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Shift-DOLBY
• 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.
Shift-dts
• 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.
Shift-THX
• When the Shift command bank is activated, pressing the
remote control THX button while a 5.1-channel Dolby Digital
input source is present activates the 5.1 THX, 5.1 THX ULTRA2,
or 5.1 THX SurEX listening mode. Refer to page 5-17 for more
information.
UNDERSTANDING THE ZONES
The SDP-5 features two zones of operation, called the Main Zone
and Zone 2. The Main Zone controls audio and video sources in
the primary listening space. Zone 2 controls audio and video
sources in the secondary listening space.
The Main Zone and Zone 2 have separate digital audio receivers
and dedicated analog input source selectors that allow for
independent input selection in each zone. For instance, the SDP-5
can play a DVD in the Main Zone and a CD in Zone 2 at the same
time.
The following are exceptions to independent zone operation:
1. The same Dolby Digital or dts(-ES) input source can be
selected for the Main Zone and Zone 2 at the same time.
However, different Dolby Digital or dts(-ES) input sources
cannot be present in both zones at the same time.
2. Zone 2 can provide a 2-channel downmix of Main Zone multi-
channel audio when all of the following conditions are met:
• The same input must be selected in the Main Zone and
Zone 2.
•A Dolby Digital or dts(-ES) input source must be present in
the Main Zone.
• The INPUT SETUP menu ZONE2 IN parameter must be set
to DMIX (3-24).
3. The Zone 2 audio output connectors are not available when
the 5.1a BYPASS listening mode is activated in the Main Zone
and the ZONE2 IN parameter is set to ANLG. However, it is
possible to have a 5.1-channel analog input source present in
the Main Zone and a digital input source present in Zone 2.