Sound Surround Enjoying

MODE +/– ANALOG DIRECT

CINEMA STUDIO EX. 2CH Cursor buttons

 

 

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OFF A B

 

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A.F.D. EQ BANK EQ Jog dial

SURROUND LEVEL

Brief descriptions of buttons used to

enjoy surround sound

LEVEL button: Press to light and customize the level parameters.

SURROUND button: Press to light and customize the surround parameters in the current sound field.

EQ button: Press to light and customize the equalizer parameters in the current sound field.

Cursor buttons ( / ): Use to select parameters after pressing the LEVEL, SUR, or EQ buttons.

Jog dial: Use to adjust parameters and select sound fields (etc.).

A.F.D. button: Press to set the receiver to automatically detect the type of audio signal being input and perform proper decoding (if necessary).

2CH button: Press to output sound from only the front (left and right) speakers.

MODE +/– button: Press to select the sound field.

CINEMA STUDIO EX. button: Press to select CINEMA

STUDIO EX. A~C sound field.

EQ BANK button: Press to switch the memorized EQ (BANK) (EQ 1 ~ 5, OFF).

ANALOG DIRECT button: Press to input the analog signal without digital processing. When this function is on, the equalizer and sound field (etc.) are turned off.

Selecting a Sound Field

You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to.

1Press MODE +/– repeatedly to select the sound field you desire.

The current sound field is indicated in the display. See the table starting on page 31 for information on each sound field.

To turn the sound field off

Press A.F.D. or 2CH (page 34).

zYou can identify Dolby Surround-encoded software by looking at the packaging

Use discs with the

logo. In order to enjoy Dolby Digital

(AC-3) playback you must use discs bearing this logo.

zWhen sound signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz are input

The sound signals are output in stereo automatically, and the sound field is turned off.

z6.1 channel matrix decoding

Some movies released after the summer of 1999 added a new channel to its preexisting 5.1 channel. The new channel added speakers behind the listening position. In the movie theaters, these speakers are placed on the rear wall, on each side of the projection room’s window.

The 6.1 channel system used in the movie theaters is called Dolby Surround EX system. However, to record on movie films, this 6.1 channel is converted to 5.1 channel using matrix encoding, and the same number of channels are used as Dolby Digital and DTS recordings. Recordings on the DVD also use the same signals.

A lot of movie theaters screen movie with matrix encoded

5.1channel signals and this is not unnatural to the ears. However, when a matrix decoder is used to create rear center speaker signals, this simulates the same 6.1 channel sound as Dolby Surround EX system in the movie theaters.

This unit is equipped with the matrix decoder allowing for 6.1 channel sound production. With Virtual 3D technology, the rear center signals can be enjoyed even without an actual rear center speaker. When the front center speaker is not used, it is possible to use this channel to output rear center signals.

Particularly with VIRTUAL MATRIX 6.1, speakers placed on rear and side walls in the movie theaters are virtually created. As reflections and reverberations are also simulated, you can enjoy powerful sounds as if in the movie theater that uses Dolby Surround EX system.

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