Enjoying surround sound

Decoder indicators

Depending on the input source and the selected surround mode, the indicators in the front panel display light up as follows:

Status

Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

When PCM signals are being input

 

 

PCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When DTS digital signals are being

 

 

 

 

input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When DTS Neo:6 is selected as the

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surround mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Dolby Digital signals are

 

 

DIGITAL

being input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Dolby Pro Logic is selected

 

 

 

PL

as the surround mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Dolby Pro Logic II is selected

 

 

 

PL

as the surround mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You can select an input mode (AUTO, DTS, or ANALOG) by pressing INPUTMODE repeatedly (see page 93).

Discs encoded in DTS-ES, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Dolby Digital EX, or Dolby Digital Surround EX will be played back in DTS or Dolby Digital.

Input channel indicators

Depending on the channel component of the current digital input signal, the input channel indicators in the front panel display light up as follows:

StatusIndicator

When 2-channel stereo signals are being input

When 5.1-channel signals are being input

Surround modes and recommended sources

Surround mode

Recommended

source

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic

All sources

 

 

 

 

Movie

Movies

Dolby Pro Logic II

Music

Music

 

Game

Games

 

 

 

DTS Neo:6

Cinema

Movies

Music

Music

 

 

 

 

Neural Surround

 

XM Satellite Radio

(U.S.A. and

 

(U.S.A. and Canada

Canada models

 

models only)

only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

When you select an input source (see page 47), 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 2- channel or 5-channel stereo playback (see page 62) and My Surround (see page 57).

when the CINEMA DSP programs are turned off (see page 69).

when the movie program is selected as the CINEMA DSP program (see page 68). In this case, only Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, and DTS Neo:6 Cinema are available.

when 2-channel signals are being input.

when the Music Enhancer is turned off (see page 70).

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