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APPENDIX
Table A11 – Zone 2 Settings
Source Input Device Type (if changed) Your Settings
Status Off
Source Cable/Sat
Volume -25dB
Surround Back Amps Main Room
Table A12 – Surround Modes
Surround Mode Description Incoming Bitstream or Signal
Dolby Digital Provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated • Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1,
low-frequency effects (LFE) channel. May be encoded for Night mode, 3/0/.0 or .1, 2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1,
which allows the user to apply a compression setting that maintains 3/2/.0 or .1
intelligibility of softer passages while reducing the loudness of dynamic • Dolby Digital EX (played as 5.1)
passages to avoid disturbing others. • Dolby Digital Plus decoded and delivered
via coax or optical connection.
Dolby Digital EX An expansion of Dolby Digital 5.1 that adds a surround back channel • Dolby Digital EX
which may be played through one or two surround back speakers. May • Dolby Digital 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
be manually selected when a non-EX Dolby Digital stream is detected.
Dolby Digital Plus An enhanced version of Dolby Digital encoded more efficiently, Dolby • Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI connection
Digital Plus has the capacity for additional discrete channels and for (source device decodes to Dolby Digital
streaming audio from the internet, all with enhanced audio quality. Source when a coax or optical connection is used).
material may be delivered via an HDMI connection, or decoded to Dolby
Digital or PCM and transmitted via S/P-DIF coaxial or optical digital audio.
Dolby TrueHD Dolby TrueHD is an expansion of MLP Lossless
™
audio, the same format • Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD encoded with
used on DVD Audio discs. Dolby TrueHD adds the features found in Dolby TrueHD, delivered via HDMI or
Dolby Digital, such as night mode settings, while delivering fully lossless multichannel analog connection.
audio that is a true reproduction of the studio master recording.
Dolby Digital Stereo Delivers a 2-channel downmix of Dolby Digital materials. • Dolby Digital 1/0/.0 or .1, 2/0/.0 or .1,
3/0/.0 or .1, 2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1,
3/2/.0 or .1
• Dolby Digital EX
Dolby Pro Logic II Analog decoder that derives five full-range, discrete main audio channels See below.
Mode Group from matrix surround-encoded or 2-channel analog sources. Four variants
are available.
Dolby Pro Logic II Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for movie and • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1
Movie television programs. • Analog (2-channel)
• Tuner
• PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)
Dolby Pro Logic II Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for music selections. • Dolby Digital 2.0 or 2.1
Music Allows adjustment of sound field presentation in three dimensions: • Analog (2-channel)
• Center Width (adjusts width of vocal soundstage) • Tuner
• Dimension (adjusts depth of soundstage) • PCM (32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz)
• Panorama (adjusts wraparound surround effect)
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