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Changing the listening mode
To change the listening mode during playback, press the listening
mode buttons.
When using the remote controller, select AV Amp in the Home
menu to display the operation menu. Then tap the down scroll button
to display the next operation menu.
DIRECT/PURE AUDIO (Direct): Changes the listening mode
directly to the Direct listening mode. If pressed, the listening mode
for the selected input source set in the Listening Mode Preset is also
changed to the Direct listening mode. When the listening mode is set
to Direct, you can switch between Direct and Pure Audio.
STEREO (Stereo): Changes the listening mode directly to the
Stereo listening mode. If pressed, the listening mode for the selected
input source set in the Listening Mode Preset sub-menu is also
changed to the Stereo listening mode.
SURROUND (Surr): Changes the listening mode to the surround
mode for the current input signal (e.g., Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby
Digital, or DTS). If pressed, the listening mode for the selected input
source set in the Listening Mode Preset is also changed to the
Surround listening mode.
When the Surround listening mode is selected
• When playing back DTS sources
Switches the DTS-ES setting from Auto
→
On
→
Off.
• When playing back Analog/PCM sources
Switches from Pro Logic II Movie
→
Pro Logic II Music
→
DTS Neo6:Cinema
→
DTS Neo6:Music.
• When playing back D.F. 2-channel sources
Switches from Pro Logic II Movie
→
Pro Logic II Music.
(Remote controller only)
: When the input source is a digital source, this button works
as the same for the Surround button. When the input source is
Analog/PCM, this button changes the listening mode between Dolby
Pro Logic II Movie and Dolby Pro Logic II Music.
dts: When the input source is a digital source, this button works as
the same for the Surround button. When the input source is Analog/
PCM, this button changes the listening mode between DTS Neo:6
Music and DTS Neo:6 Cinema.
TX-DS898
Remote controller
Listening
mode
buttons
Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS898
Listening mode buttons
Input source buttons
STEREO SURROUND
THX
DSP
THX: Changes the listening mode to the THX listening mode.
When the THX listening mode is selected
• When playing back Dolby Digital sources
Switches the THX Surround EX mode (Auto
→
On
→
Off) if the
source is a Dolby Digital-compatible source.
• When playing back Analog/PCM sources
Switches the decoding mode (Pro Logic II Movie
→
DTS
Neo6:Cinema) for THX processing.
• When playing back DTS sources
Allows you to enjoy the DTS THX Cinema, DTS-ES Discrete
6.1 THX Cinema, and DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 THX Cinema
surround systems. The DTS-ES mode changes from Auto
→
On
→
Off.
If surround back speakers are not connected, or if the Powered
Zone 2 setting of the Speaker Config menu is set to “Activated,”
you cannot select THX Surround EX, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, or
DTS-ES Matrix 6.1.
DSP / : Changes the listening mode as shown below.
Mono
→
Direct/Pure Audio
→
Stereo
→
Theater-Dimensional
→
Surround
→
THX
→
Mono Movie
→
Enhanced 7
→
Orchestra
→
Unplugged
→
Studio-Mix
→
TV Logic
→
All Ch Stereo
→
Mono.
If pressed, the listening mode for the selected input source set in the
Listening Mode Preset is also changed.
+
–
CH
VOL
MUTE
CONT
+
–
LIGHT
STANDBY/ON
OFF
ON
POWER
STANDBY
MASTER VOLUME
FM
AM
PHONO
C D
TAPE
DVD
VIDEO
3
VIDEO
5
VIDEO
4
VIDEO
2
VIDEO
1
ZONE
2
(
)
GRN
REC
(
)
RED
AUDIO
SELECTOR
DISPL AY
PURE AUDIO
UPSAMPLING
PHONES
ZONE
2 LEVEL
STEREO SURROUND
THX
DSP
REC OUT
ZONE
2
OFF
DIMMER
FM MODE
MEMORY
SETUP
CLEAR
ENTER
RETURN
VIDEO
5/VIDEO CAM INPUT
TUNING
PRESET
S VIDEO
AUDIO
VIDEO
L
R
DIGITAL
DIRECT/
PURE AUDIO
SETUP
ENTER
RETURN
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