PLAYBACK

Downmixing to 2 channels

You can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback even from multi- channel sources.

Press PROGRAM l / h repeatedly (or press

AMP to select the AMP mode, then press STEREO on the remote control) to select 2ch Stereo.

l PROGRAM h

AMP

STEREO

or

 

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Front panel

 

Remote control

Selecting input modes

This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Do the following to select the type of input signals you want to use.

1Rotate INPUT to select the input source.

INPUT

2ch Stereo

y

You can use a subwoofer with this program when SWFR or BOTH is selected in “BASS OUT”.

Listening to unprocessed input signals

In STRAIGHT mode, two channel stereo sources are output from only the front left and right speakers. Multi- channel sources are decoded straight into the appropriate channels without any additional effect processing.

Press STRAIGHT (or press AMP to select the AMP mode, then press STRAIGHT on the remote control) to select STRAIGHT.

STRAIGHT

AMP

STRAIGHT

 

or

ENT.

EFFECT

 

 

 

EFFECT

Front panel

Remote control

STRAIGHT

Press STRAIGHT (EFFECT) again so that “STRAIGHT” disappears from the display when you want to turn the sound effect back on.

Virtual CINEMA DSP

Virtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surround speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce the natural sound field.

If you set “SUR. LR” to NONE (see page 58), Virtual CINEMA DSP activates automatically whenever you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program.

Note

Virtual CINEMA DSP will not activate, even when “SUR. LR” is set to NONE (see page 58) in the following cases:

When MULTI CH INPUT is selected as the input source.

When headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.

2Press INPUT MODE to select an input mode. In most cases, use AUTO.

INPUT MODE

 

 

VCR V-AUX

DTV/CBL DVD MD/CD-R TUNER CD

 

 

 

 

SP

 

 

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input source

Input mode

AUTO

 

 

Automatically selects input signals in

 

 

 

the following order:

 

1)

Digital signals*

 

2)

Analog signals

DTS

Selects only digital signals encoded in

 

DTS. If no DTS signals are input, no

 

sound is output.

ANALOG

Selects only analog signals. If no

 

analog signals are input, no sound is

 

output.

*If this unit detects a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the decoder automatically switches to the appropriate decoder.

y

You can adjust the default input mode of this unit (see page 61).

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