Creating realistic sound fields
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following operation;
• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.
Remote control mode selector
Using 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 2 channel source, you can select the desired surround mode manually.
On the remote control:
7When playing back digital multichannel software
The appropriate multichannel surround mode is automatically activated.
“DOLBY D”:When a software encoded with Dolby Digital is played back
“DTS”: When a software encoded with DTS Digital Surround is played back
In these cases, you can only turn on or off (“SURR OFF”) the surround mode.
7When playing back 2 channel source
You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic II (PL II MOVIE/ PL II MUSIC) or one of the DSP modes (LIVE CLUB/DANCE CLUB/HALL/PAVILION/ALL CH ST.).
Press SURROUND (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 as follows;
]PL II MOVIE ] PL II MUSIC ] LIVE CLUB ] DANCE
CLUB ] HALL ] PAVILION ] ALL CH ST. ] (back to the beginning)
For details on each mode, see pages 31 and 32.
To turn off the surround mode
Press SURROUND (ON/OFF).
Each time you press the button, the surround mode turns on and off alternately.
SURR OFF (surround off) O current selected mode (surround on)
NOTE
•When selecting “PL II MUSIC”, “PL II MOVIE”, “DOLBY D” or “DTS” as the surround mode, the SURROUND indicator lights.
•When selecting one of the DSP modes (“LIVE CLUB”/“DANCE CLUB”/“HALL”/“PAVILION”/“ALL CH ST.”) as the surround mode, the DSP indicator lights.
•For Dolby Digital 2 channel software, you can select “PL II MUSIC” or “PL II MOVIE”.
Storing adjustments — auto memory
This system memorizes the surround mode settings for each source.
•When you turn the power off:
When turning the power on again, the memorized settings for the current source are automatically recalled.
•When you change the source:
The memorized settings for the newly selected source are automatically recalled.
NOTE
•If the source is FM or AM (MW), you can assign a different setting for each band.
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