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Audio Modes and Speaker Selections
Material correctly mixed for Dolby Pro Logic contains no bass information in the surround channels and therefore, Dolby requires that no surround
bass is mixed to the subwoofer when you have small surrounds. However, many video game systems do end up with bass information in the sur-
rounds. In order to prevent loss of this bass information, PLIIx also provides GAME mode. GAME mode is otherwise identical to the MOVIE mode.
NEO:6 has no such requirements on surround bass - surround bass is allowed to be mixed to the sub regardless of the mode selected. NEO:6 has
no GAME mode.
The Surround mode is also used for multi-channel encoded bitstreams such as Dolby Digital and DTS. Selecting SURROUND-5 passes the 5 main
channels unmodified to the fronts, center, and surround speakers. Surround-6 engages Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS Surround ES processing.
Dolby Digital EX must be selected manually. Both of these processes extract monophonic information from the surrounds and places it in the back
speaker(s). This is effective for material that has been mixed specifically for EX/ES, but may drastically reduce surround information for material that
is not specifically mixed for 6-channels. Dolby provides a variation of Pro Logic IIx for processing surround and back channels for 5.1 material to
make 7.1. Press SURROUND-7 to access this mode. Back speakers will contain 2 independent channels (stereo backs).
SURROUND-7 is the recommended mode for 5.1 material played back in seven channels. Upon detection of a DTS bitstream, the receiver will default
to FIVE speakers. If it is desired play back a DTS 5.1 bitstream in more than five channels, the selection must be configured manually. DTS also pro-
vides two variations for 6.1 material; DTS-ES Matrix (MTX) and DTS-ES Discrete. DTS-ES Matrix (MTX) is specifically mixed to provide a single
matrix surround back channel. The receiver will automatically select SURROUND-6 for ES MTX material with the same surround back information in
both back channels (mono). DTS-ES Discrete (DSC) provides a completely independent discrete back channel. The receiver will automatically select
SURROUND 6 for ES DSC material.
Multi-channel Analog - Use this audio mode with the analog outputs of a Blu-Ray-Ray player or any other 5.1 or 7.1 analog audio source device.
The Multi-channel analog input may be assigned to any input IN 1 - IN 14 and set for use with a 5.1 or 7.1 device. To quickly recall the DVD-Audio
mode from the remote control, press the DVD-A button. Currently, no equalization or Lip-Sync correction is applied while set to use the DVD Audio
input.
Please see www.bkcomp.com for updates, when available.
Multi-channel PCM - Use this audio mode with the HDMI outputs of a Blu-Ray-Ray player or SACD 5.1 or 7.1 audio source device. The Multi-chan-
nel PCM or SACD may be selected simply by selecting the DVD-Audio mode while listening to an HDMI source capable of reproducing Multi-Channel
PCM or SACD content (see the specific players users manual and disc software title for further details). From the remote control, press the DVD-A
button. Currently, no equalization or Lip-Sync correction is applied while set to use the DVD Audio input. Please see www.bkcomp.com for updates, when
available.