Sony HT-M3, Operating Instructions Manual

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8 US
Indicators on the display panel
LFE
L C
SL S
PL II HDMI
SLEEP
D . RANGE ST
COAX OPT LPCM
USB
SW
SB SBL
R
SR
SBR
D
qs qa 1 3 2 4 6 8 9 7 q;
DTS 96/24
5
A
Playback channel indicator
The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the channels
being played back. Based on the speaker
settings, the box around the letter(s) vary to
show how the receiver downmixes the source
sound.
L
R
C
SL
SR
S
SBL *
SBR *
SB *
Front Left
Front Right
Center (monaural)
Surround Left
Surround Right
Surround (monaural or the
surround equipment obtained
by Pro Logic processing)
Surround Back Left
Surround Back Right
Surround Back (the surround
back equipment obtained by
6.1 channel decoding)
B
SW
Lights up when the audio signal is output from
the SUBWOOFER jack.
C
Lights up when the disc being played back
contains an LFE (Low Frequency Effect)
channel and the LFE channel signal is actually
being reproduced.
LFE
D
Input indicator
Lights up to indicate the current input.
HDMI
– The INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO”, and
when the receiver recognizes the equipment
connected via an HDMI IN jack (page 46).
– The TV input detected Audio Return Channel
(ARC) signals.
COAX
The INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” or
“COAX”, and when the source signal is a digital
signal through the COAXIAL jack (page 46).
OPT
The INPUT MODE is set to “AUTO” or
“OPT”, and when the source signal is a digital
signal through the OPTICAL jack (page 46).
E
DTS indicator
Lights up the respective indicator when the
receiver is decoding the corresponding DTS
format signals.
DTS
DTS 96/24 DTS
DTS 96 kHz/24 bit
Note
When playing a DTS format disc, make sure that
you have completed the digital connections and
that INPUT MODE is not set to “ANALOG”
(page 46).
F
LPCM
Lights up when the receiver is decoding the
Linear PCM signals.
G
USB **
Lights up when a USB device is being played.