■Downmixing to 2 channels
You can enjoy
Rotate PROGRAM (or press STEREO on the
remote control) to select 2ch Stereo.
PROGRAM | STEREO | HALL | JAZZ | ROCK |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
or | ENTERTAIN | MUSIC | TV THTR | MOVIE |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| THX | STANDARD |
| EXTD. SUR |
| 9 | 0 | +10 | ENT. |
Front panel | Remote control | |||
2ch Stereo
Note
You can use a subwoofer with this program when “SWFR” or “BOTH” is selected in LFE/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/EFFECT to select STRAIGHT.
STRAIGHT | STRAIGHT |
or | EFFECT |
EFFECT |
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Front panel | Remote control |
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 a natural sound field.
If you set SURR L/R SP to “NONE”, Virtual CINEMA DSP activates automatically whenever you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program.
Note
Virtual CINEMA DSP will not activate, even when SURR L/R SP is set to “NONE” (see page 59) in the following cases:
–When MULTI CH INPUT is selected as the input source.
–When headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.
PLAYBACK
■Playing video sources in the
background
You can combine images from a video source with sound from an audio source. For example, you can enjoy listening to classical music while having beautiful scenery from the video source on the video monitor.
Use the input selector buttons to select a video source, then select an audio source.
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PHONO | TUNER | CD | MULTI CH IN |
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CBL/SAT | MD/TAPE |
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DTV | VCR 1 | DVR/VCR2 | DVD | Video sources |
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Note
If you want to enjoy an audio source connected to the MULTI CH |
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INPUT jacks together with a video source, first select the video |
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source and then press MULTI CH INPUT. | BASIC OPERATION |
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