Aiwa HT-DV90 Stereo System User Manual


 
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ENGLISH
This unit comes equipped with a built-in Dolby Digital
decoder, Dolby Pro Logic decoder and a DTS decoder.
With this unit’ s built-in Dolby Digital decoder , Dolby Pro Logic
decoder , DTS decoder and the speaker system (the center ,
surround speaker units and the subwoofer supplied in addition
to the left and right front speakers), Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic,
or DTS sources can be played back in full scale home theater
sound.
Dialogs are heard in the front and center sound field, while
ambient sounds like cars and crowds are reproduced on all sides
of the listener , all in all for an incredibly lifelike audio-visual
experience.
Dolby Digital and DTS are multichannel system (maximum 5.1
channel) which record audio signals digitally .
5.1 channel means left, center and right front channels, separate
left and right surround channels, plus a low-frequency ef fects
(LFE) channel, counted as “0.1” channel.
Dolby Digital and DTS tracks may also come in 1 or 2 channels
(monaural or stereo, respectively), or in fact, any number of
channels within the limit. (Sources with 3 or more channels will
be refered to as
a
multichannel
source) .
Dolby Digital software is marked with the
logo.
DTS software is marked with the
logo.
Dolby Pro Logic is an analog audio multichannel system with
four independent channels; left, center , right, and surround. These
four channels are coded into the two tracks of a conventional
analog stereo source.
Dolby Pro Logic VCR software is marked with the
Hlogo.
NOTE
This unit does not support multichannel playback of MPEG
Multichannel sources.
Make sure all the supplied speakers are placed and connected
properly (pages 5 and 6).
SURROUND PLAYBACK
PLAYING WITH SURROUND SOUND
1
Play back the surround source.
Make sure to select the video input from this unit on your
TV.
DVDs may contain several audio tracks, such as a Dolby
Digital track and a DTS track, or Dolby Digital tracks in
different channel configurations, etc.
If necessary , press AUDIO on the remote control to change
the playback track (page 22).
2
Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the
desired surround mode.
With each press:
For a Dolby Digital/DTS multichannel source
DOLBY DIGITAL/DIGITAL THEATER STEREO
DOLBY DIGITAL/DIGITAL THEATER: multichannel surround
sound
STEREO: 2 channel stereo sound (Select this mode when
neither the center nor the surround speaker units are
connected.)
For a Dolby Digital 2 ch source
PRO LOGIC STEREO
For a source except stated above
(Linear PCM or ANALOG, etc.)
PRO LOGIC THEATER HALL STADIUM
STEREO
PRO LOGIC: Surround sound
THEATER: Sound presence of a theater
HALL: Sound presence of a concert hall
STADIUM: Sound presence of a stadium
STEREO: Normal stereo playback
The signal type indicator lights up according to the signal
type and other conditions (see “SURROUND PLA YBACK
MODE INDICATION”, page 25).
To adjust the sound level of the speakers during playback
See “ADJUSTING SPEAKER LEVELS”, page 28.
NOTE
When the headphones are plugged in, surround mode
automatically switches to the STEREO mode.
When playing back 96 kHz Linear PCM source, surround mode
automatically switches to the STEREO mode.