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Listening to your system

b. You can also adjust the C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM. effect

F.S.S.ADVANCE

Allows you to create natural surround

(see Setting the Audio options

on page 36

Using the Sound Retriever

(Front Stage

sound effects using just the front speakers

c. You can also adjust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the Audio

Surround

and the subwoofer.

When audio data is removed during the compression

options

on page 36

ADVANCE)

Use to provide a rich surround sound effect

process, sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound

d. You can also adjust the C.IMG effect (see Setting the Audio

directed to the center of where the front left

image. The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP

options

on page 36

and right speakers sound projection area

technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to

e. Cannot be selected when the Speaker System is set to Surr.

converges.

compressed 2-channel audio by restoring sound pressure

Back (see The Speaker System setting

on page 49

and smoothing jagged artifacts left over after compression.

f. • You can choose the STEREO mode by using STEREO button

Front left

Front right

on the front panel.

speaker

DISP

• The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can

still use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound

RECEIVER SLEEP SOURCE

Retriever and Tone functions.

Note

INPUT

CLR

ENTER

SHIFT

• In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is

heard from both surround back speakers.

Press

, then press S.RETRIEVER to switch the

RECEIVER

S.R AIR

Suitable for listening to the sound from a

 S.RTV

(Sound

Retriever) ON or OFF.

SURROUND

(Sound Retriever

Bluetooth wireless technology device.

Using the Advanced surround ADV SURR

ADVANCED

Note

AIR)

The S.R AIR listening mode can only

• The Sound Retriever is only applicable to 2-channel

The Advanced surround feature creates a variety of surround

selected when the ADAPTER input.

effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see

PHONES SURR

When listening through headphones, you

sources.

which you like.

can still get the effect of overall surround

ACTION

Designed for action movies with dynamic

Listening with Acoustic Calibration EQ

soundtracks.

Using Stream Direct DIRECTAUTO/

AUTO SURROUND/

You can listen to sources using the Acoustic Calibration

STREAM DIRECT

DRAMA

Designed for movies with lots of dialog.

Equalization set in Automatically setting up for surround

ENT.SHOW

Suitable for musical sources.

Use the Stream Direct modes when you want to hear the

sound (MCACC) on page 23. Refer to these pages for more on

truest possible reproduction of a source. All unnecessary

Acoustic Calibration Equalization.

ADVANCED GAME

Suitable for video games.

signal processing is bypassed.

SPORTS

Suitable for sports programs.

AUTO SURROUND

See Auto playback on page 33.

DISP

CLASSICAL

Gives a large concert hall-type sound

RECEIVER SLEEP SOURCE

DIRECT

Sources are heard according to the settings

ROCK/POP

Creates a live concert sound for rock and/or

made in the Manual SP Setup (speaker

pop music.

setting, channel level, speaker distance), as

INPUT

SHIFT

UNPLUGGED

Suitable for acoustic music sources.

well as with dual mono settings. You will

CLR

ENTER

hear sources according to the number of

EXT.STEREO

Gives multichannel sound to a stereo

channels in the signal.

While listening to a source, press

, then press

RECEIVER

source, using all of your speakers

Phase Control, Acoustic Calibration EQ,

 EQ to switch the EQ (Acoustic Calibration

EQ) ON or

Sound Delay, Auto Delay, LFE Attenuate

OFF.

and Center image functions are available.

The MCACC indicator on the front panel lights when

PURE DIRECT

Analog and PCM sources are heard without

Acoustic Calibration EQ is active.

any digital processing.

• You can’t use Acoustic Calibration EQ with Stream

Direct mode and it has no effect with headphones.