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Basic Operations—Continued
Setting the Display Brightness
You can adjust the brightness of the AV controller's dis-
play.
Remote
Press the [RECEIVER] button,
controller
and then press the [DIMMER]
button repeatedly to select:
• Normal + VOLUME light on.
• Normal + VOLUME light off.
• Dim + VOLUME light off.
• Dimmer + VOLUME light off.
Alternatively, you can use the AV con-
troller's [DIMMER] button (North
American models).
Muting the AV Controller
You can temporarily mute the output of the AV control-
ler.
Press the [RECEIVER] button,
Remote
controller
and then press the [MUTING] but-
ton.
The output is muted and the MUTING
indicator flashes on the display, as
shown.
To unmute the AV controller, press the
[MUTING] button again, or adjust the
volume.
The Mute function is cancelled when
the AV controller is set to Standby.
Tip:
You can specify how much the output is muted with the
"Muting Level" setting (page 105).
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Using the Sleep Timer
With the sleep timer, you can set the AV controller to
turn off automatically after a specified period.
Remote
Press the [RECEIVER] button,
controller
and then press the [SLEEP] but-
ton repeatedly to select the
required sleep time.
The sleep time can be set from 90 to 10
minutes in 10 minute steps.
The SLEEP indicator appears on the
display when the sleep timer has been
set. The specified sleep time appears on
the display for about five seconds, then
the previous display reappears.
If you need to cancel the sleep timer, press the [SLEEP]
button repeatedly until the SLEEP indicator disappears.
To check the time remaining until the AV controller
sleeps, press the [SLEEP] button. Note that if you press
the [SLEEP] button while the sleep time is being dis-
played, you'll shorten the sleep time by 10 minutes.
Using Headphones
You can connect a pair of stereo headphones (1/4-inch
phone plug) to the AV controller's PHONES jack for pri-
vate listening, as shown.
Notes:
• Always turn down the volume before connecting your
headphones.
• While the headphones plug is inserted in the PHONES
jack, the Headphone indicator, speaker/channel indi-
cator FL and FR light up.
• When you connect a pair of headphones, the listening
mode is set to Stereo, unless it's already set to Stereo,
Mono, Direct, Pure Audio or DTS Surround Sensa-
tion.
• Listening mode automatically changes into DTS sur-
round sensation when you connect a pair of head-
phones while DTS surround sensation mode is
currently selected.
• The following listening modes can be used with head-
phones (the listening modes available also depend on
the currently selected input source): Stereo, Direct,
Pure Audio, Mono and DTS Surround Sensation.
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