Operation Manual

English
INTRODUCTION
PREPARATION
BASIC
OPERATION
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
ADVANCED
OPERATION
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS ....................................................... 1
FEATURES ........................................................ 2
GETTING STARTED ....................................... 3
Checking the Package Contents ............................... 3
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control ............... 3
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS .................... 4
Front Panel ............................................................... 4
Remote Control ........................................................ 6
Using the Remote Control ........................................ 7
Front Panel Display .................................................. 8
Rear Panel ................................................................ 9
PREPARATION
SPEAKER SETUP .......................................... 10
Speakers to Be Used ............................................... 10
Speaker Placement ................................................. 10
Connecting the Speakers ........................................ 11
CONNECTIONS ............................................. 14
Before Connecting Components ............................ 14
Connecting Video Components .............................. 14
Connecting Audio Components ............................. 16
Connecting to an External Amplifier ..................... 18
Connecting an External Decoder ............................ 18
Connecting the Power Supply Cords ...................... 19
Turning on the Power ............................................. 19
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) ..................... 20
OSD Modes ............................................................ 20
Selecting the OSD Mode ........................................ 20
SPEAKER MODE SETTINGS ..................... 21
Summary of SPEAKER SET Items 1A through 1F ... 21
ADJUSTING THE SPEAKER OUTPUT
LEVELS ....................................................... 22
Before You Begin ................................................... 22
Using the Test Tone (TEST DOLBY SUR.) .......... 22
BASIC OPERATION
BASIC PLAYBACK ........................................ 24
Input Modes and Indications .................................. 26
Selecting a Sound Field Program ........................... 27
Selecting PRO LOGIC or Neo: 6 ....................... 28
DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PROCESSING
(DSP) ............................................................ 30
Understanding Sound Fields .................................. 30
Hi-Fi DSP Programs............................................... 30
CINEMA-DSP ................................................. 32
Sound Design of CINEMA-DSP ............................ 32
CINEMA-DSP Programs ....................................... 34
BASIC RECORDING ..................................... 36
ADVANCED OPERATION
REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES .............. 37
Control Area ........................................................... 37
Setting the Manufacturer Code .............................. 38
Programming a New Remote Control Function
(Learn Feature) ................................................... 39
Using the Macro Feature ........................................ 40
Changing the Source Name in the Display Window
............................................................................ 42
Clearing Learned Functions, Macros, Renamed
Source Names, and Setup Manufacturer Codes ... 42
Clearing a Learned Function or Macro .................. 43
Each Component Control Area .............................. 45
SET MENU ...................................................... 50
Adjusting the Items on the SET MENU................. 50
1 SPEAKER SET (speaker mode settings) ........... 51
2 LOW FRQ TEST ............................................... 54
3 L/R BALANCE (balance of the left and right main
speakers)............................................................. 55
4 HP TONE CTRL (headphone tone control) ....... 55
5 CENTER GEQ (center graphic equalizer) ......... 55
6 INPUT RENAME .............................................. 56
7 I/O ASSIGNMENT ............................................ 56
8 INPUT MODE (initial input mode) ................... 57
9 PARAM. INI (parameter initialization) ............. 58
10 LFE LEVEL ..................................................... 58
11 D-RANGE ........................................................ 59
12 SP DELAY TIME ............................................. 59
13 DISPLAY SET .................................................. 60
14 MEMORY GUARD ......................................... 60
ADJUSTING THE LEVEL OF THE EFFECT
SPEAKERS .................................................. 61
SLEEP TIMER ................................................ 62
Setting the Sleep Timer .......................................... 62
Canceling the Sleep Timer ..................................... 62
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM PARAMETER
EDITING ..................................................... 63
What is a sound field? ............................................ 63
Sound Field Program Parameters ........................... 63
Changing Parameter Settings ................................. 64
Resetting a Parameter to the Factory-set Value ...... 64
DIGITAL SOUND FIELD PARAMETER
DESCRIPTIONS ......................................... 65
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................. 69
GLOSSARY ..................................................... 73
SPECIFICATIONS ......................................... 75