Operation Manual

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English
PLAYBACK
BASIC
OPERATION
This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Do the
following to select the type of input signal you want to
use.
1 Select the input source.
2 Press INPUT MODE to select an input mode.
In most cases, use AUTO.
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 67).
• DTS mode is recommended for playback of a CD or LD
encoded in DTS.
If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any
way, you may not be able to perform DTS decoding even if you
make a digital connection between this unit and the player.
■ Displaying information about the input
source
You can display the type, format and sampling frequency
of the current input signal.
1 Press TOP on the remote control.
2 Press n repeatedly to select Audio Info.
The following information appears in the
display.
Format Signal format display. When the unit
cannot detect a digital signal it
automatically switches to analog input.
Sampling Sampling frequency. When the unit is
unable to detect the sampling
frequency “?” appears.
Channel Number of source channels in the input
signal. For example, a multi-channel
soundtrack with 3 front channels, 2
surround channels and LFE, is
displayed as “3/2/0.1”.
Dialogue Dialogue normalization information
for Dolby Digital signals.
Bitrate Bit rate. When the unit is unable to
detect the bit rate “– – –” appears.
Flag1/Flag2 Flag data encoded with DTS or Dolby
Digital signals that cue this unit to
automatically switch decoders.
Selecting input modes
Note
INPUT
DTV DVR/VCR2VCR 1 DVD
V
-
AUX
CBL/SAT MD/TAPE
CD-R
PHONO TUNER CD
MULTI CH IN
or
Front panel Remote control
INPUT MODE
DVD AUTO
V–AUX DVR/VCR2 VCR 1 CBL/SAT DTV DVD MD/TAPE CD–R CD TUNER PHONO
VOLUME
A
SP
LL R
dB
TRANSMIT
PHONO TUNER CD MULTI CH IN
POWER POWER POWER
SYSTEM
STANDBY
AVTV
SLEEP INPUT MODE A B
Front panel Remote control
or
Input mode
Sampling
Bitrate
Channel
Format
Flag1
Flag2
Dialogue
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Analog
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Auto Setup
Audio Info
System Memory