■Virtual CINEMA DSP

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

You can listen to virtual CINEMA DSP by setting “1C SURR” in the set menu to NON. Sound field processing changes to Virtual CINEMA DSP automatically.

Note

•Virtual CINEMA DSP will not activate, even when 1C SURR is set to “NONE” (see page 42) in the following cases:

–When the 5ch Stereo, DOLBY DIGITAL, Pro Logic, Pro Logic II, or DTS program is selected.

–When the sound effect is turned off.

–When 6CH INPUT is selected as the input source.

–When a digital signal with a sampling frequency greater than 48 kHz is input to this unit.

–When using the test tone.

–When connecting the headphones.

■To listen with headphones

(SILENT CINEMA)

The SILENT CINEMA mode allows you to enjoy multi- channel music or movie sound, including Dolby Digital and DTS surround, through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA activates automatically whenever you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs. The “SILENT CINEMA” indicator lights up on the front panel display. (If the sound field programs are off, you listen with normal stereo reproduction.)

Notes

•This feature is not available when 6CH INPUT is selected or the unit is receiving a digital signal with a sampling frequency greater than 48 kHz.

•The sound from the LFE channel will be mixed and output from the headphones.

■Normal stereo reproduction

Press STEREO to turn off the sound effect for normal stereo reproduction.

Press STEREO again to turn the sound effect back on.

STEREO

STEREO

or

ENTER

EFFECT

 

Front panel

Remote control

PLAYBACK

Notes

•If you turn off the sound effects, no sound is output from the center speaker or surround speakers.

•If you turn off the sound effects while the unit is reproducing sound from a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the dynamic range of the signal is automatically compressed and the unit will mix the sounds of the center and surround speaker channels and output them from the front speakers.

•The volume may be greatly reduced when you turn off the sound effects or if you set “SOUND 4 D. RANGE (dynamic range)” on the set menu to MIN. In this case turn on the sound effect.

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•During stereo reproduction, you can display information such as the type, format and sampling frequency of the signal input from the components connected to this unit.

(While playing a source)

1Press AMP.

2Press u / d to display the information about the input signal.

–

SELECT

+

PRESET/CH

(Format): The display shows the signal format. When the unit cannot detect a digital signal it automatically switches to analog input.

in: The display shows the number of input signal source channels, as follows: For multi-channel soundtrack such as front 3 channels, surround 2 channels and LFE, the display shows “3/2/ LFE”.

fs: The display shows the sampling frequency. When the unit is unable to detect the sampling frequency “Unknown” shows in the front panel display.

rate: The display shows the bit rate. When the unit is unable to detect the bit rate “Unknown” shows in the front panel display.

flg: The display shows the flag - data encoded in a DTS or Dolby Digital signal that causes this unit to automatically switch to the appropriate decoder for playback.

OPERATION

BASIC

 

 

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