Listening At Night - Midnight Mode; Activating The Subwoofer Sound; Reinforcing The Bass; Muting The Main Room Sound - JVC RX-9010VBK Instructions Manual

Listening at Night — Midnight Mode
Using the midnight mode, you can enjoy a powerful sound at night
even at a low volume level.
• You can do this setting for each source.
Press MIDNIGHT MODE.
MIDNIGHT MODE
On the front panel
• Each time you press the button, the midnight mode changes as
follows:
MIDNIGHT 1
NORMAL
MIDNIGHT 1: Select this when you want to compress the
dynamic range a little.
The MIDNIGHT MODE indicator lights on the
display.
MIDNIGHT 2: Select this when you want to compress the
dynamic range fully. (useful at midnight)
The MIDNIGHT MODE indicator lights on the
display.
NORMAL: Select this when you want to enjoy surround with
its full dynamic range. (no effect applied)
The MIDNIGHT MODE indicator goes off from
the display.
Notes:
• This function is applied only to the main room sources.
• When the Line Direct function is turned on, the midnight mode is
canceled. (See page 22.)
• The midnight mode is not valid for the DVD MULTI playback mode.

Activating the Subwoofer Sound

You can cancel the subwoofer sound even though you have
connected a subwoofer and have set "SUBWOOFER" to "YES"
(see page 28). This is useful when enjoying surround sound at night.
On the front panel ONLY:
Press SUBWOOFER OUT ON/OFF to cancel the
subwoofer sound output.
Each time you press the button, the subwoofer
sound output is deactivated ("SUBWFR OFF")
or activated ("SUBWFR ON").
– Select "SUBWFR OFF" to deactivate the subwoofer sound
output.
– Select "SUBWFR ON" to activate it.
Note:
You cannot select "SUBWFR OFF" when you have set "FRONT SPK"
to "SMALL." See page 29.
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MIDNIGHT MODE
From the remote control
MIDNIGHT 2
SUBWOOFER OUT ON/OFF

Reinforcing the Bass

You can boost the bass level.
• You can do this setting for each source.
Press BASS BOOST.
BASS BOOST
On the front panel
The BASS BOOST lamp on the front panel button lights up.
• Each time you press the button, the bass boost
function turns on ("BOOST ON") and off
("BOOST OFF").
– Select "BOOST ON" to activate the bass boost function.
The BASS BOOST lamp on the front panel button lights up.
– Select "BOOST OFF" to cancel it.
The BASS BOOST lamp on the front panel button goes off.
Notes:
• This function is applied only to the main room sources.
• This function does not affect the sound outputting from the rear
speakers.

Muting the Main Room Sound

From the remote control ONLY:
Press MUTING to mute the sound
through all speakers in the main
room and headphones connected.
"MUTING" appears on the display and the volume
turns off (the volume level indicator goes off).
To restore the sound, press MUTING again so that "MUTING
OFF" appears on the display.
• Turning MASTER VOLUME on the front panel or pressing
VOLUME +/– on the remote control also restores the sound.

Attenuating the Input Signal

When the input level of the playing source is too high, the sounds
will be distorted. If this happens, you need to attenuate the input
signal level to prevent the sound distortion.
• You can do this setting for each source.
On the front panel ONLY:
Press and hold INPUT ATT so that
the INPUT ATT indicator lights up
on the display.
• Each time you press and hold the button, the
input attenuator mode turns on ("ATT ON") or off ("NORMAL").
Notes:
• This effect is applied to only the main room sources connected to the
analog terminals.
• This function is not valid for the DVD MULTI playback mode.
BASS BOOST
From the remote control
MUTING
INPUT
ANALOG/DIGITAL
INPUT ATT