Home Theater–Enjoying more powerful sound

This unit can play Dolby Digital, but only in two channels. This unit does not have a DTS decoder. You must connect a unit with a Dolby Digital or

DTS decoder to enjoy surround sound.

Use analog connection to enjoy audio recorded with high sampling frequencies (over 48 kHz). To protect the rights of the producers of this kind of material, this audio will be down-sampled to 48 kHz if you use digital connection.

What you want to do

To enjoy 5.1-channel surround

sound

To enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic

How to do it

Reference

page

 

 

 

[Digital\connection]

23 [A]

Connect to an amplifier with

 

built-in decoder or a separate

 

decoder-amplifier

 

combination.

 

 

 

 

 

[Analog\connection]

24 [B]

Connect to an analog amplifier

 

or system component.

 

 

 

[Digital\connection]

24 [C]

Connect to a digital amplifier or

 

system component.

 

 

 

Settings

Reference

page

 

 

 

PCM Down Conversion

22

Select “Yes”.

 

Dolby Digital

 

DTS Digital Surround

 

Settings depend on your

 

decoding equipment.

 

Make the speaker settings on

 

the amplifier or decoder.

 

 

 

 

PCM Down Conversion

22

Select “No”.

 

 

 

 

 

PCM Down Conversion

22

Select “Yes”.

 

Dolby Digital

 

Select “PCM”.

 

DTS Digital Surround

 

Select “Off”.

 

 

 

To enjoy heavy bass with a

 

Connect an active subwoofer.

24

subwoofer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ºOther uses

Recording to MDs or cassette tapes (á page 24).

Note

³The equipment connections described are examples.

³Peripheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwise indicated. ³Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions.

BASS PLUS

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Home Theater

Select “ON”.

 

 

 

 

 

»A Connecting an amplifier with a built-in decoder or a decoder-amplifier combination

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

S VIDEO

(PCM/BITSTREAM)

OUT

OUT

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

SUB-

R

 

 

 

WOOFER

 

 

 

Insert fully, with

 

Back of the unit

 

this side facing up.

Optical digital audio cable

Do not bend when connecting.

Amplifier

OPTICAL

Speakers

You can enjoy surround sound by connecting from three to six speakers.

Example: Six speakers

Adjust the settings to suit the equipment you have connected (á “Digital output” page 22).

Note

23

You cannot use DTS Digital Surround decoders not suited to DVD.

RQT6012

 

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