Selecting the main or sub channel

Activating the EX/ES/PLIIx setting—EX/ES/ PLIIx

Depending on this setting, available Surround modes for digital multi-channel software vary—EX/ES/PLIIx reproduction or 5.1- channel reproduction. Select an appropriate setting for your enjoyment.

•For details about relation between EX/ES/PLIIx setting and available Surround mode, see page 49.

•To activate the Surround mode, see page 50.

EX/ES/PLIIx: AUTO

According to the incoming signal, an appropriate

Surround mode is applied.

•For Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES software, 7.1-channel reproduction is applied*.

•For the other multi-channel (more than 4 channel) encoded software, 5.1-channel reproduction is applied.

EX/ES/PLIIx: ON

Select to apply 7.1-channel reproduction to both 5.1-channel and 6.1-channel encoded software.

EX/ES/PLIIx: PLIIx MOVIE

Select to apply PLIIx MOVIE reproduction to both 5.1-channel and 6.1-channel encoded software.

EX/ES/PLIIx: PLIIx MUSIC

Select to apply PLIIx MUSIC reproduction to both 5.1-channel and 6.1-channel encoded software.

EX/ES/PLIIx: OFF

Select to cancel the EX/ES/PLIIx reproduction.

Initial setting: EX/ES/PLIIx: AUTO

*For some Dolby Digital Surround EX software, Dolby Digital 5.1- channel reproduction (“DOLBY DIGITAL”) may be applied even though you have selected “AUTO”. In this case, select “ON” to apply “DOLBY D EX.” (See page 49.)

NOTES

•This function is not available when “SURR SPK” is set to “NO” (see page 28).

•When “S BACK SPK” is set to “NO” (see page 28), the Virtual Surround Back (see page 49) is applied for EX/ES/PLIIx reproduction and the VIRTUAL SB indicator lights up on the display.

—DUAL MONO

You can select the playback sound (channel) you want while playing digital software recorded (or broadcasted) in Dual Mono mode (see page 47), which includes two monaural channels separately. When the receiver detects Dual mono signals, the DUAL MONO indicator lights up on the display.

DUAL MONO: MAIN Select to play back the main channel (Ch 1).* Signal indicator “L” lights up while playing back this channel.

DUAL MONO: SUB Select to play back the sub-channel (Ch 2).* Signal indicator “R” lights up while playing back this channel.

DUAL MONO: ALL Select to play back both the main and sub-

channels (Ch 1/Ch 2).*

Signal indicators “L” and “R” light up while playing back these channels.

Initial setting: DUAL MONO: MAIN

*Dual Mono signals can be heard from the following speakers—L (left front speaker), R (right front speaker), and C (center speaker), with respect to the current Surround setting:

Without

With Surround Activated

Dual Mono

Center speaker setting

Surround

setting

SML/LRG

MAIN

Ch 1

Ch1

ALL

Ch 1

Ch 2

Ch 1+Ch 2

SUB

Ch 2

NOTE

The Dual Mono format is not identical with bilingual broadcasting for TV programs. So this setting does not take effect while watching such bilingual programs.

Setting bass sound

7Setting subwoofer output—SUBWFR OUT

The subwoofer emits the LFE signals* and the bass elements of each speaker set to “SMALL.”

You can make the bass elements of the front speaker channels (MAIN) emitted through the subwoofer.

SUBWFR OUT: LFE Select to emit the LFE signals and the bass elements of each speaker set to “SMALL.”

SUBWFR OUT: LFE+MAIN Select to emit the bass elements of the front speakers’ channels (MAIN) when no bass elements are emitted through the subwoofer in “SW: LFE.”

Initial setting: SUBWFR OUT: LFE

NOTE

When “SUBWOOFER” is set to “SUBWOOFER: NO” (see page 28), this function is not available.

*The LFE signals are emitted only when playing the following software with the LFE signals:

–Dolby Digital multi channel software

–DTS multi channel software

When playing analogue source or linear PCM software, no LFE signals are emitted.