Setting the Dolby Digital Setup

•Turn the audio compression on or off when down-mixing Dolby Digital signals.

1 Press the CURSOR D or H button to select “Dolby Digital Setup” at the “Advanced Playback” menu, then press the ENTER button.

• The “Dolby Digital Setup” screen appears.

2 Press the CURSOR F or G button to select “ON” or “OFF”.

ON:

The dynamic range is compressed automatically according to the combination of speakers being used.

OFF:

The dynamic range is not compressed.

Set “Compression” to “ON” if it seems that sound is distorted because the input level exceeds the allowable input for the front speakers.

When a center speaker or surround speakers are not connected, the sounds in those channels are directed to the front speakers.

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Press the ENTER button to enter the setting.

 

 

• The “Advanced Playback” menu reappears.

Advanced Setup – Part 1

Setting the Auto Surround Mode

•The surround mode used at last for the four types of input signals shown below is stored in the memory, and the signal is automatically played with that surround mode the next time it is input.

Note that the surround mode setting is also stored separately for the different input sources.

q Analog and PCM 2 channel signals (STEREO)

w 2 channel signals of Dolby Digital, DTS or other multi- channel format (DOLBY PLIIx Cinema)

e Multi-channel signals of Dolby Digital, DTS or other multi-channel format (DOLBY/DTS SURROUND)

r PCM and DSD multi-channel signals other than Dolby Digital and DTS (MULTI CH IN)

Default settings are indicated in ( ).

During playback in the PURE DIRECT mode, the surround mode does not change even if the input signal is changed.

1 Press the CURSOR D or H button to select “Auto Surround Mode” at the “Advanced Playback” menu, then press the ENTER button.

• The “Auto Surround Mode” screen appears.

2 Press the CURSOR F or G button to select “ON” if you want to use the auto surround mode, “OFF” if you do not want to use it.

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Press the ENTER button to enter the setting.

 

 

• The “Advanced Playback” menu reappears.

• The various settings applied in the auto surround mode can be checked via the on screen display. Simply press the ON

SCREEN button ( page 52).

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