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ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND

• When the AUTO OSD function is on, the corresponding setup display is on the TV screen.

Selecting the surround mode

• You can also select the surround mode with using the buttons on the front panel.

(For details, refer to “SETTING UP THE SYSTEM ON FRONT PANEL” on page 44.)

DSP

• Each time the DSP MODE or

button is pressed, the surround mode changes depending on the signal format

being input and the selected decoding mode as follows :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signal format being input

 

Selected decoding mode

Selectable surround mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital 5.1,

 

IN-AUTO mode

(DOLBY DIGITAL EX,) DOLBY DIGITAL,

 

Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources

 

 

 

DOLBY VIRTUAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital 2-channel

 

IN-AUTO mode

(DOLBY DIGITAL EX,) PL II CINEMA, PL II

 

sources

 

 

 

 

MUSIC, PRO LOGIC, DOLBY VIRTUAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM(2 channel) sources

 

IN-AUTO, IN-PCM mode

PL II CINEMA, PL II MUSIC, PRO LOGIC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog stereo sources

 

 

 

 

DOLBY VIRTUAL, NEO 6 CINEMA, NEO 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUSIC, THEATER, MOVIE, HALL 1/2,

 

 

 

 

 

 

STADIUM, CHURCH, CLUB 1/2, ARENA 1/2,

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAME, MATRIX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS 5.1,

 

IN-AUTO, IN-DTS mode

(DTS ES DISCRETE/MATRIX)

 

DTS ES Discrete 6.1,

 

 

 

 

DTS

 

DTS ES Matrix 6.1 sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPEG sources

 

IN-AUTO mode

corresponding MPEG surround mode

 

( ): possible only when surround back speaker setting is not “N”.

•When 96 kHz PCM signals are input, the stereo mode is selected automatically; the surround mode cannot be selected.

•When MPEG signals are input in the IN-AUTO mode, the corresponding MPEG surround mode will be selected

regardless of using the DSP MODE or button.

Notes:

•When the selected decoding mode is not matched to the input signal format, the “DIGITAL” indicator flickers and no sound is heard. Therefore, be sure to select the required decoding mode and the available surround mode according to the input signal format.

•When the 7 CH DIRECT is selected as an input source, the decoding and surround modes cannot be selected.

•When the digital signals are not input, the desired surround mode cannot be selected.

•When the headphone is used, the surround mode cannot be selected.

To cancel the surround mode for stereo operation

• Then the stereo mode is selected.

STEREO

• To cancel the stereo mode, select the desired surround

 

 

mode with using the DSP MODE or button.

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Sherwood R-903 Enjoying Surround Sound, Selecting the surround mode, To cancel the surround mode for stereo operation
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R-903R, R-903 specifications

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