Owner`s manual

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Playing Sources
Introduction to Sound
Modes
There are three basic sound options: Stereo/
Direct, Standard and Advanced Surround.
Stereo/Direct
When you select STEREO or DIRECT, you
will hear the source through just the front
left and right speakers (and possibly your
subwoofer depending on your speaker
settings). Dolby Digital and DTS
multichannel sources are downmixed to
stereo.
In STEREO, you will hear the audio with
your surround settings and you can still use
the Midnight, Loudness, and Tone control
functions.
With
DIRECT, you will bypass all effects and
surround settings so that the audio remains
as close to the source audio signal as
possible.
Note:
If you switch on Midnight listening,
Loudness, or the Tone controls when
DIRECT is selected, the receiver
automatically switches to STEREO.
Standard Modes
The Standard mode can be used to decode
Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround
sources. The following surround mode
options can also add surround sound to
regular stereo sources.
You can identify Dolby Digital software by
the 1 or marks. Most Dolby
Surround software is marked 3, but
unmarked software may also incorporate
Dolby Surround.
Choose one of the following to add depth to
a 2 channel source:
Pro Logic
This mode gives 4.1 channel surround
sound. It is less sensitive to the quality of the
source material, so may be useful when Pro
Logic II Movie/Music modes do not give
good results.
Pro Logic II Movie
This mode gives 5.1 channel surround
sound. It is suitable for movies, especially
those recorded in Dolby Surround. The
channel separation and movement of
surround effects is comparable to Dolby
Digital 5.1.
Pro Logic II Music
This mode gives 5.1 channel surround
sound and is suitable for music. The
surround effect is more enveloping than Pro
Logic II Movie.
Advanced Surround Modes
Advanced Surround modes are designed to
be used with multi-channel surround sound
audio/visual sources (like DVDs and LDs).
Most Advanced Surround modes are
designed to be used with film soundtracks,
but some modes are also suited for music
sources. Try different settings with various
soundtracks to see which you like.
Movie
Simulates the relaxed environment of a
movie theater, and is suitable for watching
movies on sources marked 1
(
) or
R
.