Basic Operation

Dolby Digital mode and DTS surround (only with digital input)

1 Select an input source set to digital (COAXIAL/

OPTICAL) ( page 41).

Example: DVD

(Main unit)

(Remote control unit)

2 Press the INPUT MODE button to set the input mode to “AUTO” or “DTS”.

3 Press the STANDARD button to select the STANDARD (Dolby/DTS Surround) mode.

When performing this operation from the main unit’s panel, press the SURROUND MODE button, then turn the SELECT knob and select Dolby Pro Logic IIx or DTS NEO:6.

6 Press the SURROUND PARAMETER button, and press the CURSOR D or H button to select the various parameters.

7 Turn the SELECT knob, and press the CURSOR F or G button to adjust the parameter settings.

8 Press the ENTER button to finish the surround parameter mode.

•When making parameter settings, the display will return to the regular condition several seconds after the last button was pressed and the setting will be completed.

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CINEMA EQ. (Cinema Equalizer):

The Cinema EQ function gently decreases the level of the extreme high frequencies, compensating for overly-bright sounding motion picture soundtracks. Select this function if the sound from the front speakers is too bright.

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Basic Operation

Program source and adjustment range:

1.Dolby Digital: –10 dB to 0 dB

2.DTS Surround: –10 dB to 0 dB

When DTS encoded movie software is played, it is recommended that the LFE LEVEL be set to 0 dB for correct DTS playback.

When DTS encoded music software is played, it is recommended that the LFE LEVEL be set to –10 dB for correct DTS playback.

TONE:

This enables the tone control. This can be set individually for the separate surround modes other than PURE DIRECT and DIRECT mode.

SB CH OUT (Surround Back):

(1) Multi-channel source

• OFF:

Playback is conducted without using the surround back

speaker.

• NON MTRX:

The same signals as those of the surround channels are

output from the surround back channels.

• MTRX ON:

The surround back channel is reproduced using digital matrix

processing.

4 Play a program source with the symbol.

• The Dolby Digital indicator lights when playing Dolby Digital sources.

•The DTS indicator lights when playing DTS sources.

Operate the SURROUND BACK button to switch Surround Back CH ON/OFF.

•The SURROUND BACK indicator lights when the SURROUND BACK button is on.

or

Lights

Lights

Lights

This function only works in the Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital, DTS Surround and DTS NEO:6 modes. (The same contents are set for all operating modes.)

D.COMP. (Dynamic Range Compression):

Motion picture soundtracks have tremendous dynamic range (the contrast between very soft and very loud sounds). For listening late at night, or whenever the maximum sound level is lower than usual, the Dynamic Range Compression allows you to hear all of the sounds in the soundtrack (but with reduced dynamic range). (This only works when playing program sources recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS). Select one of the four parameters (“OFF”, “LOW”, “MID” (middle) or “HIGH”). Set to OFF for normal listening.

LFE (Low Frequency Effect):

• ES MTRX:

When playing DTS signals, the surround back signals undergo

digital matrix processing for playback.

• ES DSCRT:

When a signal identifying the source as a discrete 6.1-channel

source is included in the DTS signals, the surround back

signals included in the source are played.

• PLIIx Cinema:

Processing is performed with the Cinema mode of the PLIIx

decoder and the surround back channel is reproduced.

• PLIIx Music:

Processing is performed with the Music mode of the PLIIx

decoder and the surround back channel is reproduced.

5 Press the SURROUND PARAMETER button.

• The surround parameter screen is displayed.

This sets the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) sounds included in the source when playing program sources recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS.

If the sound produced from the subwoofer sounds distorted due to the LFE signals when playing Dolby Digital or DTS sources when the peak limiter is turned off with the subwoofer peak limit level setting (system setup menu), adjust the level as necessary.

(2) 2ch source

• OFF:

Playback is conducted without using the surround back

speaker.

• ON:

Playback is conducted using the surround back speaker.

This operation can be performed directly by pressing the SURROUND BACK button.

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