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SURROUND SOUND
This receiver incorporates a sophisticated Digital Signal Processor that allows you to create optimum sound
quality and sound atmosphere in your personal Home Theater.
DTS Digital Surround
DTS Digital Surround(also called simply DTS) is a multi-
channel digital signal format which can handle more
amount of data than Dolby Digital, providing better audio
quality. Though the number of audio channels is 5.1(front
left, front right, center, rear(surround) left, rear(surround)
right and Low Frequency Effects) which is same as Dolby
Digital, discs bearing the “ ” provides fat sound
and better signal - to - noise ratio, thanks to the lower audio
compression ratio format.
It also provides wide dynamic range and better separation,
resulting in magnificent sound.
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered
trademarks of Digital Theater Systems,Inc.
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is the multi-channel digital signal format
developed by Dolby Laboratories. Discs bearing the
“ ” includes the recording of up to 5. 1 channels
of digital signals, which can reproduce much better sound
quality, spatial expansion and dynamic range characteristics
than the previous Dolby Surround effect.
Dolby Pro Logic II surround
This mode applies conventional 2- channel signals such as
digital PCM or analog stereo signals as well as Dolby
Surround signals, etc. to surround processing to offer
improvements over conventional Dolby Pro Logic circuits.
Dolby Pro Logic ll surround includes 4 modes as follows:
• Dolby Pro Logic ll MOVIE
When enjoying movies, this mode allows you to further
enhance the cinematic quality by adding processing that
emphasizes the sounds of the action special effects.
• Dolby Pro Logic ll MUSIC
When listening to music, this mode allows you to further
enhance the sound quality by adding processing that
emphasizes the musical effects.
• Dolby Pro Logic ll MATRIX
When listening to poor FM broadcasts, this mode allows
you to further enhance the sound quality by the ultimate
cure for poor FM stereo signals.
• Dolby Pro Logic ll CUSTOM
This mode reproduces a delayed signals from the surround
channels to emphasize the sense of expansion.
Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby Pro Logic is a specially encoded two channel
surround format which consists of four channels (front
left, center, front right and surround). Sources bearing the
“ ” provide the theater-like surround
sound.
The surround channel is monaural, but is played through
two surround speakers.
Dolby Virtual
This mode employs sophisticated digital processing to
create the illusion of “phantom” speakers, this mode
allows you to experience surround sound effects from the
Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround or 2-channel(recorded in
digital PCM or analog stereo) sources, through just a
single pair of front speakers.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
• The following modes apply conventional 2-channel
signals such as digital PCM or analog stereo signals to
high performance Digital Processor to recreate sound
fields artificially.
THEATER
This mode provides the effect of being in a movie theater
when watching a movie source.
HALL
This mode provides the ambience of a concert hall for
classical music sources such as orchestral, chamber music,
or an instrumental solo.
STADIUM
This mode provides the expansive sound field to achieve
the true stadium effect when watching baseball or soccer
games.
CHURCH
This mode provides the ambience of a church for baroque,
string orchestral or choral group music.
Surround modes
DOLBY
D I G I T A L
DOLBY SURROUND
• When the 6 CH DIRECT INPUTs are connected to the 6 CH decoder for a surround sound such as Dolby Digital or DTS,
etc., you can enjoy the corresponding surround sound, too. (For details, see the operator’s manual of the component to be
connected.)
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