Input Setup
Input source signals
a. Analog/PCM
Analog sources consist of LP records, AM and FM broadcasts, cassette tapes, and the such. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is one form of digital audio signals and is recorded directly onto compact discs and DVDs without compression.
b. PCM fs > 48 k
Digital PCM sources that are recorded at a sampling rate of greater than 48 kilohertz. This includes compact discs and DVDs that are recorded with high quality au- dio.
c. PCM fs = 192 k
Digital PCM sources that are recorded at a sampling rate of greater than 192 kilohertz. This includes com- pact discs and DVDs that are recorded with extremely high quality audio.
d. Dolby D (Dolby Digital)
Digital data with
from DVDs and LDs that have the 
mark and there-
fore recorded for
Dial norm
Dialogue Normalization (Dial Norm) is feature of Dolby Digital. When playing back software that has been encoded in Dolby Digital, sometimes you may see a brief message in the front panel display that read Dial Norm xdB (“x” being a numeric value). Dialogue Normalization serves to let you know if the source material has been recorded at a higher or lower level than usual. For example, if you see the message “Dial Norm: +4” in the front panel display, to keep the overall output level constant just turn down the volume control by 4dB. In other words, the source material that you are listening to has been recorded 4dB louder than usual. If you do not see a message, then no adjustment of the volume control is necessary.
DOLBY DIGITAL
e. DTS
DTS (Digital Theater System) is compressed digital data with a maximum
LDs that have the 
mark.
f. MPEG
Digital data with a maximum of
nal comes from DVDs that have the 
mark.
g. D.F. 2 ch
This corresponds to
h. D.F. Mono
This corresponds to monaural digital format sources. This signal source comes from LDs, DVDs, and other digital sources that are recorded with monaural au- dio.
Listening Modes
Mono
This mode is for listening to the left and right channels separately. This mode also allows you to listen to the multiplexed soundtracks on DVDs, and other media that have them.
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.
Dolby D (Dolby Digital)
This mode is for listening to sources encoded with Dolby Digital in their plain format.
DTS
This mode is for listening to music DTS sources in their plain format.
DTS Film
This mode is for listening to cinema DTS sources in their plain format.
MPEG
This mode is for listening to music MPEG sources in their plain format.
MPEG Film
This mode is for listening to cinema MPEG sources in their plain format.
THX (THX Cinema)
Movies that have been encoded in Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, and Dolby Pro Logic can all benefit by activat- ing the THX mode. THX should be activated only when watching movies that were mixed for playback in large movie theater environments. THX need not be acti- vated for music, for movies that were made especially for television, or for shows such as sports programming, talk shows, and the like. This is because they were mixed in a small room environment.
For best results, use a THX certified speaker system.
•How to enjoy THX Surround EX
When the THX listening mode is selected, you can press the THX button on the remote controller to cycle through the settings “Auto,” “On,” and “Off.” When “Auto” is selected, if a Surround EX encoded source is input, it is automatically played in the THX Surround EX mode. When “On” is selected, all sur- round EX encoded sources and THX Surround EX playable sources (i.e.,
If “On” is selected and a source that cannot be played in the THX Surround EX mode, “THXCinema” appears in the front display. If “Off” is selected, the listening mode becomes THX Cinema.
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