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BASIC PLAYBACK
■ Normal Stereo Reproduction
Press STEREO/EFFECT to turn off the sound
effect for normal stereo reproduction.
Press STEREO/EFFECT again to turn the sound
effect back on.
Notes
• If you turn off the sound effect, no sound is output from the
center speaker, rear speakers and rear center speaker.
• If you turn off the sound effect while a Dolby Digital or DTS
signal is being output, the dynamic range of the signal is
automatically compressed and the sounds of the center and rear
speaker channels are mixed and output from the main speakers.
• The volume may be greatly reduced when you turn off the
sound effect or if you set “11 D-RANGE” on the SET MENU
to MIN. In this case turn on the sound effect.
■ Displaying the information about
the input source
You can display the information such as the type, format
and sampling frequency of the signal input from the
component connected to this unit.
1 Select the input source you want to obtain
the information about by pressing an input
selector button.
2 Press STEREO/EFFECT to
light STEREO.
3 Press k/n to display the information about
the input signal.
AUTO: This mode automatically switches Dolby
Digital Matrix 6.1/DTS ES Matrix 6.1/DTS
ES Discrete 6.1 depending on the signal in
the input source that this unit can detect.
Rear center speaker does not work for 5.1
channel sources.
Disc6.1: This mode can be selected only when the
source with DTS ES Discrete format has
been detected.
Mtrx6.1: This mode makes 6-channel playback of the
input source through the Matrix 6.1 decoder.
OFF: Rear center speaker does not work in this
mode. (Except for when the DSP program
“6ch Stereo” or “Neo: 6” is selected.)
■ Virtual CINEMA DSP and SILENT
CINEMA DSP
Virtual CINEMA DSP
With the Virtual CINEMA DSP, you can enjoy all the
DSP programs without rear speakers. It creates the virtual
speakers to reproduce the natural sound field.
The sound field processing is changed to the Virtual
CINEMA DSP mode according to the selected DSP
program by setting “1C REAR L/R SP” on the SET
MENU to NONE.
Note
• This unit is not set in the virtual CINEMA DSP mode even if
“1C REAR L/R SP” is set to NONE in the following cases:
– when the 6ch Stereo, DOLBY DIGITAL Normal, Pro Logic
Normal, Pro Logic , DTS Normal or Neo: 6 program is
selected;
– when the sound effect is turned off;
– when 6CH INPUT is selected as the input source;
– when 96-kHz sampling digital signals are input to this unit;
– when using the test tone; or
– when connecting the headphones.
SILENT CINEMA DSP
You can enjoy the powerful sound field as if there were
actual speakers with the SILENT CINEMA DSP. You can
listen to SILENT CINEMA DSP by connecting your
headphones to the PHONES jack while the digital sound
field processor is on. Enjoy all the DSP program using the
headphones. The “SILENT” indicator lights up on the
front panel display. (If the sound effect is off, you listen to
the source with normal stereo reproduction.)
Note
• This unit is not set in the SILENT CINEMA DSP mode even if
the sound effect is on;
– when 96-kHz sampling digital signals are input to this unit.
• The sound of LFE channel will be mixed and output from the
headphone.
STEREO
EFFECT
STEREO
EFFECT
Front panel
or
Remote control
PHONO
CD
DVD
VCR2/DVR
VCR 1
D-TV/LD
CBL/SAT
CD-R
MD/TAPE
TUNER
V-A UX
STEREO
EFFECT
PARAMETER
SET MENU
LEVEL
ON SCREEN
TESTSLEEP