Denon AVR 3806 Owners Manual - Page 39

Basic Operation 2 Dialogue Normalization The dialogue normalization function is activated automatically when playing Dolby Digital program sources. Dialogue normalization is a basic function of Dolby Digital which automatically normalizes the dialog level (standard level) of the signals which are recorded at different levels for different program sources, such as DVD, DTV and other future formats that will use Dolby Digital. When this function is activated, the following message appears on the main unit's display: Display Dial.Norm Offset -4dB The number indicates the normalization level when the currently playing program is normalized to the standard level. Night mode When listening at night or at lower volumes, the night mode improves listenability. Press the NIGHT button to enter the night mode. • The NIGHT mode indicator lights. 2 Checking the input signal The input signal can be checked by pressing the remote control unit's ON SCREEN button ( page 5). SIGNAL: Displays the type of signal (DTS, DOLBY DIGITAL, PCM, etc.). fs: Displays the input signal's sampling frequency. FORMAT: Displays the input signal's number of channels. "Number of front channels / Number of surround channels / LFE on/off" "SURROUND" is displayed for 2-channel signal sources recorded in Dolby Surround. OFFSET: Displays the dialog normalization offset value. FLAG: Displays the special identification signal recorded in the input signal ( page 35). "MATRIX" is displayed when matrix processing is conducted on the surround back channel, "DISCRETE" is displayed when discrete processing is conducted. Not displayed when no identification signal is recorded. • Canceling night mode: Press the NIGHT button again. • The night mode only works when playing program sources recorded in Dolby Digital. • When the night mode is set to "ON", the "D.COMP" surround parameter can not be selected. • In addition, screen information is displayed in the following order when the ON SCREEN button is pressed repeatedly: OSD-1 Audio input signal OSD-2 Monitor information OSD-3 Input/output OSD-4 Auto surround mode OSD-5 USER MODE 1 OSD-6 USER MODE 2 OSD-7 USER MODE 3 OSD-8~14 Tuner preset stations Basic Operation NOTE: • OSD-2: The monitor's resolution is displayed when an HDMI monitor is connected to the AVR-3806. • OSD-4: This is displayed when the auto surround mode is set to "ON" ( page 70) and the input mode is set to "AUTO". It is not displayed when the input mode is set to "ANALOG" or "EXT. IN". 34