the "SOURCE" pressing the VIDEO SELECT
button.
page 50).
• It is not possible to select HDMI and DVI-D input
signals.

Switching the surround speakers

SPEAKER
Press the button.
The surround speakers switch as shown below
each time the SPEAKER button is pressed.
SURROUND A
SURROUND A+B
jack.
This operation is possible when the setting for
using both surround speakers A and B is made at
"Setting the type of speakers" (
Checking the currently playing
program source, etc.
2 On screen display
Press the ON SCREEN button.
Each time an operation is performed, a
description of that operation appears on the
display connected to AVC-A11XV's VIDEO
MONITOR OUT terminal. Also, the unit's
operating status can be checked during playback.
Such information as the position of the input
selector and the surround settings is output in
sequence.
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2 Front panel display
STATUS
Press the
Descriptions of the unit's operations are also
button until the
displayed on the front panel display. In addition,
the display can be switched to check the unit's
operating status while playing a source.
S O U R C E
2 Using the dimmer function
Use this to change the brightness of the display.
DIMMER
Press the
The display brightness changes in four steps
(bright, medium, dim and off).
Input mode
The AVC-A11XV has an AUTO signal detection mode
that automatically identifies the type of incoming audio
signals, but is also equipped with a manual mode that
can be switched according to the type of input audio
signals.
2 Selecting the AUTO, PCM and DTS
modes
SURROUND B
INPUT MODE
Press the
The mode switches as shown below each time
the INPUT MODE button is pressed.
page 53).
AUTO
AUTO: (All auto mode)
In this mode, the types of signals being input to
the digital and analog input terminals for the
selected input source are detected and the
program in the AVC-A11XV's surround decoder is
selected automatically upon playback. This mode
can be selected for all input sources other than
PHONO.
The presence or absence of digital signals is
detected, the signals input to the digital input
terminals are identified and decoding and playback
are performed automatically in DTS, Dolby Digital
or PCM (2 channel stereo) format. If no digital
signal is being input, the analog input terminals are
selected.
Use this mode to play Dolby Digital signals.
Basic Operation
button.
button.
button.
PCM DTS