Advanced Functions - Sherwood R-607 Instrucciones De Funcionamiento

Advanced Functions

Much of the adjusting and configuration your AVR
requires is handled automatically, with little intervention
required on your part. You can also customize your AVR
to suit your system and your tastes. In this section, we
will describe some of the more advanced adjustments
available to you.
Audio Processing and Surround Sound
Audio signals can be encoded in a variety of formats
that affect not only the quality of the sound but also the
number of speaker channels and the surround mode.
You may also manually select a different surround
mode, when available.
Analog Audio Signals
Analog audio signals usually consist of two channels –
left and right. Your AVR offers several options for analog
playback:
• Stereo: When you want conventional 2-channel
playback, press the STEREO button. Sound will be
output from the front left and right speakers.
• 5-Ch Stereo: When you want to hear stereo sound
through all of the system's speakers (such as during
a party), select 5CH STEREO via the Surround Mode
Select buttons. This plays the left-channel signal
through the front left and surround left speakers,
the right-channel signal through the front right and
surround right speakers, and a summed mono signal
through the center speaker.
• Analog Surround modes: Your AVR is able to
process 2-channel audio signals to produce multi-
channel surround sound, even when no surround
sound has been encoded in the recording. Among
the available modes are Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby
Pro Logic, DTS Neo: 6, Theater, Hall, Stadium, Club
and Arena modes. Use the Surround Mode Select
buttons to select one of these modes.
Digital Audio Signals
Digital audio signals offer greater flexibility and capacity
than analog signals and allow the encoding of up to 5.1
channels of discrete channel information directly into
the signal. The result is improved sound quality and
startling directionality, since each channel's information
is transmitted independently of the other channels.
High-resolution recordings sound extraordinarily
distortion-free, especially in the high frequencies.
Digital surround-sound formats include Dolby Digital 2.0
(two channels only), Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital
EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High-
Resolution Audio, DTS-HD, DTS 5.1, DTS 96/24,
2-channel PCM modes in 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.1kHz,
96kHz or 176.4kHz, and 5.1 or 7.1 multichannel PCM.
(Your AVR will downmix the discrete surround back-
channel information in 6.1-channel and 7.1-channel
recordings into your system's surround left and
surround right channels.)
Surround mode Selection
Surround-mode selection depends upon the format
of the incoming audio signal as well as your personal
taste. Although there is never a time when all of the
AVR's surround modes are available, the table below
indicates which surround modes are available for a
given input.
Input Signal
Available Surround Modes
Format
Dolby TrueHD
(Only for
Corresponding Dolby TrueHD
R- 607),
(Only for R-607) or Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital
mode (Theater, Hall, Stadium,
Plus (Only
Club, Arena and 5-Ch Stereo are
for R- 607),
also available for 5.1-channel
Dolby Digital
programs)
(7.1-channel/
5.1-channel)
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby
Dolby Digital
Pro Logic II Music, Dolby Pro
(2.0-channel)
Logic II Game, Dolby Pro Logic
Corresponding DTS Mode
DTS-HD (Only (Theater, Hall, Stadium, Club,
for R- 607), Arena and 5-Ch Stereo are
DTS, DTS 96/24 also available for 5.1-channel
programs)
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby
PCM Pro Logic II Music, Dolby Pro
(2-channel), Logic II Game, Dolby Pro Logic,
Analog DTS Neo:6 Cinema, DTS Neo:6
(2-channel) Music, Theater, Hall, Stadium,
Club, Arena, 5-Ch Stereo
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby
Pro Logic II Music, Dolby Pro
Logic II Game, Dolby Pro Logic,
MP3/WMA
DTS Neo:6 Cinema, DTS Neo:6
Music, Theater, Hall, Stadium,
Club, Arena, 5-Ch Stereo
When in doubt, check the broadcast or the jacket
of your disc for more information on which surround
modes are available. Usually, nonessential sections of a
disc, such as trailers, extra materials or the disc menu,
are available only in Dolby Digital 2.0 (2-channel) or
PCM 2-channel mode. Look for an audio setup section
in the disc's menu.
Also, make sure your disc player's audio output is set to
the original bitstream rather than 2-channel PCM. Stop
play and check the player's output setting.
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