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In DTS Neo:6 mode, there will only be one choice available on the sub-
menu: selecting CINEMA or MUSIC modes. Use the Left/Right buttons
on the remote to change the settings.
Select
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CINEMA
to optimize the DTS Neo:6 decoding for movie
soundtracks.
Select
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MUSIC
to optimize the DTS Neo:6 decoding for musical
recordings.
When you have completed the setting, highlight the INPUT SETUP MENU
line at the bottom of the screen and press the ENTER button to return to
the INPUT SETUP menu (or just press the ENTER button).
Configuring Speakers and Audio
This section of the setup process covers items concerning audio reproduction
such as the number of speakers, bass management including subwoofer
crossovers, establishing equal output levels for all channels, delay settings,
and tone contour settings.
Understanding Speaker Configuration
Home theater systems vary in the number of speakers and the bass
capabilities of those speakers. This processor offers surround modes
tailored to systems with various numbers of speakers and bass management
features which send bass information to the speaker(s) best able to handle
it – subwoofers and/or large speakers. For optimum performance, you
must tell the processor the number of speakers in your system and how
bass should be distributed among them.
Note:
There are two types of bass in a surround system. The first is bass
recorded in each of the main channels (front, center, and surround). This
bass is present in all recordings and soundtracks. In addition, Dolby
Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 recordings may have a Low Frequency Effects
(LFE) channel – the .1 channel. This LFE channel, typically played by a
subwoofer, is used for effects such as explosions or rumble. The use of the
LFE channel will vary from soundtrack to soundtrack. Recordings that are
not encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS do not have the LFE channel.
The following configuration instructions refer to LARGE and SMALL
speakers, referring more to their desired bass configuration than their
physical size. Specifically, use the LARGE setting for speakers that you
want to play deep bass signals. Use the SMALL designation for speakers
that would benefit from having their bass sent to more capable speakers.
The bass management system redirects bass information away from
all SMALL speakers and sends it to the LARGE speakers and/or the
SUBWOOFER. It may be useful to think of LARGE as “full-range” and
SMALL as “high-pass filtered.”
Five LARGE speakers and subwoofer:
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This system requires no bass
redirection. All five speakers play the normal bass recorded in their
respective channels. The subwoofer plays only the LFE channel bass.
Depending on the soundtrack, there may be minimal use of the LFE
channel, so the subwoofer would be under utilized. Meanwhile the
normal bass places higher demands on the capabilities of the other
speakers and the amplifiers driving them.
LARGE front, center, surround speakers, no subwoofer :
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The normal
bass from the front, center , and surround channels is played in its
respective speakers. With no subwoofer, the LFE bass is redirected
to all five LARGE speakers. This places significant demandson these
speakers and their amplifiers, as they must play their own normal
bass plus the very demanding LFE bass.
All SMALL speakers and subwoofer:
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The normal bass from all
channels is redirected to the subwoofer, which also plays the LFE
channel. The subwoofer handles ALL of the bass in the system. This
configuration provides several benefits: deep bass is played by the
speaker most suited to do so, the main speakers may play louder
with less distortion, and the need for amplifier power is reduced.
This configuration should be used with bookshelf-size or smaller
main speakers. It should also be considered in some cases with
floorstanding front speakers. This configuration is advantageous
when driving the system with moderate power amplifiers.
LARGE front speakers, SMALL center and surround speakers,
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and a subwoofer:
The normal bass from the SMALL center and
surround speakers is redirected to the LARGE front speakers and the
subwoofer. The LARGE front speakers play their own normal bass
plus the redirected bass from the SMALL speakers and LFE bass. The
subwoofer plays the LFE bass plus the redirected bass from all of the
other channels. This might be an appropriate configuration with a pair
of very capable front speakers driven by a large power amplifier. A
potential disadvantage with mixed LARGE and SMALL configurations
is that the bass response may not be as consistent from channel to
channel as it might be with the all SMALL configuration.
Note:
As an alternative configuration with a satellite/subwoofer package
as the front speakers, follow the speaker manufacturer’s instructions,
connecting the high-level inputs of the powered subwoofer directly to
the front speaker outputs of your amplifier and connecting the satellites
to the subwoofer’s own crossover. In this arrangement, the speakers
would be classified as LARGE and the subwoofer setting would be OFF
for all surround modes. No information is lost during playback because
the system redirects bass information to the front LARGE speakers. While
this configuration ensures proper satellite speaker operation by using the
speaker’s own crossovers, it has some disadvantages in terms of system
calibration and would generally not be the preferred configuration.
