Enjoying surround sound

The following chart gives a summary of this unit’s surround features. It also shows additional features that can be used to enhance your listening enjoyment.

Note

³None of the features are effective when headphones are used or when radio is selected as the source.

³You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these surround systems and effects are used with some sources. If this occurs, either turn the surround system or effect off or reduce the level of the effect.

quality

Surround system

DOLBY DIGITAL

(á page 32)

Features

Software

³Dolby Digital is a discrete 5.1 (6) channel

DVDs encoded with Dolby Digital can be

surround system developed for cinema

identified with this mark.

use. The sound signals in Dolby Digital

 

format are compressed to 1/10 their

 

original size, allowing an entire movie to

 

be recorded on a single DVD.

 

³This unit automatically recognizes DVDs

 

that have been recorded with Dolby

 

Digital.

 

³Not all Dolby Digital sources are

 

recorded with 5.1 (6) channels.

 

Some sources marked Dolby Digital may

 

be recorded in Dolby Surround, a 2

 

channel system.

 

Changing sound field and

DOLBY PRO LOGIC

(á page 33)

SUPER

MOVIE

 

SURROUND

 

(á page 34)

 

 

MUSIC

 

 

SIMULATED STEREO

(á page 34)

³Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding system that was developed to get a better sense of presence from sources encoded with Dolby Surround. Positioning has been improved by the addition of a separate center speaker channel.

³This unit has built-in Dolby Pro Logic circuitry.

³This mode adds surround effects to movie software that hasn’t been recorded with the above systems. ³In MOVIE mode you can adjust the

volume of the surround speakers to get the best surround effect.

This mode adds surround effects to stereo sources.

This mode adds stereo-like effects to monaural sources.

Software encoded with Dolby Surround can be identified with this mark.

³DVD

³Video CD ³CD ³Laser Disc ³Video tape

Any stereo sound source except for radio. ³DVD

³Video CD ³CD ³Cassette tape ³Laser Disc ³Video tape

Any monaural sound source except for radio.

³DVD

³Video CD ³CD ³Cassette tape ³Laser Disc ³Video tape

RQT5471

Amplifier modes

(On the tuner/amplifier)

 

 

 

 

 

When using the above surround systems (except for SIMULATED STEREO), the

Surround mode

TRI-AMP mode (stereo)

amplifier is automatically switched to the surround mode.

 

 

 

 

In all other cases, the TRI-AMP mode (stereo) is engaged. In this mode, three

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

separate amplifiers are used to drive the three sections (LOW, MID, and HIGH) of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the two front speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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