BASIC PLAYBACK
■ Playing Dolby Digital Surround | ■ SILENT CINEMA DSP | ||||||
EX or DTS ES software |
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Press EX/ES to turn on the Dolby Digital EX or | could expert from actual speakers with SILENT | ||||||
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The display changes AUTO → Matrix6.1 → OFF each time the EX/ES button is pressed.
AUTO: | This mode automatically switches Dolby |
| Digital EX and |
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| does not work for 5.1 channel sources. |
Matrix6.1: | This setting produces |
| the input source using the Dolby Digital EX |
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OFF: | Rear center speaker does not work in this |
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| “6ch” is selected.) |
Notes
•No sound will be output from the rear center speaker if you have set “1C REAR LR” or “1D REAR CT” on the SET MENU to NON.
•The setting becomes AUTO once this unit turns into standby mode.
•Some Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS ES software may not contain the signal that is necessary for this unit to switch to the Dolby Digital EX or
■Virtual CINEMA DSP
With Virtual CINEMA DSP, you can enjoy all DSP programs without rear speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce a natural sound field.
You can listen to virtual CINEMA DSP by setting “1C REAR LR” in the SET MENU to NON. Sound field processing changes to VIRTUAL CINEMA DSP automatically.
Note
•This unit is not set in the virtual CINEMA DSP mode even if
“1C REAR LR” is set to NON in the following cases:
–when the 6ch Stereo, DOLBY DIGITAL Normal, Pro Logic
Normal, Pro Logic , or DTS Normal program is selected;
–when the sound effect is turned off;
–when 6CH INPUT is selected as the input source;
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–when using the test tone; or
–when connecting the headphones.
Notes
•This feature is not available when 6CH INPUT is selected or
•The sound of LFE channel will be mixed and output from the headphone.
■Normal stereo reproduction
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Press STEREO to turn off the sound effect for normal stereo reproduction.
Press STEREO again to turn the sound effect back on.
STEREO |
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Front panel |
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Notes
•If you turn off the sound effects, no sound is output from the center speaker, rear speakers, or rear center speaker.
•If you turn off the sound effects while a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is being output, the dynamic range of the signal is automatically compressed and the sounds of the center and rear speaker channels are mixed and output from the main speakers.
•The volume may be greatly reduced when you turn off the sound effects or if you set “4 D. RANGE” on the SET MENU to MIN. In this case turn on the sound effect.
•The sound of LFE channel will be directed to the main left and right or the subwoofer (or both) channels depending on the setting of “1E BASS” on the SET MENU.
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During stereo reproduction, you can display information such as the type, format and sampling frequency of the signal input from the components connected to this unit.
(While playing a source)
1 Press AMP.
2 Press d to display the information about the input signal.
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