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4.7BASS / TREBLE / BALANCE

To change the Bass, Treble, or Balance of:

•MAIN – All Speakers Simultaneously: Press BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE, then adjust.

•MAIN – Fronts Only: Press FRONTS, press BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE, then adjust.

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•MAIN – Center Only: Press CENTER, press BASS or TREBLE, then adjust.

•MAIN – Surrounds Only: Press SURR•REARS, press BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE, then adjust.

•MAIN – Rears Only: Press SURR•REARS twice, press BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE, then adjust.

•ZONE2 or ZONE3: Press ZONE2 or ZONE3, press BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE, then adjust.

•HEADPHONE: Press FRONTS• twice, press BASS, TREBLE, or BALANCE, then adjust.

Pressing BYPASS disables Bass/Treble in the selected Path. To enable Bass/Treble, be certain you are in the Path that you want to adjust and press either BASS or TREBLE. To reset all the above adjustments to 0 dB, see section 3.12. Bass/Treble is not available for Anlg-Dir sources (see section 3.5).

4.8SURROUND MODES

A surround mode is signal processing that enhances original source material. Surround modes fall into two main categories – those that apply to stereo source material and those that apply to multichannel source material.

Factory defaults for Surround Modes are set so that all of your surround speakers are used with any type of source material except 1.0-channel input. To change these defaults, see Mode Presets in section 3.5.

 

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Stereo Source Material:

This includes analog stereo, digital PCM stereo, and Dolby Digital 2.0 source material. Surround modes can be applied to provide up to 7.1 channels of output. They are described later in this section. Each Source memorizes its own Mode setting, so you can, for example, set VCR to ‘AnthemLogic-Cinema’, and then set CD to ‘AnthemLogic-Music’ – when you change Source, the respective Modes are remembered.

Surround modes are not available for inputs set to Anlg-Dir (see section 3.5).

Regarding analog VCR input: With analog, there is no way for a processor to detect Dolby Surround encoded material. Dolby Pro Logic must be turned on manually by selecting it in the Mode options.

5.1- and 6.1-Channel Source Material:

The AVM 50 detects the digital format that you select on each DVD and automatically engages decoding for the selected format.

As soon as the AVM 50’s display shows the format, you can select additional processing, described throughout this section. Your selections are memorized by format and by Source as well.

Why isn’t my AVM 50 detecting Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS?

The connection can carry only one bit stream at a time, and the processor plays exactly what it gets. Make sure your DVD player’s setup menu is set to leave Dolby Digital and DTS unchanged (“Bitstream”), otherwise output will always be 2.0-channel PCM! You must also select the soundtrack that you want to hear from each disc’s menu, or after the movie starts by pressing AUDIO on the player’s remote control.

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