Other Settings

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Dual Mono Setup

Default setting: CH1

You can specify how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks should be played. Dual mono is not widely used, but is sometimes necessary when two languages need to be sent to separate channels.

1Select ‘Dual Mono Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.

 

6.Other Setup

 

 

 

6b.Dual Mono

Setup

 

 

 

a.DRC

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.Dual

Mono Setup

 

 

 

 

Dual Mono

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.LFE

ATT Setup

 

 

 

 

 

[ CH1

 

 

 

 

d.SR+

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Choose the setting that you want.

CH2 – Only channel 2 is played

CH1 CH2 – Both channels are played through the front speakers

CH1 – Only channel 1 is played

3When you're finished, press RETURN. You return to the Other Setup menu.

LFE Attenuator Setup

• Default setting: ATT 0 dB

Some Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE atten- uator as necessary to prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting the sound from the speakers.

1Select ‘LFE ATT Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.

 

6.Other Setup

 

 

 

6c. LFE ATT

Setup

 

 

 

a.DRC

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.Dual

Mono Setup

 

 

LFE ATT

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.LFE

ATT Setup

 

 

 

 

 

ATT 0dB

 

 

 

 

d.SR+

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2Choose the setting that you want.

ATT 0dB – No limiting (recommended)

ATT 10dB – 10 dB of limiting

LFE OFF – No sound from LFE channel

3 When you're finished, press RETURN.

 

You return to the Other Setup menu.

 

 

 

 

English

Make the following settings if you have

 

 

 

 

SR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays

 

connected a Pioneer plasma display to this

 

receiver using an SR+ cable. Note that the

 

 

 

 

number of settings available will depend on the

 

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plasma display on page 61.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plasma display you’ve connected.

 

 

 

 

 

See also Using this receiver with a Pioneer

 

 

1 Select ‘SR+ Setup’ from the Other Setup menu.

 

Français

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.Other Setup

 

 

 

 

 

6d.SR+ Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.DRC

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

PDP Volume

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.Dual

Mono Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.LFE

ATT Setup

 

 

 

 

 

PDP Input Select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.SR+

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/LD

 

[ input-1 ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/SAT

 

[ input-2 ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR

 

[ input-3 ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

[ TV

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor Out

Connect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ OFF

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italiano

2 Select the ‘PDP Volume Control’ setting

 

you want.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF – The receiver does not control the

 

 

volume of the plasma display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON – When the receiver is switched to one

 

Nederlands

 

of the inputs that use the plasma display

 

 

(DVD/LD, or another function below), the

 

 

volume on the plasma display is muted so

 

 

only sound from the receiver is heard.

 

3 Assign any input source connected to the

 

 

 

plasma display to the corresponding input

 

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number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This matches the receiver’s input source with a

 

numbered video input on the plasma display.

 

For example, assign DVD/LD to input-2if you

 

 

 

have connected your DVD video output to video

 

 

input 2 on the plasma display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The Monitor Out Connect should be set

 

 

to the input that you’ve used to connect

 

 

this receiver to your plasma display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6d.SR+ Setup

 

 

 

 

 

6d.SR+ Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDP Volume Control

 

 

 

 

 

PDP Volume

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ ON ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ ON ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PDP Input Select

 

 

 

 

 

PDP Input Select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/LD

 

input-1

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/LD

 

 

input-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/SAT

[

input-2

]

 

 

 

TV/SAT

 

[

OFF

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR

[ input-3 ]

 

 

DVR

 

[ input-3 ]

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

[ TV

]

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

[ TV

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor Out Connect

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor Out

Connect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ OFF

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ OFF

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

:Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4When you're finished, press RETURN. You return to the Other Setup menu.

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