System Configuration, continued

Table 4 Home Theater Standard 7.1 Factory Default Audio Operating Modes

Possible Default

Digital Signals (4 formats)

 

Analog Signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

Dolby

Dolby

DTS 5.1

PCM

 

 

 

 

Modes

Digital 2.0

Digital 5.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby D + PLII Movie

 

YES

——

——

——

——

Dolby D + PLII Movie + THX

 

YES

——

——

——

——

Dolby D + PLII Music

 

YES

——

——

——

——

Dolby D + PLII Matrix

 

YES

——

——

——

——

Dolby D + Dolby Pro Logic

 

YES

——

——

——

——

Dolby D + Pro Logic + THX

 

YES

——

——

——

——

Dolby D 2.0

 

YES

——

——

——

——

Dolby D 5.1

 

——

YES

——

——

——

Dolby Digital EX1

 

——

YES

——

——

——

Dolby D 5.1 + THX

 

——

YES

——

——

——

Dolby D 5.1 + THX Surr EX1

 

——

YES

——

——

——

Dolby PLII Movie

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

Dolby PLII Movie + THX

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

Dolby PLII Music

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

Dolby PLII Matrix

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

Dolby Pro Logic

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

Dolby Pro Logic + THX

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS 5.1 Movie 3

 

——

——

YES

——

——

DTS 5.1 Movie + THX3

 

——

——

YES

——

——

DTS 5.1 Music 3

 

——

——

YES

——

——

DTS 5.1 Only2, 3

 

——

——

YES

——

——

DTS Neo:6 Cinema

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

DTS Neo:6 Cinema + THX

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

DTS Neo:6 Music

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krell Music Surround

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

Preamp

 

——

——

——

——

YES

Stereo

 

——

——

——

YES

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1The DOLBY DIGITAL EX and DOLBY D 5.1 + THX SURR EX operating modes are available only when your system has 6 or 7 channels.

2DTS 5.1 ONLY sets an input to receive only DTS 5.1 information. When this mode is selected, you are unable to select a default mode for PCM, Dolby Digital 2.0, and Dolby Digital 5.1 signals; the input will playback only DTS 5.1 material.

3When the Home Theater Standard 7.1 detects a DTS 5.1 signal and engages the default mode selected for a DTS 5.1 signal, DTS-ES MATRIX 6.1 and DTS-ES MATRIX 6.1 + THX are accessible by pressing the M2 button or key. The DTS-ES MATRIX 6.1 operating mode is available only when your system has 6 or 7 channels.

Note

The DOLBY DIGITAL EX, DOLBY D 5.1 + THX SURR EX, DTS-ES DISCRETE 6.1, and

 

DTS-ES MATRIX 6.1 operating modes are available only when your system has

 

6 or 7 channels.

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