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DOLBY DIGITAL can be used when playing DVD or LD software bearing

themark and DOLBY DIGITAL format digital broadcasts (etc.).

DOLBY PRO LOGIC and DOLBY 3 STEREO can be used when playing

video, DVD, or LD software bearing the mark.

Operations

Preparations

 

•Turn ON related components.

•Complete "Preparing for surround sound" (speaker settings).

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•Use the INPUT SELECTOR to select the component you wish to playback with surround sound.

•Use the INPUT MODE key to select the input mode (analog or

digital) for the source you wish to play back.

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1Start playing the video software.

2Press the LISTEN MODE key to select the listening mode.

The listening mode settings are stored separately for each input. If the input mode is set to digital auto ("AUTO SOUND" lights), the receiver selects the optimal listening mode automatically based on the type of input signal and the speaker settings.

Each press of the LISTEN MODE key switches the setting as listed below.

The listening mode settings are different depending on the type of input signal.

When the DOLBY DIGITAL signal is input:

(The DOLBY DIGITAL, PROLOGIC, or 3 STEREO indicator lights up.)

1 DOLBY DIGITAL: DOLBY DIGITAL surround 2 PRO LOGIC: PRO LOGIC surround

3 3 STEREO: 3-STEREO surround

4 STEREO: Normal stereo playback

Ambience effects

When the analog signal or the digital signal except for the DOLBY DIGITAL signal is input:

1 PRO LOGIC: PRO LOGIC surround (The PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.)

23 STEREO: 3-STEREO surround (The 3 STEREO indica-

tor lights up.)

3STEREO: Normal stereo playback

•If a Dolby Digital signal having more channels than the maximum number of playback channels available using the receiver's cur- rent setting is input, the DOWN MIX indicator on the front panel lights up and downmixing is performed to match the number of avaliable channels.

3Adjust the volume.

Notes

•Depending on the type of the signal or speaker setting, some listening modes cannot be selected.

•When playback is started, the sound may be cut or interrupted before the input source is confirmed as Dolby Digital.

•To enjoy Dolby Digital surround (as well as all the other listening modes) from a single component, be sure to use a Dolby Digital compatible source component. Connect the Dolby Digital compatible source component's Dolby Digital format digital audio signal to one of the DIGITAL INPUT jacks on the back of the receiver. Connect the normal audio signal correctly to the respective component's AUDIO

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When you select DOLBY DIGITAL