Enjoying surround sound
■Decoder indicators
Depending on the input source and the selected surround mode, the decoder indicators in the front panel display light up as follows:
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When PCM signals are being input |
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When DTS digital signals are being |
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input or DTS Neo:6 is selected as |
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When Dolby Digital signals are |
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When Dolby Pro Logic is selected |
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When Dolby Pro Logic II is selected |
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as the surround mode |
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•You can select an input mode (AUTO, DTS, or ANALOG) by pressing INPUTMODE repeatedly (see page 70).
•Discs encoded in
■Surround modes and recommended sources
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DTS Neo:6 | Cinema | Movies | |
Music | Music | ||
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Dolby Pro Logic | – | All sources | |
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| Movie | Movies | |
Dolby Pro Logic II | Music | Music | |
| Game | Games | |
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Notes
•When you select an input source (see page 41), the surround mode used for the previously selected input source is automatically selected.
•If the power of this unit is turned off and on again, the surround mode used for the previously selected input source before the power was turned off is automatically selected.
•If the surround modes are not available, “Prohibit” appears in the front panel display when you press SUR. DECODE.
•The surround modes are available:
–when the beam mode is set to a setting other than the stereo playback (see page 50), My Beam (see page 51), and My Surround (see page 45).
–when