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Ambience effects
DVD 6-channel playback
Using a DVD player or the like equipped with six (5.1) output channels and
the receiver, you can enjoy surround sound playback.
Connecting a DVD player which can decode the surround signal itself is
also acceptable.
INPUT MODE
DVD/6CH
Input Mode
VOLUME
CONTROL
DVD/6CH
VOL /
Preparations
• Connect your DVD player to the DVD/6CH jacks of the receiver.
• Turn on all other components that will be used.
• Complete “Preparing for surround sound”. ¡
1
Press “DVD/6CH” as the input source.
• If speaker system B is on when “DVD/6CH” is selected as the input
source, it switches off and speaker system A turns on automatically.
2
Select "6CH INPUT" by pressing the INPUT MODE key.
3
Start playback of the DVD software.
4
Adjust the volume.
• It is not possible to adjust the volume level or sound quality (SET
UP, SOUND, LISTEN MODE, ACTIVE EQ and TONE key will not
be functional) of the channels separately when the receiver is in
the 6CH INPUT mode. Adjust the volume with the controls of the
DVD player.
For the powered subwoofer, you can adjust the volume of the
subwoofer using the subwoofer’s own volume control.
4
THX mode.
This mode creates a home theater environment which is able to
reproduce a cinema surround sound system featuring improved
special representation and acoustic imaging of surround channels by
translating THX Surround EX technology.
Press the THX key to switch the following setting :
1 THX Sur EX ON : THX Surround EX function is turned ON
when Dolby Digital 5.1ch signal is
detected.
(THX indicator lights up.)
2 THX Sur EX AUTO : THX Surround EX function is turned ON
when Dolby Digital Surround EX signal is
detected.
(THX indicator lights up.)
3 THX ON : THX mode is turned ON.
(THX indicator lights up.)
4 THX OFF :
THX mode is turned OFF.
(THX indicator goes off.)
• THX functions when the display segment is turned ON.
• THX Sur EX ON and THX Sur EX AUTO will not be available if
surround back speakers are turned OFF.
• The THX setting differs depending on the input selector.
• When CS II, PL II MUSIC, NEO:MUSIC, ACTIVE EQ or SPEAKER
EQ is ON, THX function will not be effective.
5
Adjust the volume.
Notes
• Depending on the type of the signal or speaker setting, some listening
modes cannot be selected.
• When playback is started, the sound may be cut or interrupted before
the input source is confirmed as Dolby Digital.
• To enjoy Dolby Digital surround (as well as all the other listening modes)
from a single component, be sure to use a Dolby Digital compatible
source component.
• Dialogue Normalization (Dial Norm) is a feature of Dolby Digital. It is able
to automatically maintain the overall audio output level constant.
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SL SR
CR
SP MUTE
OPTICAL 6CH INPUT
COAXIAL ANALOG 96kHzfs
CINEMA EQ.
ACTIVE EQ.
DSP MODE
DTS.
MATRIX
DISCRETE
STEREO
LOUDNESS
NEO:6
CSII
A B CLIP
AUTO DETECT THX
AUTO
RDS
RTY
MEMO
STEREO
TUNED
Surround EX
DOLBY DIGITAL
PRO LOGIC
SW
SSB
When playing some Dolby Digital sources, you may see in the display
a message "DIALNORM OFFSET xxdB". This is because some
soundtracks may be recorded either louder or quieter than normal. The
xx number shows by how much.
For example, if the message says “DIALNORM OFFSET +4dB” you
know that this particular recording was encoded 4dB louder than
normal. If you wish, you can turn down the volume control by 4dB to
keep the playback level consistent.