Advanced operations

See page 24 for button locations.

7DSP

• STADIUM

STADIUM mode adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in an outdoor stadium.

• All Channel Stereo

7When playing back digital multichannel software (except

while OFF is selected)

The appropriate multichannel surround mode (Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround or Linear/Packed PCM) is automatically selected.

All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected (and activated) speakers.

All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source.

Normal stereo sound

All Channel Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7Indicators on the display window

Digital signal format indicators

PPCM:

Lights when DVD AUDIO packed PCM signals

 

comes in.

LPCM:

Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in.

GD:

Lights when Dolby Digital signals come in.

C:

Lights when DTS Digital (Surround) signals come

 

in.

No indication: No digital signal indicator lights when analog

 

signals come in.

Dolby Surround mode indicator

GPLII:

Lights when Dolby Pro Logic II mode is activated.

Surround indicator

SURR:

Lights when the surround mode is activated.

Source signal indicators, etc. Light to indicate the incoming signals. a: Lights when the left channel signal comes

in.

b: Lights when the center channel signal comes in.

c: Lights when the right channel signal comes in.

d: Lights when the LFE channel signal comes in.

g: Lights when the surround left channel signal comes in.

i: Lights when the surround right channel signal comes in.

h: Lights when the monaural surround channel signal or 2 channel Dolby Surround signal comes in.

SW : Always lights.

The channel with “ ” shows that the corresponding speakers are reproducing the channels’ sound.

If the channels’ sound decoded into 5.1 channel is reproduced, only “ ” lights.

7When playing back a 2 channel source

You can select either Dolby Pro Logic II (MOVIE/MUSIC) or the DSP mode.

Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the desired 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.

For details on each mode, see “Available Surround modes for each input signal”. (See page 24.)

To turn off the surround mode

Press SURROUND repeatedly until “OFF” appears on the display window.

Storing adjustments — auto memory

When you turn the power off, the system memorizes the current surround mode. The memorized mode is automatically recalled when you turn the power on.

NOTE

•For a down-mixing prohibited DVD AUDIO disc, the system continues to output multi-channel signals with “MULTI CH” shown on the display window even if the surround mode is turned off during playback. On the other hand, the system outputs only the front left and right channel signals with “LR ONLY” shown on the display window when you start playback with the surround mode having been set to “OFF” or “H. PHONE”.

•For ASF, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 and DivX (except DivX version 6), the surround mode takes no effects.

Using the on-screen bar

You can check disc information and you can use some functions using the on-screen bar.

Showing the on-screen bar

7 Whenever a disc is loaded

Press ON SCREEN.

Each time you press the button, the on-screen bar changes as follows on the TV screen.

Example: During DVD VIDEO playback

Selecting 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 a 2 channel source, you can select the desired surround mode manually.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation;

• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.

OFF

(The on-screen bar disappears)

(back to the beginning)

• The currently selected item shows green.

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