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Using other functions
09
Setting
What it does
Option(s)
SIGSEL
(Signal Select)
Use to switch the input signal type (analog/digital/HDMI) (
).
AUTO
ANALOG
DIGITAL
<g>
HDMI
Fixed PCM
This is useful if you find there is a slight delay before
OFF
recognizes
the PCM signal on a CD, for instance.
When
ON
is selected, noise may be output during playback of non-
PCM sources. Please select another input signal if this is a problem.
OFF
ON
DRC
(Dynamic Range Control)
<h>
Adjusts the level of dynamic range for movie soundtracks optimized
for Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and
DTS-HD Master Audio (you may need to use this feature when listen-
ing to surround sound at low volumes).
AUTO
MAX
MID
OFF
Loud Mgmt
(Loudness Management)
This is a setting of the post process function of the Dolby TrueHD
decoder. By setting to OFF, you can enjoy higher sound quality.
This can only be set when
DRC
is set to
OFF
and the input signal is a
Dolby TrueHD signal.
ON
OFF
LFE
(LFE Attenuate)
Some audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenu-
ator as necessary to prevent the ultra-low bass tones from distorting
the sound from the speakers.
When set to the recommended value of 0 dB, the LFE is not restricted.
When set to a value other than 0 dB, the LFE is restricted to the set
value. When OFF is selected, the sound is not output from the LFE
channel.
c
OFF/ –20dB/ –15dB/
–10dB/ –5dB/ –4dB/
–3dB/ –2dB/ –1dB/
0dB
d
Default:
0dB
INPUT ATT
(Input attenuate)
<i>
If the sound is distorted, this can be used to lower the input signal
level and reduce the distortion.
OFF
ON
HDMI
(HDMI Audio)
<j>
Specifies the routing of the HDMI audio signal out of this receiver
(amp) or through to a TV. When THROUGH is selected, no sound is
output from this receiver.
AMP
THROUGH
A.DELAY
(Auto delay)
<k>
This feature automatically corrects the audio-to-video delay between
components connected with an HDMI cable. The audio delay time
is set depending on the operational status of the display connected
with an HDMI cable. The video delay time is automatically adjusted
according to the audio delay time.
OFF
ON
C.GAIN
(Center Gain)
(Applicable only when using a
center speaker)
<l>
Adjusts the center gain to create a wider stereo effect with vocals.
Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left
speakers) to 1.0 (center channel sent to the center speaker only).
c
0 to 1.0
d
Defaults:
Neo:X CINEMA:
1.0
Neo:X MUSIC:
0.3
Neo:X GAME:
1.0
EFFECT
Sets the effect level for the ALC mode.
c
10 to 90
d
Defaults:
50
C.SPREAD
(Center Spread)
<m>
Center spread expands the center channel signal to the left and right
front speakers to create a wider frontal audio image for the listener.
It is optimized and designed primarily for playback of stereo music
content.
ON
OFF
V.SPs
(Virtual Speakers)
When
AUTO
is selected, the sound field is created with the surround
back and front wide channels whose
Speaker Setting
is set to
NO
automatically complemented.
To set the respective channels individually, select
MANUAL
.
AUTO
MANUAL
Setting
What it does
Option(s)
V.SB
(Virtual Surround Back)
<n>
When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode
allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your sur-
round speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround
back channel information.
OFF
ON
V.HEIGHT
(Virtual Height)
<o>
Settings to create virtual front height channel audio.
OFF
ON
V.WIDE
(Virtual Wide)
<p>
When you’re not using front wide speakers, selecting this mode
allows you to hear a virtual front wide channel through your front
speakers.
This improves the continuity of the sound from the front channel to
the surround channels.
OFF
ON
AMP
<q>
This is set to turn power amplifier sections off and use channels
exclusively in the pre-amp mode. Select
ON
to use the power ampli-
fiers for all channels. Select
Front OFF
to turn off the front channel’s
power amplifier and use the front channel exclusively in the pre-amp
mode,
F&C OFF
to turn off the front and center channels’ power
amplifiers and use the front and center channels exclusively in the
pre-amp mode. To turn the power amplifiers for all channels off and
use them exclusively in the pre-amp mode, select
OFF
.
ON
Front OFF
F&C OFF
OFF
RENDER
(Rendering Mode)
<r>
Allows you to choose which signal, object base (
OBJECT
) or channel
base (
LEGACY
) to decode when playing back Dolby Atmos content.
OBJECT
LEGACY
a The adjustment can be made only when
TONE
is set to
ON
.
b
!
The default value changes depending on the type of input (
).
!
When
ON
is selected, the Sound Retriever effect is optimized based on the bitrate information of the contents input to the
USB memory audio and
INTERNET RADIO
,
PANDORA
,
Spotify
,
MEDIA SERVER
,
FAVORITES
(digital audio input only) to
achieve high sound quality.
!
With the
iPod/USB
,
INTERNET RADIO
,
PANDORA
,
Spotify
,
MEDIA SERVER
,
FAVORITES
or
BT AUDIO
input function, by
default
S.RTRV
is set to
ON
.
!
When
ON
is selected, optimum correction of the audio signals input via the
HDMI OUT
terminal is conducted with the HDMI
ARC (Audio Return Channel) function, and the sound of digital TV broadcasts is produced with HD quality. This is valid when
the input is set to
TV
and
ARC
in
HDMI Setup
is set to
ON
. (See
c UP1 to UP4 can be selected only when the front height speaker is connected. The presence or absence of effects depends on
the listening mode.
d This function does not work when the sampling frequency is 32 kHz.
e
!
This can be set when
MANUAL
is selected for
AScale
.
!
This function does not work when the sampling frequency is 32 kHz.
f This setting only affects 2-channel audio sources.
g On the front panel display, ‘
DIGITL
’ is displayed.
h
AUTO
is only available for Dolby TrueHD signals. Select
MAX
or
MID
for signals other than Dolby TrueHD.
i
!
The attenuator isn’t available when using the Stream Direct (ANALOG DIRECT) modes.
!
The attenuator does not function when the listening mode is set to
PURE DIRECT
with AirPlay.
j
!
The HDMI Audio setting cannot be switched while performing synchronized amp mode operations.
!
The synchronized amp mode must be turned on in order to play the receiver’s HDMI audio and video input signals from the TV
with the receiver’s power in the standby mode. See
k This feature is only available when the connected display supports the automatic audio/video synchronizing capability (‘lipsync’)
for HDMI. If you find the automatically set delay time unsuitable, set
A.DELAY
to
OFF
and adjust the delay time manually. For
more details about the lipsync feature of your display, contact the manufacturer directly.
l Only when listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:X CINEMA/MUSIC/GAME mode.
m The default value changes depending on the type of input (
