Graphical user interface (GUI) screen

Decoder parameter descriptions

Decoder parameter

Features

 

 

Panorama

(“PLIIx Music” and “PLII Music” only)

Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music panorama. Sends stereo signals to the surround speakers as well as the front speakers for a wraparound effect.

Choices: Off, On

Center Width

(“PLIIx Music” and “PLII Music” only)

Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music center width. Moves the center channel output completely towards the center speaker or towards the front left and right speakers. A larger value moves the center channel output towards the front left and right speakers.

Control range: 0 (center channel sound is output only from the center speaker) to

7 (center channel sound is output only from the front left and right speakers)

Initial setting: 3

Dimension

(“PLIIx Music” and “PLII Music” only)

Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music dimension. Adjusts the sound field either towards the front or towards the rear.

Control range: –3 (towards the rear) to +3 (towards the front)

Initial setting: STD (standard)

Center Image

(“Neo:6 Music” only)

DTS Neo:6 Music center image. Adjusts the front left and right channel output relative to the center channel to make the center channel more or less dominant as necessary.

Control range: 0.0 (center channel sound is output only from the front left and right speakers) to

1.0(center channel sound output only from the center speaker)

Initial setting: 0.3

EXTD Surround

(U.S.A. and Canada models only)

Extended surround mode. Selects the extended surround mode used for the multi-channel sources when the decoder is selected. See page 88 for details.

Choices: AUTO, PLIIx Movie, PLIIx Music, EX/ES, EX, Neural-THX,OFF

y

You can select “Neural-THX” in “EXTD Surround”. When you select “Neural-THX” in “EXTD

Surround”, this unit plays back Dolby Digital or DTS signals in 6.1/7.1 channels using the Neural-THX

Surround decoder.

Initialize (Program parameters initialization)

Use this feature to initialize the parameter of the selected sound field program.

Choices: No, Yes

SB. Room Size

Dialogue Lift

Initialize

No

Yes

Select “Yes” and then press 4ENTER to set the program parameters to the factory default settings.

Select “No” (or press 4l) to cancel the program parameter initialization.

y

Use “DSP PARAM” of “INITIALIZE” in “ADVANCED SETUP” to initialize the parameters of all sound field programs (see page 126).

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RX-V3800 specifications

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