Stereo Playback

[Selectable items]

STEREO :

This is the mode for playing in stereo. The tone can be adjusted. Sound is output from the front left and right speakers and subwoofer.

Direct Playback

[Selectable items]

DIRECT :

In this mode the signals bypass the tone adjustment circuitry for high quality sound.

The sound is output to the same channels as the input signal.The display when the DIRECT mode is selected depends on the input signal.

Input signal

Display

Analog signal /PCM (2ch) /Dolby Digital source / DIRECTDTS source /Other 2-channel digital signals

For details, see page 45.

To select these surround modes using the SELECT/ENTER knob on the main unit, press the D/ST button on the remote control unit. The mode switches each time the button is pressed.

Parameter

Surround Parameter

Adjust surround sound parameters.

The adjustable parameters differ for the different surround modes (vpage 43, 44).

q Press the SURR. PARA button on the main unit or the PARA button on the remote control unit.

w Press the u i button to select the Item, then press the o p button to set.

MODE

Select the mode according to the playback source.n In the PLg mode[Selectable items] CINEMA MUSIC GAME PLn In the DTS NEO:6 mode[Selectable items] CINEMA MUSICCINEMA : Surround sound mode optimized for movie sources.MUSIC : Surround sound mode optimized for music sources.GAME : Surround sound mode optimized for games.PL : Dolby Pro Logic playback mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH

 

D.COMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compress dynamic range (difference between loud and soft sounds).

 

 

Started

OFF

: Turn dynamic range compression off.

 

[Selectable items]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: High setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW

: Low setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MID

: Middle setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When playing DTS sources, this is only displayed for compatible

 

Setup

 

 

 

Playback

LFE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote

[Variable range]

–10dB

~

 

0dB

 

Adjust the low-frequency effects level (LFE).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control

For proper playback of the different program sources, we recommend

 

 

Information

setting to the values below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Dolby Digital sources: “0 dB”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• DTS movie sources:“0 dB”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• DTS music sources:“–10 dB”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting

CENTER IMAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels for wider

 

 

sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Variable range]

0.0

~

 

0.3

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The MUSIC mode is also effective for movie sources including a lot of stereo music.

CINEMA EQ

Soften the treble range of movie soundtracks for better understanding.

[Selectable items]

ON : CINEMA EQ is used.OFF : CINEMA EQ is not used.

PANORAMA

Assign front L/R signal also to surround channels, for wider sound. If the surround effect seems weak, set “PANORAMA” to “ON”.

[Selectable items]

ON

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

DIMENSION

Shift sound image center to front or rear, to adjust playback balance.[Variable range] 0 ~ 3 ~ 6

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