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Surround parameters
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For instructions on setting the surround parameters, see page 4.
MODE/SB CH OUT:
Select the surround back channel playback method or surround mode.
THX Surround EX ........Dolby Digital signals are played in the THX Surround EX mode.
Ultra2 Cinema .............The signals are played in the THX Ultra2 Cinema mode.
Music Mode................The signals are played in the THX Music mode.
NON MTRX .................The same signals as those of the surround channels are output from the surround
back channels.
MTRX ON ...................The surround channel signals undergo digital matrix processing and are output
from the surround back channels.
SB OFF (OFF)..............No signal is played from the surround back channels.
ES MTRX ....................When playing DTS signals, the surround back signals undergo digital matrix
processing for playback.
ES DSCRT ...................When a signal identifying the source as a discrete 6.1-channel source is included
in the DTS signals, the surround back signals included in the source are played.
AFDM (Auto Flag Detect Mode):
ON .......This function only works with software on which a special identification signal is recorded. This
software is scheduled to go on sale in the future.
This is a function for automatically playing in the 6.1-channel mode using the surround back
speakers if the software is recorded in THX Surround EX or DTS-ES or in the normal 5.1-channel
mode without using the surround back speakers when the software is not recorded in THX
Surround EX or DTS-ES.
OFF......Set the “OFF” mode to perform 6.1-channel playback with conventional 5.1-channel sources or
sources on which the identification signal described below is not recorded.
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Select the parameter.
(Remote control unit)
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Select the setting.
(Remote control unit)
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Surround parameters
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DECODER:
Select the decoder to be used when playing 2-channel sources in the Home THX Cinema mode.
PL
II
C........The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic
II
Cinema mode before undergoing THX
processing.
PL
II
E........The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic emulation mode before undergoing THX
processing.
NEO:6 C ....The signals are decoded in the NEO:6 Cinema mode before undergoing THX processing.
MODE/SB CH OUT:
Select the surround back channel playback method or surround mode.
NORMAL (ON) ............This is the recommended play mode for using the surround back channel when
DTS NEO:6 is selected.
NORMAL (OFF) ..........This is the recommended play mode when Dolby Pro Logic
II
is selected. The
surround back channel is not played.
Checking the input signal
The input signal can be checked by pressing the remote
control unit’s ON SCREEN button.
SIGNAL:
Displays the type of signal (DTS, DOLBY
DIGITAL, PCM, etc.).
fs:
Displays the input signal’s sampling frequency.
FORMAT:
Displays the input signal’s number of channels.
“Number of front channels/Number of
surround channels/LFE on/off”
“SURROUND” is displayed for 2-channel signal sources
recorded in Dolby Surround.
OFFSET:
Displays the dialog normalization offset value.
FLAG:
Displays the special identification signal recorded in the input
signal.
“MATRIX” is displayed when matrix processing is conducted
on the surround back channel, “DISCRETE” is displayed when
discrete processing is conducted.
Not displayed when no identification signal is recorded.
In addition, screen information is displayed in the following order when the OSD button is pressed
repeatedly:
OSD-1
Input signal
OSD-2
Input/output
OSD-3
Auto surround mode
OSD-3 ~ 7
Tuner preset stations
NOTE:
OSD-3:
This is displayed when the auto surround mode is set to “ON” and the input mode is
set to “Auto”.
It is not displayed when the input mode is set to “Analog” or “EXT. IN-1,-2”.
OSD-3 ~ 7:
AVR-5800 only.
(Remote control unit)
Selecting a digital input source
The Dolby Digital indicator lights when
playing Dolby Digital sources.
DIGITAL
When playing DTS sources, the DTS
indicator lights.
The surround back indicator lights
green when playing in the THX
SURROUND EX mode.
SURROUND
BACK CH
OUTPUT
[2] To play in the THX Surround EX/Home THX Cinema Surround mode for sources
recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS
1
Select the program source.
Perform step 1 under “Dolby Digital mode and
DTS Surround”.
2
Select the Home THX Cinema mode.
HOME
THX CINEMA
(Main unit)
(Remote control unit)
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Play a program source with the
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mark.
For operating instructions, refer to the manuals of the respective components.
The channel status information during playback of Dolby Digital and DTS sources can be checked using
the “STATUS” button on the main unit.
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Press the SURR.PARA. button to
complete the setting.
(Remote control unit)
