Advanced operations

See page 21 for button locations.

7DSP

• STADIUM

STADIUM mode adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in an outdoor stadium.

• All Channel Stereo

All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected (and activated) speakers.

All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source.

Normal stereo sound

All Channel Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7Indicators on the display window

Digital signal format indicators

LPCM: Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in.

GD: Lights when Dolby Digital signals come in.

C: Lights when DTS Digital (Surround) signals come in.

No indication: No digital signal indicator lights when analog signals come in.

Dolby Surround mode indicator

GPLII: Lights when Dolby Pro Logic II mode is activated.

Surround indicator

SURR: Lights when the surround mode is activated.

Source signal indicators, etc. Light to indicate the incoming signals. a: Lights when the front left channel signal comes in.

b: Lights when the center channel signal comes in.

c: Lights when the front right channel signal comes in.

d: Lights when the LFE channel signal comes in.

g: Lights when the surround left channel signal comes in.

i: Lights when the surround right channel signal comes in.

h: Lights when the monaural surround channel signal or 2 channel Dolby Surround signal comes in.

SW : Always lights.

The channel with “ ” shows that the corresponding speakers are reproducing the channels’ sound.

If the channels’ sound decoded into 5.1 channel is reproduced, only “ ” lights.

Selecting the surround mode

The system is set up to automatically select the optimal surround mode for input signal from digital multichannel software.

When playing back a 2 channel source, you can select the desired surround mode manually.

NOTE

•This function also takes effect for the sources other than DVD.

•For ASF, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 and DivX (except DivX version 6), the surround mode takes no effects.

7When playing back digital multichannel software (except while OFF is selected)

The appropriate multichannel surround mode (Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround) is automatically selected.

7When playing back a 2 channel source

You can select either Dolby Pro Logic II (MOVIE/MUSIC) or the DSP mode.

Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the desired mode.

The surround mode is turned on and the current surround mode appears on the display window.

Each time you press the button, the surround mode changes.

For details on each mode, see “Available Surround modes for each input signal”. (See page 21.)

To turn off the surround mode

Press SURROUND repeatedly until “OFF” appears on the display window.

Storing adjustments — auto memory

When you turn the power off, the system memorizes the current surround mode. The memorized mode is automatically recalled when you turn the power on.

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