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Basic Playback
Input Modes and Indications
This unit comes with various input jacks. If your external component is connected to more than one type of input jack, you can set the
priority of the input signal. Press
INPUT MODE
on the front panel or an input button (press it repeatedly) on the remote control to display or
change the input mode.
AUTO: ........... This mode is automatically selected when you turn on the power of
this unit. In this mode, the input signal is automatically selected in the
following order.
1) Dolby Digital or DTS encoded signals
2) Digital (PCM) signals
3) Analog signals
DTS: .............. In this mode, only digital input signals encoded with DTS are selected
even if other signals are input at the same time.
ANALOG: ..... In this mode, only analog input signals are selected even if digital
signals are input at the same time.
<When LD is selected as the input source> (General and China models only)
AUTO: ........... In this mode, this unit automatically selects the signal in the following
order.
1) Dolby Digital RF encoded signals
2) DTS encoded signals
3) Digital (PCM) signals
4) Analog signals
D.D. RF: ........ This unit only selects Dolby Digital RF signals.
DTS: .............. In this mode, only digital input signals encoded with DTS are selected
even if other signals are input at the same time.
DGTL: ........... This unit only selects digital signals input through the
OPTICAL
jacks.
ANALOG: ..... This unit only selects signals input through the
ANALOG
jacks. This
unit will not select Dolby Digital RF or DTS signals.
Notes:
• If digital signals are input from both the
COAXIAL
and
OPTICAL
jacks, the digital signal from the
COAXIAL
jack is selected.
• When AUTO is selected, this unit automatically determines the type of signal. If this unit detects a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the decoder
automatically switches to the appropriate setting and reproduces 5.1 channel source.
• The sound output may be interrupted for some LD and DVD players in the following situation: The input mode is set to AUTO. A search is performed
while playing the disc encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS, and then disc playing is restored. The sound output is interrupted for a moment because the
digital signal was selected again.
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Notes on playing a source encoded with a DTS signal
•
If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any way, you may not be able to perform DTS decoding even if you make
a digital connection between this unit and the player.
•
If you play a source encoded with a DTS signal and set the input mode to ANALOG, this unit reproduces the noise of an unprocessed
DTS signal. When you want to play a DTS source, be sure to connect the source to a digital input jack and set the input mode to
AUTO or DTS.
•
If you switch the input mode to ANALOG while playing a source encoded with a DTS signal, this unit reproduces no sound.
•
If you play a source encoded with a DTS signal and set the input mode to AUTO, there will be a moment of noise while the unit
recognizes the DTS signal and turns on the DTS decoder. This is not a malfunction. You can avoid this by setting the input mode to
DTS beforehand.
•
If you continue to play a source encoded with a DTS signal with the input mode setting left to AUTO, this unit automatically switches
to the “DTS-decoding” mode to prevent noise from being generated during subsequent operation. (The “
t
” indicator lights up on
the front panel display.) The “
t
” indicator will flash immediately after playback of a source encoded with a DTS signal has
finished. Only a source encoded with a DTS signal can be played back while this indicator is flashing. If you want to play a normal
PCM source soon, set the input mode back to AUTO.
•
The “
t
” indicator will flash when the input mode is set to AUTO and a search or skip operation is performed while playing back a
source encoded with a DTS signal. If this status continues for 30 or more seconds, the unit will automatically switch from the “DTS-
decoding” mode to PCM digital signal input mode and the “
t
” indicator will go out.
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Notes on playing an LD or DTS CD source
•
For LD software that does not contain a digital soundtrack, connect the LD player to the analog jacks and set the input mode to AUTO
or ANALOG.
•
If the LD player is transmitting a signal by a non-standard method, this unit cannot detect the Dolby Digital or DTS signal. In this case,
the decoder automatically switches to PCM or analog.
•
Some A/V components such as LD players output different audio signals through their analog and digital jacks. Change the input mode
as necessary.
•
While you are operating the LD player and playing a disc encoded with a Dolby Digital signal, if you switch from the pause or chapter
forwarding function to normal playback, you may hear the PCM or analog sound an instant before the Dolby Digital signal is played.
AUTO:DOLBY D.
AUTO:DTS
AUTO:PCM
AUTO:ANALOG
AUTO:---
• AUTO
• DTS
DTS
DTS:---
• ANALOG
ANALOG
ANALOG:---
