■Dialogue Adjust (Dialog Adjust)Adjusts the volume or perceive height of dialogue sounds.❑Dialogue Level (Dialog Lvl)

Adjusts the volume of dialogue sounds. If dialogue sounds cannot be heard clearly, you can turn up its volume by increasing this setting.

Setting range

0 to 3

Default

0

❑Dialogue Lift (Dialog Lift)

Adjusts the perceived height of dialogue sounds. If the dialogue sounds as if it is coming from below the TV screen, you can raise its perceived height by increasing this setting.

•This setting is available only when one of the following conditions is met.

–One of the sound programs (except for 2ch Stereo and 9ch Stereo) is selected when front presence speakers are used.

–Virtual Presence Speaker (VPS) (p.64) is working.

(You may hear dialogue sounds from the surround speakers depending on the listening position.)

Setting range

0 to 5 (The bigger the value the higher the position)

Default

0

Ideal position

■Extended Surround (EXTD Surround)

Selects how to play back 5.1- to 7.1-channel sources when surround back speakers are used.

Settings

 

Automatically selects the most suitable decoder if signals that contain

Auto (Auto)

surround back channel signals are input, and reproduces the signals

(default)

in 6.1- or 7.1-channel. If two surround back speakers are connected,

 

the unit reproduces the 5.1-channel signals in 7.1-channel.

 

 

bPLIIx Movie

Always reproduces signals in 7.1-channel using the Dolby Pro Logic

IIx Movie decoder. This setting is available only when two surround

(bPLIIxMo)

back speakers are connected.

 

 

 

bPLIIx Music

Always reproduces signals in 6.1- or 7.1-channel using the Dolby Pro

Logic IIx Music decoder. This setting is available only when one or two

(bPLIIxMu)

surround back speakers are connected.

 

 

 

EX/ES (EX/ES)

Automatically selects the Dolby EX or DTS-ES decoder, and

reproduces signals in 6.1- or 7.1-channel.

 

 

 

 

Always reproduces signals in their original channels. (Even when

Off (Off)

DTS-ES or Dolby Digital EX signal is input, the unit reproduces the

 

signal in 5.1-channel.)

 

 

•Some early Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES sources do not contain a flag for reproducing surround back channel. We recommend you set “Extended Surround” to “bPLIIx Movie” or “EX/ES” when playing back those sources.

■Volume Trim (Volume Trim)Fine-adjusts volume difference between input sources or subwoofer volume.❑Input Trim (In.Trim)

Corrects volume differences between input sources. If you are bothered by volume differences when switching between input sources, use this function to correct it.

• This setting is applied separately to each input source.

Setting range

-6.0 dB to +6.0 dB (0.5 dB increments)

Default

0.0 dB

PLAYBACK ➤ Configuring playback settings for different playback sources (Option menu)

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