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Select the input source to be played.

Example: CD

(Main

 

unit)

 

 

(Remote

control

unit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-_ To select

the

input

source

when

 

8OUROE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE2/REC

 

OUT or TUNING

 

 

 

Input

mode selection

function

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET is selected, press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Different input modes can be selected for the different input sources.

SOURCE button then operate the

 

 

 

 

 

 

The selected input modes for the separate input sources are stored in

input function

selector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Main

unit)

the memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(_ AUTO (auto mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select the input

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

in

this

mode, the types of signals being input to the digital

and

Selecting

the

analog

mode

 

 

 

 

analog

input jacks for the selected

input

source are detected

and

Press the

ANALOG

button

to switch

to the analog input.

the

program

in the

AVR-2803/983'S surround

decoder

is selected

-

 

 

 

 

%

 

automatically upon playback. This mode can be selected for all

 

 

 

 

 

input sources other than PHONO and TUNER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The presence or absence of digital signals is detected, the signals

 

 

 

 

 

input

to the

digital

input jacks

are identified

and decoding

and

(Main

 

unit)

 

 

(Remote

control

unit)

playback are performed automatically in DTS, Dolby Digital or PCM

 

 

 

(2 channel stereo) format. If no digital signal is being input, the

Selecting the external input (EXT. IN) mode

 

 

 

 

analog input jacks are selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the EXT. IN (on the EXT. IN button on the remote

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use this mode to play Dolby Digital signals.

 

 

 

control unit)

to switch the external input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_) PCM (exclusive PCM signal playback mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

Per.

IN

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Main

 

unit)

 

 

(Remote

control

unit)

(_ DTS (exclusive DTS

signal playback

mode)

 

 

 

• Selecting the AUTO, PCM and DTS modes

 

 

Decoding and playback are only performed when DTS signals are

 

 

being

input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mode switches as shown below each time the INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE button

is pressed.

 

 

 

 

(_ ANALOG (exclusive analog audio signal playback mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO_

 

PCM _

DTS

 

The signals input to the analog input jacks are played.

 

 

 

 

 

_) EXT. 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.

 

 

 

MC_E

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that noise will be output when CDs or LDs recorded in DTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

format

are played in the "PCM"

{exclusive

PCM signal

playback}

or

(Main

 

unit)

 

 

(Remote

control

unit)

"ANALOG" (exclusive PCM signal playback) mode. Select the

 

 

 

AUTO or DTS mode when playing signals recorded in DTS from a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

laser disc player or CD player.

Note 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.

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Denon AVR-2803/983 manual Example CD, 8OUROE ZONE2/REC, Mode selection Function, Auto PCM DTS

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