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3-8. Surround

These settings are for the surround sound modes.

■a. Surr Mode (Analog/PCM)

This setting determines the default surround format to be used with analog and PCM input signals. The available options are: Pro Logic II Movie (default), Pro Logic II Music, Neo:6 Cinema, and Neo:6 Music.

■b. Surr Mode (D.F. 2ch)

This setting determines the default surround format that will be used with 2-channel digital signals other than PCM. The available options are: Pro Logic II Movie (default), Pro Logic II Music, Neo:6 Cinema, and Neo:6 Music.

■c. Dolby D EX (Dolby D)

This is the same as “Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX” on page 60. It can be set even while a listening mode other than Dolby is selected.

■d. DTS-ES

This is the same as “DTS/DTS-ES Discrete/DTS-ES Matrix” on page 60. It can be set even while a listening mode other than DTS is selected.

■e. Pro Logic II Music Panorama

With this function you can broaden the width of the front stereo image when using the Dolby Pro Logic II Music listening mode.

On: Panorama function on.

Off: Panorama function off (default).

■f. Pro Logic II Music Dimension

With this setting you can move the sound field forward or backward when using the Dolby Pro Logic II Music listening mode. The default setting is 3. Lower settings move the sound field forward. Higher settings move it backward.

If the stereo image feels too wide, or there’s too much surround sound, move the sound field forward to improve the balance. Conversely, if the stereo image feels like it’s in mono, or there’s not enough surround sound, move it backward.

■g. Pro Logic II Music Center Width

With this setting you can adjust the width of the sound from the center speaker when using the Dolby Pro Logic II Music listening mode.

If you’re using a center speaker, with Dolby Pro Logic II, the center channel sound is output by only the center speaker. (If you’re not using a center speaker, the center channel sound will be distributed to the front left and right speakers to create a phantom center). This setting controls the front left, right, and center mix, allowing you to adjust the weight of the center channel sound. It can be adjusted from 0 to 7 (default is 3).

■h. Neo:6 Music Center Image

The DTS Neo:6 Music listening mode creates 6-channel surround sound from 2-channel (stereo) material. With this setting you can specify by how much the front left and right channel output is attenuated in order to create the center channel. It can be adjusted from 0 to 5 (default is 3).

When set to 0, the front left and right channel output is attenuated by half (–6 dB), giving the impression that the sound is located centrally. This setting works well when the listening position is considerably off center. When set to 5, the front left and right channels are not attenu- ated, maintaining the original stereo sound balance.

3-9. THX

These settings are for the THX modes.

■a. Re-EQ (THX)

This setting determines the default on/off setting for the Re-EQ function, which is explained on page 62. This setting is used only when a THX listening mode is selected.

■b. Decoder (2ch)

This setting determines whether THX Cinema should be applied to the Dolby Pro Logic II Movie or Neo:6 Cin- ema listening mode when THX is used with a 2-channel input signal.

PL II Movie: Apply to Dolby Pro Logic II Movie. Neo:6 Cinema: Apply to Neo:6 Cinema.

■c. THX Surr EX (Dolby D)

This is the same as see “THX Surround EX (Dolby Dig- ital)” on page 60. It can be set even while a listening mode other than Dolby is selected.

■d. DTS-ES

This is the same as see “THX Cinema (DTS/DTS-ES)” on page 60. It can be set even while a listening mode other than DTS is selected.

3-10. Mono Movie, 3-11. Enhance,

3-12. Orchestra, 3-13. Unplugged,

3-14. Studio-Mix, 3-15. TV Logic

These settings are for the DSP listening modes.

■a. Front Effect

With this setting you can turn off the reverb for the front speakers. This is useful when playing live material that already contains live reverberation and the reverb added by the DSP listening mode simply blurs the original sound. When the Front Effect is turned off, no reverb is added to the front left, right, and center speakers and the original reverberation can be heard as it is.

On: Front Effect on (default).

Off: Front Effect off.

■b. Reverb Level

With this setting you can adjust the amount of reverb to suit your listening environment, source material, and so on. The available settings are: Low, Middle (default), and High.

■c. Reverb Time

With this setting you can adjust the reverb time to suit your listening environment, source material, and so on. The available settings are: Short, Middle (default), and Long.

The procedure for changing these settings is provided on page 68.

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