Manual

Operation
Surround Mode Selection Surround Mode Indicators[] list on the output of the demodulatorto the the Optical
front panel, orCoaxial Inputs _)_)i'l_Ji'l_ ofthe AVR
Oneof the mostimportantfeaturesof the 120.No demodulatorisrequiredfor usewith
AVR120 is its abilityto reproducea full NOTE:The nameof eachSurroundMode will DVDplayersor DTS-encodedlaserdiscs
multichannelsurroundsoundfield from digital scrollacrossthe Main Information Display
sources,analogmatrixsurround-encoded [] while the modesare being selected.To DTS
programsand standardstereoprograms.Inall, avoidexitingfrom the surroundmodeselection DTSisanotherdigital audiosystemthat is
a total of fifteen listeningmodesareavailable process,becertainto pushthe • or • Button capableof delivering5.1 audio.Although both
on theAVR120. _Ii_I while a modenameis still visible. DTSand DolbyDigitalare digital,they usedif-
ferentmethodsof encodingthe signals,and
Selectionof a surroundmodeis basedon per- Notethat the DolbyDigitaland ::)TSmodesmay thustheyrecuiredifferentdecodingcircuitsto
sonaltaste,as well asthe typeof program only 3e selectedwhen a digital input is in use. convertthe digital signalsbackto analog.
sourcematerialbeingused.:or example,"notion Inaddition,whena digitalsourceis present,
picturesorTVprogramsbearingthe logoof one theAVR 120will automaticallyselectanc DTS-encodedsoundtracksare availableon
of the majorsurround-encodingprocesses,such
as DolbySurround,DTSStereoor UltraStereo® switchto the correctmode(DolbyDigitalor selectDVDand LDdiscs,aswell as onspecia
DTS),regardlessof the modethat has been pre- audio-onlyDTSdiscs.Youmayuseany LDor
maybeplayedin eitherthe DolbyDigital,Dolby viouslyselected.Formoreinformationon select- CDplayerequippedwith a digitaloutput to
_roLogicII or Logic7 Cinemasurroundmodes
ingdigitalsources,seethe following sectionof play DTS-encodeddiscswith the AVR120.All
dependingonthe sourcematerial, this manual, that is requiredisto connectthe player'soutput
NOTE:Oncea programhasbeenencodedwith To listento a programin traditionaltwo-channe] to eitherthe Optical or Coaxial input on the
matrixsurroundinformation,it retainsthe sur- rearpanel_ orfront panel i"l_']i'_lJ.
roundinformationas longasthe programis stereo,usingthefront-left andfront-right
broadcastin stereo.Thus,"novleswith surround speakersonly(plusthe subwooferif installed Inorder to listento DVDsencodedwith DTS
soundmaybedecodedviaanyof the analog and configured),follow the instructionsshown soundtracks,the DVDplayermust becompati-
surroundmodessuchas ProLogicII or Logic7, abovefor usingthe remoteuntil S URR OFF hiewith the DTSsignal as indicatedby a DTS
whentheyarebroadcastvia conventionalTV appearsinthe Main Information Display []. logoon the player'sfront panel. Notethat early
stations,cable,payTVandsatellitetransmission. Digital Audio Playback DVDplayersmaynot beable to playDTS-
n addition,a growingnumberof made-for- encodedDVDs.Thisdoesnot indicatea prob-
televisionprograms,sportsbroadcasts,radio Digitalaudiois a majoradvancementoverolder lemwith the AVR120,as someplayerscannot
dramasandmusicCDsarealsorecordedin analogmatrixsurroundsystems.It deliversfive passthe DTSsignalthroughto the digital out-
surroundsound.Youmayviewa listof these discretechannels:left-front,center,right-front, puts.If youare in doubt asto the capabilityof
programsat the DolbyLaboratoriesWebsite left-surroundand right-surround.Eachchannel your DVDplayerto handleDTSdiscs,consult
at www.dolby.com, reproducesfull frequencyrange(20Hzto 20kHz) the player'sowner's manual.Pleasenote that
:_venwhena programis not listedascarrying and offersdramaticallyimproveddynamicrange someDVDplayersareshippedwith their output
intentionalsurroundinformation,youmayfind and significantimprovementsto signal-to-noise setfor DolbyDigital only.To insurethat DTS
that the ProLogicII, Logic7,VMAxandthe ratios.Inaddition,digitalsystemshavethecapa- data isbeing sentto the AVR,pleasecheckthe
-lall orTheatermodesoften deliverenveloping bilityto deliveran additionalchannelthat is setupmenusystemon your DVDplayerto
surroundpresentationsthroughthe useof specificallydevotedto low-frequencyinformation, makecertainthat DTSdata output is enabled.
the natura informationpresentinall stereo Thisisthe ".1" channelreferredto whenyousee Selecting a Digital Source
recordings.However,for stereo,butnot surround thesesystemsdescribedas "5.1". Thebasschan-
programs,we suggestthat youexperimentwith nelis seoaratefromtheotherchannels,butsince Toutilize eitherdigitalmodeyou "nusthave
the othermodes, it isintentionallybandwidth-limited,sounc properlyconnecteda digital sourceto the
designershavegivenit that uniquedesignation. AVR120.Connectthe digital outputsfrom DVD
Surroundmodesare selectedusingeitherthe players,HDTVreceivers,satellitesystemsor CD
front panelcontrolsor the remote.Toselecta Dolby Digital playersto the Optical or Coaxial Inputs
surrouncmodefromthe front panel,pressthe DolbyDigital(originallyknownasAC-3_) is _i"l_Ji'_lJ. Inorderto providea back_3 slg-
SurroundMode Selector [] to scroll up or a standardpartof the DVDformat,and is also nal and a sourcefor analogstereorecording,
downthrough the listof availablemodes.To partofthe newdigital broadcastingsystemand it the analogoutputs providedon digital source
selecta surround"nodeusingthe remote,press isavailablewith manysatellitereceiversand equipmentshouldalso beconnectedto their
the SurroundMode Selectorli_) and then somedigitalcableboxes,aswell aswith specially appropriateinputson theAVR120 rearpanel
pressthe &IT ButtonsI[_)Ii_I to change encoded_Ddiscs. (e.g.,connectthe analogstereoaudio output
the mode.As you pressthe buttons,the froma DVDto the DVDAudio Inputs O on
Surroundmodenamewill appearin the Main Notethat an o3tional,externalRFdemodulator the rearpanelwhenyou connectthe source's
Information Display [], and anindividual is requiredto usethe AVR120to listento the digitaloutputs).
modeindicatorwill also light up r£1r_ri_l-'=lr_ DolbyDigitalsoundtracksavailableon laser
!_!!11.As the surroundmodeschange,a green discs.Connectthe _,Foutput of the LDplayerto Whenplayinga digital sourcesuchas DVD,first
_EDwill light nextto the currentmodein the the demodulatorand then connectthe digital selectthe input usingthe remoteor front panel
23 OPERATION