To connect audio equipment with an optical digital input terminal — such as digital decoder
You can connect a digital decoder or MD recorder by using an optical digital cord (not supplied).
•See “About sounds reproduced through the rear terminals” on the right column.
DIGITAL OUT | Protective |
[ OPTICAL ] | plug |
| |
| Before connecting |
| the other equipment, |
| remove the |
| protective plug from |
| the terminal. |
To optical |
|
digital input |
|
Audio equipment | |
with an optical digital | |
input |
|
NOW, you can plug in the unit and other connected equipment FINALLY!
When connecting the AC power cord into a wall outlet, the unit automatically starts display demonstration.
Cancelling the Display Demonstration
On the unit ONLY:
To cancel the display demonstration, press | CANCEL |
/DEMO |
CANCEL/DEMO.
When you press other buttons
The display demonstration stops temporarily. It will start automatically again (if no operation is done for 2 minutes) until you cancel it by pressing CANCEL/DEMO.
To start the display demonstration manually
Press and hold CANCEL/DEMO again for more | CANCEL |
/DEMO |
than 2 seconds.
About sounds reproduced through the rear terminals
•Through the LINE OUT (L/R) jacks and MAIN SPEAKERS/SUBWOOFER terminals:
Analog stereo signals are output.
When playing a source encoded with Dolby Digital*
(), multichannel signals are mixed to the left and right front channel signals, then output.
–You cannot reproduce the sound encoded DTS Digital
Surround** ( ).
•Through the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) terminal: Digital signals (Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround) are output through this terminal.
To reproduce the multichannel sounds such as Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround, connect an amplifier or a decoder compatible with these multichannel sources to this terminal, and set “DIGITAL OUTPUT” settings correctly. (See page 29.)
*Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the
**Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other
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