PL IIz Height Gain

`Low

`Mid

`High

The Height Gain Control in Dolby Pro Logic IIz enables the listener to select how much gain is applied to the front high speakers. There are three settings, “Low”, “Mid” and “High”, and the front high speakers are accentuated in that order. While “Mid” is the default listening setting, the listener may adjust the Height Gain Control to their personal preference.

Note

If the “Front High” settings is set to “None” (page 54), this setting cannot be selected.

If the “Powered Zone 2” setting is set to “Yes” and Zone 2 is turned on, this setting cannot be selected.

Dolby EX

`Auto:

If the source signal contains a Dolby EX flag, the Dolby EX or THX Surround EX listening mode is used.

`Manual:

You can select any available listening mode.

This setting determines how Dolby EX encoded signals are handled. This setting is unavailable if no surround back speakers are connected. This setting is effective with Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD only.

Note

If the “Surround Back” setting is set to “None” (page 54), this setting cannot be selected.

If the “Powered Zone 2” setting is set to “Yes” and Zone 2 is turned on, this setting cannot be selected.

TrueHD Loudness Management

`Off

`On

This setting specifies whether or not to apply the Late Night processing on a Dolby TrueHD source.

Note

When this setting is set to “Off”, the Late Night function for Dolby TrueHD sources is automatically fixed to “Off”.

When this setting is set to “Off”, the Dialogue Normalization information is not available for Dolby TrueHD sources.

DTS

Neo:6 Music

Center Image

`0 to 2 to 5

The DTS Neo:6 Music listening mode creates 6-channel surround sound from 2-channel stereo sources. With this setting, you can specify by how much the front left and right channel output is attenuated in order to create the center channel.

Changing the value from “0” to “5” will spread the sound of the center channel to left and right (outwards).

Audyssey DSX™

Soundstage

`–3dB to Reference to +3dB

With this setting, you can adjust the sound stage when using Audyssey DSX.

Note

This listening mode can be selected only when all the following conditions are satisfied:

The center speaker is connected.

The front high speakers are connected.

Powered Zone 2 is not in use.

Advanced Operations

Theater-Dimensional

Listening Angle

`Wide:

Select if the listening angle is 40 degrees.

`Narrow:

Select if the listening angle is 20 degrees. With this setting, you can optimize the Theater- Dimensional listening mode by specifying the angle of the front left and right speakers relative to the listening position. Ideally, the front left and right speakers should be equidistant from the listening position and at an angle close to one of the two available settings.

Front left speaker

Front right speaker

 

20°/40°

LFE Level

Dolby Digital*1, DTS*2, Multich PCM, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DSD*3

`QdB,–20dB,–10dB, or 0dB

With these settings, you can set the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel individually for each input sources.

If you find that low-frequency effects are too loud when using one of these sources, change the setting to –20 dB or

QdB.

*1 Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus sources

*2 DTS and DTS-HD High Resolution sources

*3 DSD (Super Audio CD) sources

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TX-NR616 specifications

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