Owner's Manual

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Enjoying sound field programs
Selects sound field program:
MOVIE category: Press gMOVIE repeatedly
MUSIC category: Press gMUSIC repeatedly
Selects stereo reproduction:
Press gSTEREO repeatedly
Selects compressed music enhancer:
Press gSTEREO repeatedly
Selects surround decoder:
Press gSUR. DECODE repeatedly
Switches Straight decoding mode:
Press gSTRAIGHT
Switches Direct mode (☞p. 31):
Press gDIRECT
■ Enjoying unprocessed playback
(Straight decoding mode)
Use straight decoding mode when you want to playback
sound without sound field processing. You can playback
as follows in straight decoding mode.
2-channel sources such as CD
Stereo sound plays through the front left and right
speakers.
Multi-channel playback sources such as BD/
DVD
Plays back audio from a playback source without
applying sound field effects, using an appropriate
decoder to split the signal into multiple channels.
Press gSTRAIGHT to enable the straight
decoding mode.
■ Enjoying stereo playback
Select “2ch Stereo” from the surround field programs
when you want to playback 2-channel stereo sound
(from the front speakers only), regardless of the
playback source.
Selecting “2ch Stereo” will playback as follows for the
playback of CD and BD/DVD sources.
2-channel sources such as CD
Stereo sound plays back through the front speakers.
Multi-channel sources such as BD/DVD
Playback channels other than the front channels in the
playback source are mixed with the front channels and
played back through the front speakers.
Press gSTEREO repeatedly to select “2ch
Stereo.”
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Sound selection keys
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gMUSIC
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gSUR. DECODE
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• You can use the speaker indicators on the front panel
display to check what speakers are currently
outputting sound (☞
p. 7).
• You can adjust sound field elements (sound field
parameters) for each of the programs.
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SL SR
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Sci-Fi
MOVIE
VOL.
Sound field program categories
Program
To disable straight decoding mode, press
gSTRAIGHT again.
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SL SR
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Straight
VOL.
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SL SR
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Sci-Fi
MOVIE
VOL.
Previously selected program
To disable stereo playback, press any of the gSound
selection keys to select a sound field program other
than “2ch Stereo.”
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STEREO
VOL.
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MUSIC
VOL.