Configuration with a Television
• Set the television audio output to “2 channel” or “PCM” audio when using the SPDIF or optical digital outputs. Your Moon-
raker sound system does not accept multichannel, compressed, Dolby Digital 5.1
®
, or DTS
®
audio.
• Some televisions do not have the ability to output 2-channel audio when the source audio is multichannel. In this case, you
must configure your source devices (e.g., cable box, streaming media player, or Blu-ray player) to output 2-channel audio.
• Turn off the internal speakers in your television in the settings menu. If the internal speakers are not turned off, the sound
quality will be degraded and you may hear an echo.
• If available, set the bit rate to 96kHz or lower when using SPDIF or optical digital cables. The following bit rates are sup-
ported: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz.
• We recommend turning on dynamic range compression in your television. This feature may be labeled “dynamic range
compression,” “auto volume,” “normalization,” “limiting,” or “midnight mode.” Turning on dynamic range compression has
the following benefits:
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Some movie soundtracks (typically on DVD or Blu-ray) are mixed for movie theaters and minimally altered for home
use. When the volume is set to a reasonable level for dialog, the volume level of action sequences may be overwhelm-
ing in a home-listening environment. Enabling dynamic range compression will reduce the relative loudness of these
loud passages.
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The volume of loud television commercials will be reduced relative to the program material.
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