Denon AVR-1603 16

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Playing the input source

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1 Select the input source to be played.

Example: CD

3	Select the play mode.
	Press the SURROUND MODE button, then turn

the SELECT knob.

Example: Stereo

(Main unit)	(Remote control unit)
To select the surround mode
while adjusting the surround
parameters, channel volume or
tone control, press the surround
mode button then operate the (Main unit)
selector. (See page 18.)
4 Start playback on the selected component.

	Input mode display
	Input mode display	One of these lights, depending
	• In the AUTO mode	One of these lights, depending
	• In the AUTO mode	on the input signal.
	INPUT
	AUTO PCMDTS
		DIGITAL ANALOG

•In the DIGITAL PCM mode

INPUT

AUTO PCMDTS

DIGITAL

•In the DIGITAL DTS mode

INPUT

AUTO PCMDTS

DIGITAL

•In the ANALOG mode

INPUT

AUTO PCMDTS

ANALOG

Input signal display

•DOLBY DIGITAL

SIGNAL

DIGITAL

•DTS

	(Main unit)	(Remote control unit)

2 Select the input mode.

•Selecting the analog mode

Press the ANALOG button to switch to the analog input.

(Main unit)

(Remote control unit)

•Selecting the external input (EXT. IN) mode Press the EXT. IN (or the EXT. IN button on the remote control unit) to switch the external input.

(Main unit)

(Remote control unit)

•Selecting the AUTO, PCM and DTS modes The mode switches as shown below each time the INPUT MODE button is pressed.

AUTO PCM DTS

upon playback. This mode can be selected for all input sources other than TUNER.

The presence or absence of digital signals is detected, the signals input to the digital input jacks are identified and decoding and playback are performed automatically in DTS, Dolby Digital or PCM (2 channel stereo) format. If no digital signal is being input, the analog input jacks are selected.

Use this mode to play Dolby Digital signals.

wPCM (exclusive PCM signal playback mode) Decoding and playback are only performed when

PCM signals are being input.

Note that noise may be generated when using this mode to play signals other than PCM signals.

eDTS (exclusive DTS signal playback mode)

Decoding and playback are only performed when DTS signals are being input.

rANALOG (exclusive analog audio signal playback

mode)

The signals input to the analog input jacks are decoded and played.

tEXT. IN (external decoder input jack selection mode) The signals being input to the external decoder input jacks are played without passing through the surround circuitry.

NOTE:

• For operating instructions, refer to the component’s
manual.
5 Adjust the volume.
The volume level is
displayed on the master	(Main unit)	(Remote control unit)
volume level display.	(Main unit)	(Remote control unit)

The volume can be adjusted within the range of –70 to 0 to 18 dB, in steps of 1 dB. However, when the channel level is set as described on page 18, if the volume for any channel is set at +1 dB or greater, the volume cannot be adjusted up to 18 dB. (In this case the maximum volume is adjusted to “18 dB — (Maximum value of channel level)”.)

Input mode when playing DTS sources

•Noise will be output if DTS-compatible CDs or LDs are played in the “ANALOG” or “PCM” mode. When playing DTS-compatible sources, be sure to connect the source component to the digital input jacks (OPTICAL/COAXIAL) and set the input mode to “DTS”.

SIGNAL

DIGITAL

•PCM

SIGNAL

DIGITAL

The DIGITAL indicator lights when digital signals are being input properly. If the DIGITAL indicator

does not light, check whether the digital input component setup (page 12) and connections are correct and whether the component’s power is turned on.

NOTE:

•The DIGITAL indicator will light when playing CD-ROMs containing data other than audio signals, but no sound will be heard.

(Main unit)

(Remote control unit)

Input mode selection function

Different input modes can be selected for the different input sources. The selected input modes for the separate input sources are stored in the memory.

qAUTO (All auto mode)

In this mode, the types of signals being input to the digital and analog input jacks for the selected input source are detected and the program in the AVR- 1603’s surround decoder is selected automatically

•Note that noise will be output when CDs or LDs recorded in DTS format are played in the “PCM” (exclusive PCM signal playback) or “ANALOG” (exclusive analog audio signal playback) mode. Select the AUTO or DTS (exclusive DTS signal playback) mode when playing signals recorded in DTS from a laser disc player.

Notes on playing a source encoded with DTS

•Noise may be generated at the beginning of playback and while searching during DTS playback in the AUTO mode. If so, play in the DTS mode.

•In some rare cases the noise may be generated when you preform the operation to stop playback of a DTS-CD or DTS-LD.

After starting playback

[1] Adjusting the sound quality (tone)
1	The tone switches as follows each time the TONE
1	CONTROL button is pressed.
	BASS	TREBLE
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