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MODE ADJUST
SDP-5
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The DOLBY DIGITAL EX listening mode is available when Dolby
Digital Surround EX decoding is engaged. The DOLBY DIGITAL
listening mode is available when Dolby Digital Surround EX
decoding is not engaged. Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding
cannot be engaged unless both side and rear speakers are present.
Refer to page 5-18 for more information.
When the Shift command bank is activated, pressing the remote
control DOLBY button while a 5.1-channel Dolby Digital input
source is present activates the DOLBY DIGITAL EX or DOLBY DIGITAL
listening mode. Subsequent presses toggle the EX DECODING
parameter, cycling through the AUTO, ON, and OFF settings.
FRONT STEERING OFF, MSURR, MUSIC, FILM
Adjusts front steering between the front left, front right, and center
speakers. When set to FILM, maximum front steering is applied to
the center channel. When set to MUSIC, moderate front steering is
applied. When set to MSURR, minimum front steering is applied.
When set to OFF, no front steering is applied. It is recommended to
set this parameter to FILM for film and broadcast sources and to
MUSIC, MSURR, or OFF for music sources.
INPUT BALANCE L< to <|> to >R
Controls the balance of the selected stereo analog audio input
connectors, compensating for audio input sources with audible
channel imbalance.
. . . Listening Mode Menu Option & Parameter Descriptions continues on page 5-32
When the Shift command bank is activated, pressing the remote
control dts button while a dts(-ES) input source is present toggles
the ES DECODING parameter, cycling through the AUTO, ON, and
OFF settings.
Note:
The dts(-ES) STATUS menu includes the SB level meter
when:
• The ES DECODING parameter is set to ON and a
5.1-channel dts source is present.
• The ES DECODING parameter is set to AUTO and
a 5.1-channel matrix-encoded or 6.1-channel
discrete-encoded dts-ES source is present.
EX DECODING AUTO, ON, OFF
Controls the Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding feature, which
can be used to extract a rear channel from 5.1-channel Dolby
Digital sources.
•When set to ON, Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding is
engaged for all 5.1-channel Dolby Digital sources.
• When set to OFF, Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding is not
engaged for all 5.1-channel Dolby Digital sources.
• When set to AUTO, Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding is
engaged when a flagged 5.1-channel Dolby Digital source
recorded with Surround EX is detected. Dolby Digital Surround
EX decoding is not engaged when a non-flagged 5.1-channel
Dolby Digital source recorded with or without Surround EX is
detected.
• The SDP-5 cannot automatically detect Dolby Digital Surround
EX encoding in non-flagged 5.1-channel Dolby Digital sources.
A non-flagged source does not include information in the input
signal that identifies Dolby Digital Surround EX encoding.