Input Setup
Listening Modes
Stereo
This mode has all input sound is output from the left and right front speakers.
Direct
This mode delivers pure sound with minimum sound quality adjustment and filtration. The sound recorded for the right and left front channels is output to the right and left front speakers only and not output to the subwoofer.
Mono Movie
This mode is suitable for playing back monaural recording such as old movie soundtracks. The center channel delivers the unprocessed original sound, whereas the other channels deliver the
Surround modes
With this mode, decoding is performed automatically to match the input signal. This original mode adds no sound processing to the input signal.
•DOLBY DIGITAL Surround,
DTS (Digital Theater System) Surround
This
Dolby D (Dolby Digital)
This mode is for listening to sources encoded in the Dolby Digital format.
Dialog normalization (Dialog Norm)
Dialog normalization is a feature of Dolby Digital. With this function, for example, if “Dialog Norm: +4” is displayed while playing back a Dolby Digital source, it means that that source material was recorded 4 decibels higher than normal. Thus, by lowering the volume by 4 decibels, it can be played back at the same standard level for other sources. However, since most source materials have been recorded at the same standard level, you will rarely need to adjust the volume.
DTS
This mode is for playing back DTS sources.
•Pro Logic/3 Stereo (Dolby Pro Logoc/3 Stereo)
This mode is for playing back sources encoded using the Dolby Pro Logic format. Select this listening mode when you play a VHS, VHS 
mark.
This surround format consists of four channels (left, right, center, and monaural surround) and emphasizes the center channel. Dolby Pro Logic is very effective for panning music, conversation, and
If no surround speakers are connected, then the surround sound is divided and output from the front left and right channels (3 stereo).
THX
This mode is for playing back sources using THX.
This mode will work well with
For excellent fidelity when playing back THX sounds, it is recommended to use a
•THX Cinema
This is the conventional
•THX Surround EX
“THX Surround EX - Dolby Digital Surround EX” is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of Lucasfilm Ltd.
In a movie theater, film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program. This channel, called Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener in addition to the currently available front left, front center, front right, surround right, surround left, and subwoofer channels.
This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience, and sound localization than ever before.
When released to the home consumer market, movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX technology, may have a note to that effect on the packaging. A list of movies created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at http://www.dolby.com <http:// www.dolby.com> .
Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX logo, when in the THX Surround EX mode, faithfully reproduce this new technology in the home.
This product may also engage the “THX Surround EX” mode during the playback of 5.1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded. In such case, the information delivered to the Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of the individual listener.
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