Aiwa AV-D77 To Select a Dolby Surround Mode, Check the following, Preparations, Recommended mode

DOLBY SURROUND AND DTS SURROUND

This unit is equipped with the Dolby Pro Logic decoder, Dolby Digital decoder and DTS decorder.

The unit and the center and surround speakers (standard) assure full-scale home theater sound. When playing back discs or video software that have been recorded in Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital surround or DTS surround, astonishingly realistic sound surrounds the listener to create a new level of audio/visual entertainment.

Independent control of the five channels allows the listener to enjoy the same type of sound reproduction experienced in movie theaters. Voices are reproduced in the front and center sound field, while ambient sounds like cars and crowds are reproduced on all sides of the listener for an incredibly lifelike audio/video experience. Please read the following carefully to “tune” the system’s output to match the characteristics of your listening space.

Check the following:

•Before enjoying the DOLBY surround sound or DTS surround sound, adjust the speaker sound levels to the proper balance (see page 16).

•Make sure the speakers are properly connected and positioned (see pages 4 and 5).

•Make sure the TV set and video unit are properly connected (see page 3).

•Make sure the disc and video tape, etc., support Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital surround or DTS surround.

TO SELECT A DOLBY SURROUND MODE

Preparations

•When selecting a Dolby Digital Surround mode, select the VIDEO 1 (DIGITAL), VIDEO 2 (DIGITAL) or VIDEO 3 (DIGITAL) function (see page 12) and play a disc recorded in Dolby Digital Surround before selecting the mode.

•When selecting a Dolby Pro Logic mode, select the function except VIDEO 1 (DIGITAL), VIDEO 2 (DIGITAL) and VIDEO 3 (DIGITAL).

1 Press the SURROUND button and turn the MULTI JOG to select the appropriate mode.

The selected mode name appears on the display.

[Dolby Digital surround]

SELECTING DOLBY SURROUND

The optimal Dolby Digital surround and Dolby Pro Logic modes and settings depend on the type and placement of the speakers. It is recommended that the optional AIWA speakers should be used for all channels, for example, the SX-AVR2900 speaker system.

Check the current type and placement of your speakers and select the recommended mode accordingly.

The recommended mode

[Dolby Digital surround]

		Center speaker
	Larger-size	Smaller-size	No speaker
Surround speaker	DOLBY	DOLBY	PHANTOM
(Rear speaker)	D-WIDE	D-NORMAL
No surround	3 STEREO-	3 STEREO-	2chSTEREO
speaker	WIDE	NORMAL

[Dolby Pro Logic]

		Center speaker
	Larger-size	Smaller-size	No speaker
Surround speaker	PRO LOGIC-	PRO LOGIC-	PHANTOM
(Rear speaker)	WIDE	NORMAL
No surround	3 STEREO-	3 STEREO-	–
speaker	WIDE	NORMAL

PHANTOM mode: Select this mode when the center speaker is not connected. All center channel signals are redistributed to the left and right channel speakers.

3 STEREO mode: Select this mode when the surround speakers are not connected.

DOLBY D PHANTOM 3 STEREO

To select the 2chSTEREO mode, press the SURROUND button repeatedly until “2chSTEREO” appears.

NOTE

Select the Dolby Digital Surround mode while playing a source recorded in Dolby Digital Surround.

[Dolby Pro Logic]

PRO LOGIC PHANTOM 3 STEREO

2Press the SURROUND button again and hold it down until the center speaker mode to be selected appears. (Except the 2chSTEREO and

PHANTOM modes.)

“NORMAL” and “WIDE” appear one after the other.

When operating with the remote control

Press the SURROUND button repeatedly to select the mode, and hold it down to select the center speaker mode.

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