Advanced Setup, Decoder Setup, Analog/PCM

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Advanced Setup

Decoder Setup

Here are surround-related settings for PCM, Dolby Dig- ital, multichannel, and other input signal formats.

1	Press the [RECEIVER] button fol-
	Press the [RECEIVER] button fol-
RECEIVER	lowed by the [SETUP] button.
	The main menu appears onscreen.

2		Use the Up and Down [	]/[		]
		buttons to select “3. Decoder
	ENTER	Setup,” and then press [ENTER].
		The Surround Setup menu appears.
		Menu
		------------------------
		Basic Setup
	ENTER	3.Decorder Setup
	ENTER	1-----------------------.Initial Setup		-
		1-----------------------.Initial Setup		-
		1.Analog/PCM
		2.Dolby Digital
		Advanced Setup
		3.DTS
		3.Surround Setup
		4.D.F.2ch
		4.Audio Adjust
		5.Multiplex
		5.Listening Mode Preset
		6.Multich Input
		6.Preference
3		Use the Up and Down [	]/[		]

buttons to select the menu items,

ENTER

and then press [ENTER].

ENTER

4		Use the Up and Down [ ]/[	]
		buttons to select the settings,
	ENTER	and use the Left and Right [	]/
	ENTER

[ ] buttons to set them. The settings are explained below.

5	When you’ve ﬁnished, press the
	When you’ve ﬁnished, press the
	[SETUP] button.
	The setup menu closes.

Note:

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

3-1. Analog/PCM

These settings apply to PCM input signals from CD players and so on, and analog signals from cassette play- ers, turntables, and so on.

■a. Input Channel (Mono)

This setting determines which channel is output when the Mono listening mode is used with a stereo source.

L+R: Both the left and right channels are output (default).

Left: Only the left channel is output. Right: Only the right channel is output.

■b. Surround Mode

This setting determines the surround mode for analog and PCM input signals. This setting is unavailable if no center and surround speakers are connected.

You can select PLIIx Movie (default), PLIIx Music, PLIIx Game, Neo:6 Cinema, or Neo:6 Music.

■c. THX Mode (TX-SR702/702E only)

This setting determines which surround mode is used when THX is used with analog and PCM input signals. This setting is unavailable if no surround speakers are connected.

You can select either PLIIx+THX (default) or Neo:6+THX.

If you’re not using any surround back speakers, “PLIIx” will be “PLII.”

If you’re not using any surround speakers, Neo:6 Music cannot be selected.

3-2. Dolby Digital

These settings apply to Dolby Digital input signals.

■a. LFE Level

With this setting, you can set the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for Dolby Digital sources to

–∞, –10 dB, or 0 dB (default).

If you ﬁnd that the low-frequency effects are too loud when playing Dolby Digital sources, set this to –10 dB or –∞dB.

■b. Dolby EX

This setting determines how Dolby Digital EX signals are handled. This setting is unavailable if no surround back speakers are connected.

Auto: If the source signal contains a Dolby Digital EX ﬂag, the Dolby Digital EX listening mode is used.

Manual: Depends on the c. SurrBack Mode setting and d. THX Mode setting.

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