Activating the EX/ES/PLIIx setting—EX/ES/ PLIIx
Depending on this setting, available Surround modes for digital
•For details about relation between EX/ES/PLIIx setting and available Surround mode, see page 44.
•To activate the Surround mode, see page 45.
EX/ES/PLIIx: AUTO
According to the incoming signal, an appropriate
Surround mode is applied.
•For Dolby Digital Surround EX and
•For the other
EX/ES/PLIIx: ON
Select to apply
EX/ES/PLIIx: PLIIx MOVIE
Select to apply PLIIx MOVIE reproduction to both
EX/ES/PLIIx: PLIIx MUSIC
Select to apply PLIIx MUSIC reproduction to both
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 44.)
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 44) is applied for EX/ES/PLIIx reproduction and the VIRTUAL SB indicator lights up on the display.
Selecting the main or sub channel
—DUAL MONO
You can select the playback sound (channel) you want while playing digital software recorded (or broadcasted) in Dual Mono mode (see page 42), 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
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
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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 “SML.”
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 analog source or linear PCM software, no LFE signals are emitted.
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