Listening to your system

With two channel sources, you can select from:

Auto – Auto listening mode (see page 24)

2PL II Movie (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to movie sources

2PL II Music (Dolby Pro Logic II Music) – 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to music sources; see Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings below

2PL II Game (Dolby Pro Logic II Game) – 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to video games

2Pro Logic (Dolby Pro Logic) – 4.1 channel surround sound for use with any two-channel source

Neo:6 Cinema – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources

Neo:6 Music – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources; see Center image setting below

Stereo – See Listening in stereo on page 26

With multichannel sources, you can select (according to format):

Auto – Auto listening mode (see page 24)

StandardDecode – Listening in Dolby Digital or DTS surround decoding. Plays back multichannel sources like Dolby Digital, DTS, and multichannel PCM with the most standard decoder

Stereo – See Listening in stereo on page 26

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Panorama – Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’ effect.

ENTER

 

3

Adjust the setting, then press ENTER to

confirm.

 

Center image setting

When listening to two channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode (see page 24), you can also adjust the center image effect.

Adjusts the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals.2

1

SOUND

Press when Neo:6 Music mode is active.

 

ENTER

 

2

 

Select ‘Center Image’ then press ENTER.

 

ENTER

 

3

 

Adjust the setting, then press ENTER to

confirm.

 

Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent to the center speaker only).

Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings

When listening in Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode (see above), there are three settings you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.

1SOUND Press when Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode is active.

 

ENTER

2

Select ‘Center Width’, ‘Dimension’ or

‘Panorama’ then press ENTER.

Center Width1 – Provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).

Dimension – Adjusts the depth of the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings).

Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional surround sound effects. These modes are designed to provide optimum listening effect when using the Standard surround setup described on page 6.

ADV

SURR Press to select an Advanced Surround mode. The ADV.SURR. indicator lights when one of these modes is chosen. You cannot switch between modes for

some audio streams.3 Press repeatedly to select:

Action – Designed for action movies with dynamic soundtracks

Drama – Designed for movies with lots of dialog

Sci-Fi– Designed for science fiction with lots of special effects

Mono Film – Creates surround sound from mono soundtracks

Note

1 As this product uses a dual center speaker system, you should normally use the C.Width 3 setting. 2 As this product uses a dual center speaker system, you should normally use the C.Image 3 setting.

3 You cannot use this function for the following audio streams:

Dolby TrueHD: over 88.2 kHz

DTS-HD: over 88.2 kHz or with the channel format of 2/0

DTS-Express: with the channel format of 2/0

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