Sony DAV-X1 User Guide

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Enjoying the sound at low 
volume
NIGHT MODE
In this mode, you can enjoy sound effects or 
dialogue as you would in a movie theater, even 
at a low volume. It is useful for watching movies 
at night.
Press NIGHT to select “NIGHT ON” in the 
front panel display.
AUDIO DRC
Narrows the dynamic range of a Dolby Digital 
sound track. Useful for watching movies at low 
volume late at night.
1
Press AMP MENU.
2
Press 
x/X repeatedly until “AUDIO DRC” 
appears in the front panel display, then 
press ENTER or 
c.
3
Press 
x/X to select the setting.
• DRC OFF: no compression of dynamic 
range.
• DRC STD: reproduces the sound track with 
the kind of dynamic range that the recording 
engineer intended.
• DRC MAX: compresses dynamic range 
fully.
4
Press ENTER or AMP MENU.
The AMP menu turns off.
• AUDIO DRC only applies to Dolby Digital sources.
You can enjoy the sound of other components 
with this system. Connect the satellite receiver 
or components with a high audio output level 
(including 2V output components, such as MD 
decks, etc.) to the VIDEO 1/SAT 1 or VIDEO 2/
SAT 2 jacks, and perform the following to 
prevent distortion occurring.
Refer to the operation manual supplied with the 
components for further information on their 
operation.
Lowering the input sensitivity 
of the VIDEO 1/SAT 1 jack
1
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“VIDEO1” appears in the front panel 
display.
If “SAT1” appears, the lower input 
sensitivity is already set and the following 
steps are unnecessary.
Each time you press FUNCTION, the 
system mode changes in the following 
sequence:
DVD 
t FM t AM t VIDEO1 (SAT1) 
t VIDEO2 (SAT2) t TV t DVD t 
….
2
Press AMP MENU.
Note
Enjoying the Sound of 
Other Components
FUNCTION
AMP MENU
With cover opened.
X/x/c
ENTER
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