Playback features
Enjoying sound based on your preference
This unit supports the following capabilities to enjoy sound based on your preference.
•Switching between surround playback, stereo playback, and target playback modes
•Compressed Music Enhancer
•Volume adjustment for each channel
•CINEMA DSP
•Switching between surround audio output methods
•Surround sound decoder
Switching between surround playback, stereo playback, and target playback modes
Stereo playback mode
Press the STEREO key to switch to stereo playback mode.
Press the STEREO key to switch between standard stereo and beam stereo playback modes.
Stereo (standard)Beam stereo
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When “STEREO” is selected, the front channels are the primary channel sources for output of stereo sound.
When “BM STEREO” is selected, left and right channel sounds are output as sound beams from the front left and right channels. This expands the area to which sound is output.
Surround playback mode
Press the SURROUND key to switch to surround playback mode.
Surround sound is output as sound beams. See page 36 for instructions on switching between the sound beam output methods.
Target playback mode
Press the TARGET key to switch to target playback mode.
Playing back digitally compressed formats (MP3, WMA, etc.) with enriched sound (Compressed Music Enhancer)
Play back digitally compressed format such as MP3 and WMA, with emphasis on bass and treble for extended dynamic sounds.
Press the ENHANCER key to turn the Compressed Music Enhancer function on.2)
Press the key again to turn the function off.
Adjust volume for each channel
Volume for each channel can be adjusted during playback to balance audio output.3)
1 Press the CH LEVEL key to select adjustable channel from the followings.
FL: Front left
FR: Front right
C: Center
SL: Surround left
SR: Surround right
SW: Subwoofer
When My Surround (MY SUR.) is selected (☞p. 37): C: Center
SL/SR: Surround left and right
SW: Subwoofer
2 Press the S/T key to adjust the volume.4)
Adjustable range:
PREPARATION
PLAYBACK
SETTINGS
TROUBLESHOOTING
Target playback mode focuses sounds from all channels as sound beams from a single channel to achieve optimal listening for a specified listener. See page 39 for more information.
2)y
•By default, this function is set to “ON” when the input source is YIT or USB
•Compressed Music Enhancer does not work in case of the following digital audio signals:
–Dolby TrueHD,
–Signal that sampling rate is more than 48 kHz.
3)y
Refer to “SPEAKER LEVEL” (☞p. 62) when adjusting the volume of each channel with the test sound.
4)y
Example of volume balance
•If you have problems hearing words: Select C (center) to increase the level.
When the sound is not like surround sound: Select SL (surround left) and SR (surround right) to increase the level.
•The volume of the subwoofer also can be adjusted by using the
SUBWOOFER
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