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SURROUND SOUND
This receiver incorporates a sophisticated Digital Signal Processor that allows you to create optimum sound quality and sound atmosphere in your personal Home Theater.
Surround modes
This unit has 8 different surround modes to allow you to enjoy surround sound with various program sources:
DTS, DOLBY DIGITAL, DOLBY PRO LOGIC, DOLBY VIRTUAL, CIRCLE SURROUND, THEATER, HALL, STADIUM.
DTS (Digital Theater System) : Allows you to enjoy 5.1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio from
DTS program sources bearing the “ 
” trademark such as laser discs,
DVD and compact discs, etc. DTS Digital Surround delivers up to 6 channels of transparent audio identical to the original masters and results in exceptional clarity throughout a true 360˚ sound field.
•Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other
© 1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Note : The DTS program sources should be played back in the DTS mode. If not, no sound or a sound like continuous noise will be heard.
DOLBY DIGITAL : Allows you to enjoy up to 5.1 channels of digital surround sound from Dolby Digital program sources bearing the “ 
DOLBY ” trademark such as laser discs, DVD’s and DTV.
D I G I T A L
Dolby Digital provides better sound quality, improved dynamic range and great sense of direction, compared with the conventional Dolby surround. Now, you are able to enjoy real Home Theater sound in your home.
DOLBY PRO LOGIC : This unit incorporates the Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder which has the same functions for playback as it does in movie theaters and gives a theater- like experience in your home, naturally reproducing the audio sound field. Use with Dolby Pro Logic program sources bearing the “ 
DOLBY SURROUND ” trademark such as video cassette tapes or laser discs.
DOLBY VIRTUAL : Dolby Virtual employs sophisticated digital processing to create the illusion of five “phantom” speakers. Therefore, this mode allows you to experience a realistic multichannel experience from any program source other than DTS, etc. through just a single pair of front speakers.
•Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the
CIRCLE SURROUND: This mode provides listeners with 5.1 discrete channels of surround sound from stereo recorded music, or surround encoded program material.
•Circle Surround and the 
symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. in the United States and selected foreign countries. Circle Surround technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.
•When the 6 CH DIRECT INPUTS are connected to a 6 CH surround decoder such as Dolby Digital or DTS, etc., you can enjoy the corresponding surround sound, too. (For details, see the operator’s manual of the component to be connected.)
THEATER : This mode provides the effect of being in a movie theater when watching a movie source that has a stereo sound track.
HALL : This mode provides the ambience of a concert hall for classical music sources such as orchestral, chamber music or an instrumental solo.
STADIUM: This mode provides an expansive sound field. For music sources like a rock concert, you will feel as if you were actually at the live concert. For sports programs such as a baseball game, you can obtain the true stadium effect.
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