■Downmixing to 2 channels

You can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback even from multi- channel sources.

Rotate PROGRAM (or press STEREO on the remote control) to select 2ch Stereo.

PROGRAM

 

 

STEREO

HALL

JAZZ

ROCK

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

or

MUSIC

 

TV THTR

MOVIE

 

5

6

7

8

 

 

q/DTS

PURE DIRECT

NIGHT

EX/ES

 

 

9

0

10

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

CHP/INDEX

Front panel

 

Remote control

PLAYBACK

Selecting input modes

This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Do the following to select the type of input signals you want to use.

1Rotate INPUT to select the input source.

INPUT

2ch Stereo

2 Press INPUT MODE to select an input mode.

In most cases, use AUTO.

 

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INPUT MODE

You can use a subwoofer with this program when SWFR or

 

BOTH is selected in “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

 

Front panel

Remote control

STRAIGHT

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 the natural sound field.

If you do not connect surround speakers, 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 54) in the following cases:

–When MULTI CH INPUT is selected as the input source.

–When headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.

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96

 

DVR/VCR2

VCR-1 V-AUX

DTV/CBL

 

DVD MD/CD-R TUNER CD

PHONO

 

24

 

SILENT CINEMA

SP NIGHT ZONE2

 

 

 

 

PTY HOLD AUTO TUNED STEREO MEMORY

MUTE VOLUME

MATRIX DISCRETE

 

 

 

 

 

q DIGITAL

 

VIRTUAL

A B

HiFi DSP

 

q EX

q PL

 

 

 

 

 

SLEEP

 

 

 

 

 

PS PTY RT CT EON

dB

 

10DVD

D

AUTOO00dB

96/24

PCM

 

 

q PL

q PL x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ft

L C R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mS

LFE SL SB SR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input source

 

 

 

Input mode

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

Automatically selects input signals in

 

 

 

 

 

 

the following order:

 

 

1)

Digital signals*

 

2)

Analog signals

DTS

Selects only digital signals encoded in

 

DTS. If no DTS signals are input, no

 

sound is output.

ANALOG

Selects only analog signals. If no

 

analog signals are input, no sound is

 

output.

*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 59).

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