BASIC PLAYBACK

■Selecting PRO LOGIC II

You can enjoy the 2-channel sources decoded into five discrete channels by selecting PRO LOGIC II in program No. 9.

(While playing a 2-channel source)

1 Press AMP.

2 Press q/DTS.

The previously selected sub program appears on the front panel display.

3 Press SELECT repeatedly to select the decoder, PRO LOGIC II.

4 After selecting on the decoder (PRO LOGIC

II), select the mode appropriate for the source by pressing q/DTS.

The selection switches as follows;

PRO LOGIC II Movie ↔ PRO LOGIC II Music

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•You can select PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II Movie, and PRO LOGIC II Music by pressing DSP on the front panel repeatedly.

Note

•Playback using DOLBY PRO LOGIC II decoders is possible only for 2-channel signals.

■Playing Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS ES software

While playing a 5.1-channel source, press MATRIX 6.1 to turn on the Dolby Digital + Matrix 6.1 or DTS + Matrix 6.1 decoder.

The rear center channel is created from rear left and right channels, and output from virtual rear center speaker.

While playing a 5.1-channel source, the display changes AUTO ^ Matrix6.1 ^ OFF each time the MATRIX 6.1 button is pressed.

• AUTO:

This mode automatically switches Dolby

 

Digital + Matrix 6.1 and DTS + Matrix 6.1

 

depending on the signal. Virtual rear center

 

speaker does not work for 5.1 channel

 

sources.

•Matrix6.1: This setting produces 6-channel playback of the input source using the Matrix 6.1 decoder. The virtual rear center speaker can

be used when playing a 5.1-channel source.

• OFF: Virtual rear center speaker does not work in this setting.

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•When the Matrix 6.1 decoder is functioning, the “MATRIX” indicator lights up on the front panel display.

Notes

•Some Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS ES software may not contain the signal that is necessary for this system to switch to the Matrix 6.1 decoding mode. To turn on the Matrix 6.1 decoder when playing such a source, press Matrix6.1.

•Playing a 6.1-channel source is not possible even if MATRIX6.1 is pressed in the following cases:

–when “1C REAR LR” in the SET MENU is set to NON;

–when the sound effect is turned off;

–when headphones are connected;

–when a Dolby Digital KARAOKE source is being played;

–when 5ch Stereo is selected.

•The setting becomes AUTO once this system turns into standby mode.

■Virtual CINEMA DSP

With Virtual CINEMA DSP, you can enjoy all DSP programs without rear speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce a natural sound field.

You can listen to Virtual CINEMA DSP by setting “1C REAR LR” in the SET MENU to NON. Sound field processing changes to Virtual CINEMA DSP automatically.

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•When Virtual CINEMA DSP is functioning, the “VIRTUAL” indicator lights up on the front panel display.

Note

•This system is not set in the Virtual CINEMA DSP mode even if “1C REAR LR” is set to NON in the following cases:

–when the 5ch Stereo, DOLBY DIGITAL Normal, Pro Logic Normal, Pro Logic II, or DTS Normal program is selected;

–when the sound effect is turned off;

–when 96-kHz sampling digital signals are input to this system;

–when using the test tone; or

–when connecting the headphones.

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