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Listening to your system

Important

! The listening modes and many features

described in this section may not be available

depending on the current source, settings and

status of the receiver.

Auto playback

There are many ways to listen back to sources

using this receiver, but the simplest, most

direct listening option is the Auto Surround

feature. The receiver automatically detects what

kind of source you’re playing and selects multi-

channel or stereo playback as necessary.

% While listening to a source,

press AUTO/ALC/DIRECT

(AUTO SURR/ALC/STREAM DIRECT) for

auto playback of a source.

AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the dis-

play before showing the decoding or playback

format. Check the digital format indicators in

the front panel display to see how the source is

being processed.

! If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby

Surround encoded, the proper decoding

format will automatically be selected and

shows in the display.

! When listening to the FM radio, the Neural

Surround feature is selected automatically

(see Using Neural Surround on page 30 for

more on this).

! When listening to the ADAPTER PORT

input, the SOUND RETRIEVER AIR feature is

selected automatically.

ALC – In the Auto level control (ALC) mode, this

receiver equalizes playback sound levels.

Also, the low and high frequency sounds, dia-

logs, surround effects, etc., that are difficult to

hear when the volume is low are adjusted to be

optimal for the volume level. This mode is par-

ticularly optimum when listening at night.

Note

! When ALC is selected, the effect level can

be adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in

Setting the Audio options on page 44 .

Listening in surround sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source

in surround sound. However, the options avail-

able will depend on your speaker setup and the

type of source you’re listening to.

Standard surround sound

The following modes provide basic surround

sound for stereo and multichannel sources.

% While listening to a source, press

STANDARD (STANDARD SURROUND).

If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listen-

ing mode.

! If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby

Surround encoded, the proper decoding

format will automatically be selected and

shows in the display.

! If the surround back speakers are not

connected, 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2

Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).

With two channel sources, you can select from:

! 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel

sound (surround back), especially suited to

movie sources

! 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel

sound (surround back), especially suited to

music sources

! 2 Pro Logic IIx GAME – Up to 7.1 channel

sound (surround back), especially suited to

video games

! 2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound

(sound from the surround speakers is mono)

! 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT – Up to 7.1 channel

sound (front height)

! WIDE SURROUND MOVIE – Up to 7.1

channel sound (front wide), especially suited

to movie sources

! WIDE SURROUND MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel

sound (front wide), especially suited to music

sources

! Neo:6 CINEMA – 7.1 channel sound

(surround back), especially suited to movie

sources

! Neo:6 MUSIC – 7.1 channel sound (surround

back), especially suited to music sources

! Neural Surround – Up to 7.1 channel sound

(surround back), especially suited to music

sources

! STEREO – The audio is heard with your sound

settings and you can still use the audio

options.

With multichannel sources, if you have con-

nected surround back, front height or front wide

speakers, you can select (according to format):

! 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – See above

! 2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – See above

! Dolby Digital EX – Creates surround back

channel sound for 5.1 channel sources and

provides pure decoding for 6.1 channel

sources (like Dolby Digital Surround EX)

! DTS-ES – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel

playback with DTS-ES encoded sources

! DTS Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel

playback with DTS encoded sources

! Neo:6 – Allows you to hear 6.1 channel

playback

! 2 Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT – See above

! WIDE SURROUND MOVIE – See above

! WIDE SURROUND MUSIC – See above

! STEREO – See above

! Straight Decode – Plays back without the

effects above.

Note

! When listening sources in 2

Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT mode, you can also

adjust the H.GAIN effect (see Setting the Audio

options on page 44 ).

! When listening to 2-channel sources in

Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are

three further parameters you can adjust:

C.WIDTH,DIMENSION and PANORAMA. See

Setting the Audio options on page 44 to adjust

them.

! When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6

Cinema or Neo:6 Music mode, you can also

adjust the center image effect (see Setting the

Audio options on page 44 ).

! Neural Surround can be selected for

2-channel signals for which the input signal

is PCM (48 kHz or less), Dolby Digital, DTS or

analog 2-channel sources.

! The stereo mode can also be selected by

pressing the STEREO button on the remote

control.

! When listening through headphones, you can

select STEREO mode only.

Using the Advanced surround

effects

The Advanced surround effects can be used for

a variety of additional surround sound effects.

Most Advanced Surround modes are designed

to be used with film soundtracks, but some

modes are also suited for music sources. Try

different settings with various soundtracks to

see which you like.

% Press ADV SURR

(ADVANCED SURROUND) repeatedly to

select a listening mode.

! ACTION – Designed for action movies with

dynamic soundtracks

! DRAMA – Designed for movies with lots of

dialog

! SCI-FI – Designed for science fiction with lots

of special effects

! MONO FILM – Creates surround sound from

mono soundtracks