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Understanding the multi

channel surround displays

1 VIRTUAL: Lights up when the sound field

with virtual speakers is selected.

2 dts: Lights up when DTS signals are input.

3 ; DIGITAL: Lights up when the unit is

decoding signals recorded in the Dolby

Digital format.

4 Playback channel indicators: The letters

(L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels being

played back. The boxes around the letters “L”

and “R” show that the unit downmixes the

source sound into the “L” and “R” channels.

When using sound fields like “LARGE

HALL” or “SMALL HALL”, the unit adds

reverberation based on the source sound.

L (Front Left), R (Front Right), C (Center

(monaural)), SL (Rear Left), SR (Rear Right),

S (Rear (monaural))

Example:

Recording format (Front /Rear): 3/2

Output channel: Front left and right

Sound Field: GAME

Customizing sound fields

By adjusting the surround parameters and the

equalization of the front speakers, you can

customize the sound fields to suit your

particular listening situation.

Once you customize a sound field, the changes

are stored in the memory indefinitely (unless

the unit is unplugged for half a day). You can

change a customized sound field any time by

making new adjustments to the parameters.

See the table on page 34 for the parameters

available in each sound field.

Adjusting the surround

parameters

The SUR menu contains parameters that let

you customize various aspects of the current

sound field. The settings available in this menu

are stored individually for each sound field.

1 Start playing a program source

encoded with multi channel surround

sound, then select a sound field.

MULTI CHANNEL DECODING indicator

lights up when the tuner is decoding signals

recorded in a multi channel format.

When the selected sound field contains

adjustable surround parameters, the SUR

button lights up.

2 When the SUR button lights up, press

SUR.

The button starts blinking and the first

parameter is displayed.

3 Press P or p repeatedly to select the

parameter you want to adjust.

4 Press O or o repeatedly to select the

setting you want.

The setting is stored.

5 Press ENTER (A/V amplifier or remote).

The SUR button lights up. See the table on

page 34 for the surround parameters.

VIRTUAL

dts

DIGITAL

L

SL S SR

C

R

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L

S

C

R

SL

SR

1 2 ... 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ... 35 36

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