PLAYBACK
Selecting input modes
This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Do the following to select the type of input signal you want to use.
1Select the input source.
INPUT | PHONO | TUNER | CD | MULTI CH IN |
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2Press INPUT MODE to select an input mode. In most cases, use AUTO.
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VCR 1 CBL/SAT DTV DVD MD/TAPE | TUNER | PHONO | |||
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AUTO | Automatically selects input signals in | ||||
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| 2) | Analog signals |
DTS | Selects only digital signals encoded in | |
| DTS. If no DTS signals are input, no | |
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ANALOG | Selects only analog signals. If no | |
| analog signals are input, no sound is | |
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*If this unit detects a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the decoder automatically switches to the appropriate sound field program.
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•You can adjust the default input mode this unit selects when the power is turned on (see page 61).
•DTS mode is recommended for playback of a CD or LD encoded in DTS.
Note
If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any way, you may not be able to perform DTS decoding even if you make a digital connection between this unit and the player.
■Displaying information about the input
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You can display the type, format and sampling frequency of the current input signal.
1Select the input source.
PHONO | TUNER | CD | MULTI CH IN |
CBL/SAT | MD/TAPE | ||
DTV | VCR 1 | DVR/VCR2 | DVD |
2Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press STRAIGHT/EFFECT so that “STRAIGHT” appears in the display.
AMP
STRAIGHT
SOURCE | then |
TV | EFFECT |
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3Press k / n to display the following information about the input signal.
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(Format) | Signal format display. When the unit |
| cannot detect a digital signal it |
| automatically switches to analog input. |
in | Number of source channels in the input |
| signal. For example, a |
| soundtrack with 3 front channels, 2 |
| surround channels and LFE, is |
| displayed as “3/2/LFE”. |
fs | Sampling frequency. When the unit is |
| unable to detect the sampling |
| frequency “Unknown” appears. |
rate | Bit rate. When the unit is unable to |
| detect the bit rate “Unknown” appears. |
flg | Flag data encoded with DTS or Dolby |
| Digital signals that cue this unit to |
| automatically switch decoders. |
Note
The display shows “3/2/LFE” even when you play
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