Advanced Setup—Continued

Assigning Listening Modes to Input Sources

You can assign a default listening mode to each input source that will be selected automatically when you select each input source. For example, you can set the default listening mode to be used with Dolby Digital input signals. You can select other listening modes dur- ing playback, but the mode specified here will be resumed once the AV receiver has been set to Standby.

1 Press the [RECEIVER] button followed by the [SETUP] button.

The main menu appears onscreen.

If the main menu doesn’t appear, make sure the appropriate external input is selected on your TV.

2 Use the Up and Down [q]/[w] buttons to select “5. Listening Mode Preset”, and then press [ENTER].

The “Listening Mode Preset” menu appears.

 

5. Listening Mode Preset

1.

DVD/BD

2.

VCR/DVR

3.

CBL/SAT

4.

GAME

5.

AUX

6.

TV/TAPE

7.

TUNER

8.

CD

9.

PORT

3 Use the Up and Down [q]/[w] buttons to select the input source that you want to set, and then press [ENTER].

The signal format selection menu appears.

5–1. Listening Mode Preset

 

—DVD/BD—

 

Analog / PCM

Last Valid

Dolby D/Dolby D +

Last Valid

DTS/DTS HD HR

Last Valid

D.F. 2ch

Last Valid

D.F. Mono

Last Valid

For TUNER input selector only “Analog” will be available.

4 Use the Up and Down [q]/[w] buttons to select the signal format that you want to set, and then use the Left and Right [e]/ [r] buttons to select a listening mode.

Only listening modes that can be used with each input signal format can be selected (see

pages 60–63).

The Last Valid option means that the listening mode selected last will be used.

Analog / PCM: With this setting, you can specify the listening mode to be used when an analog (CD, TV, LD, VHS, MD, turntable, radio, cas- sette, cable, satellite, etc.) or PCM digital (CD, DVD, etc.) audio signal is played.

Dolby D/Dolby D +: With this setting, you can specify the listening mode to be used when a Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus format digital audio signal is played (DVD, etc.).

DTS/DTS HD HR: With this setting, you can specify the listening mode to be used when a DTS or DTS-HD High Resolution format digital audio signal is played (DVD, LD, CD, etc.).

D.F. 2ch: Specifies the default listening mode for 2-channel (2/0) stereo sources in a digital format, such as Dolby Digital or DTS.

D.F. Mono: With this setting, you can specify the listening mode to be used when a mono digital audio signal is played (DVD, etc.).

Multich PCM: Specifies the default listening mode for multichannel PCM sources input via a HDMI IN, such as DVD-Audio.

Dolby TrueHD: Specifies the default listening mode for Dolby TrueHD sources, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD (input via HDMI).

DTS-HD Master Audio: Specifies the default listening mode for DTS-HD Master Audio sources, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD (input via HDMI).

DSD: Specifies the default listening mode for DSD multichannel sources, such as SACD.

5 When you’ve finished, press the [SETUP] button.

The setup menu closes.

Notes:

•If you connect an input component (such as UP-A1 series Dock that seated iPod) to the UNIVERSAL PORT jack, you can assign only “Analog” listening mode to PORT selector.

•This procedure can also be performed on the AV receiver by using its [SETUP] button, arrow buttons, and [ENTER] button.

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HT-RC160 specifications

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