Receiver Customization
Using Dolby® Surround Sound
USING DOLBY® SURROUND SOUND
Dolby Digital gives you the capability to enjoy programs in surround sound. An external decoder is required to enjoy this feature. Refer to your decoder user’s guide.
Note: Not all programs contain a Dolby Digital sound track.
The receiver uses an optical port for outputting digital audio. The optical output can provide two audio data types: Dolby Digital and Linear PCM (only Dolby Digital can provide full
1 | Connect an external Dolby Digital decoder to the receiver's back panel Digital Audio | |
| Output using an optical cable (available at consumer electronics stores). | |
2 | Press MENU, select System Setup (6), and then Dolby Digital (6) to open the Dolby Digital | |
| Setup screen. | |
3 | Select one of the following optical output options: | |
| • | Dolby Digital Only - Select this option if the stereo system or amplifier can decode |
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| only Dolby Digital and will not process Linear PCM signals. See your amplifier's |
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| owner's manual for more details on the amplifier (and see the following table). |
| • | PCM Only - Select this option only if the stereo system or amplifier cannot decode |
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| Dolby Digital signals. |
| • | Dolby Digital/PCM - Select this option only if the stereo system or amplifier can |
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| decode both Dolby Digital and Linear PCM signals. |
The audio output is also dependent on what is present in the program you are watching. | ||||
The table below shows what type of output you will hear: |
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Optical Output Setting | Dolby Digital |
| PCM | Both |
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Dolby Digital Only | Dolby Digital |
| PCM | Dolby Digital |
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PCM Only | PCM (downmix) |
| PCM | PCM |
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Dolby Digital/PCM | Dolby Digital |
| PCM | Dolby Digital |
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1 | 1 |
2 | 2 |
3 | 3 |
4 | 4 |
5 | 5 |
6 | 6 |
7 | 7 |
8 | 8 |
9 | 9 |
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11 | 11 |
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R | R |
