Denon AVR 1707 Owners Manual - English - Page 23

ENGLISH Basic Operation Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING) Press [MUTING]. You can adjust the muting level ( page 44). • Canceling MUTING mode: To cancel the muting mode, either press [MUTING] or adjust the volume. Listening over headphones Connect the headphones to . • No sound is produced from the speakers automatically. NOTE: • To prevent hearing loss, be careful not to raise the volume level excessively when using headphones. Checking the currently playing program source, etc. Press STATUS. • The current program source and various settings are indicated on the display. Switching the brightness of the display Press DIMMER. The brightness of the display can be adjusted in 3 steps. The display can also be turned off. Using the surround modes Basic Operation Types of surround modes and their features The AVR-1707 is equipped with many surround modes. We recommend using the surround modes as described below in order to achieve the maximum effect for the specific signal source. is a 6.1-channel/7.1-channel surround mode. Sources recorded in Dolby Digital EX DOLBY DIGITAL EX / +PLIIx* ( page 22) • This mode is optimized for playing sources recorded in Dolby Digital EX. Sources recorded in DTS-ES DTS-ES DSCRT 6.1 / MTRX 6.1, +PLIIx* ( page 22) • This is the optimum mode for playing sources recorded in DTS-ES. Dolby Digital or DTS Surround (5.1 ch sources) 2 ch sources recorded in Dolby Surround Switching the front speakers Press to turn the corresponding speaker pair on. The front speaker A, B setting can be also be changed with . DOLBY DIGITAL / DOLBY DIGITAL+PLIIx* / DTS SURROUND / DTS 96/24 / DTS+PLIIx* / DTS+NEO:6 ( page 22) • This mode is optimized for playing 5.1-channel or 7.1- channel music. • For Dolby Surround recording sources, Dolby Pro Logic II playback is conducted. 2-channel sources recorded in XM HD Surround NEURAL SURROUND ( page 24) • This is the optimum mode for playing sources recorded in XM HD Surround. 20 ENGLISH