[Video Direct]
You can disable the On-Screen Display
(OSD) of the system when [HDMI1],
[HDMI2] or [HDMI3] input is selected.
This function is useful when playing a
game, you can fully enjoy the game's
screen.
[On]: Disables the OSD. Information will
not be displayed on the screen and the
OPTIONS and DISPLAY buttons are
disabled.
[Off]: Displays information on the screen
when you change the settings such as
selecting the sound field.
[SBM] (Super Bit Mapping)
[On]: Smooths the gradation of video
signals output from the HDMI OUT (ARC)
jack.
[Off]: Select this when outputting
distorted video signals or unnatural
color.
[Audio Settings]
[DSEE HX]
This function only works when [Music] is
selected as sound field.
[On]: Upscales the audio file to a High-
Resolution Audio file and reproduces
the clear high-range sound which is
often lost (page 11).
[Off]: Off.
[Audio DRC]
You can compress the dynamic range of
the sound track.
[Auto]: Automatically compresses
sound encoded in Dolby TrueHD.
[On]: The system reproduces the sound
track with the kind of dynamic range
that the recording engineer intended.
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[Off]: No compression of dynamic
range.
[Attenuation settings - Analog]
Distortion may occur when you listen to
a device connected to the ANALOG IN
jack. You can prevent distortion by
attenuating the input level on the
system.
[On]: Attenuates the input level. The
output level will decrease at this setting.
[Off]: Normal input level. Select this
when connecting to a portable device
(such as digital media player).
[Audio Output]
You can select the output method
where the audio signal is output.
[Speaker]: Outputs sound from the
system's speakers only.
[Speaker + HDMI]: Outputs sound from
the system's speakers and 2-channel
linear PCM signals from the HDMI OUT
(ARC) jack.
[HDMI]: Outputs sound from the HDMI
OUT (ARC) jack only. Sound format
depends on the connected device.
Note
When [Control for HDMI] is set to [On]
(page 26), [Audio Output] is set to
[Speaker + HDMI] automatically and this
setting cannot be changed.