matrix decoding algorithms to derive a center channel and surround channels
from 2-channel source material.
The MODE line of the Dolby Pro Logic IIx sub-menu selects "Movie", "Music",
or "Game", modes for matrix decoding. Use the Left/Right arrow buttons
to select a mode.
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Select "Movie" to optimize for Dolby Surround encoded movie
soundtracks including increased surround separation and full-bandwidth
surround channel frequency response.
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Select "Game" to optimize for Dolby Surround encoded video games.
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Select "Music" to optimize for musical recordings.
In addition to MODE, three optional parameters will be available on the
OSD screen. Use the Up/Down arrow buttons on the remote control or front
panel to select a parameter. Use the Left/Right arrow buttons to change the
selected parameter as follows:
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PANORAMA: The Panorama option extends the front stereo image to
include the surround speakers for a dramatic "wraparound" effect.
The options are OFF or ON.
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DIMENSION: The Dimension option allows you to gradually adjust
the soundfield towards the front or towards the rear. There are seven
incremental settings from 0 to 6. A setting of 0 shifts the soundfield
towards the rear for maximum surround effect. A setting of 6 shifts
the soundfield to the front for minimum surround effect. The default
setting of 3 provides a "neutral" balance between the two extremes.
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CENTER WIDTH: The Center Width option allows you to spread the
signal intended for the center speaker to the left and right front speakers,
widening the perceived soundfield. There are eight incremental settings
from 0 to 7. With the setting of 0, there is no center width spreading
and all of the center channel information is sent to the center speaker.
The maximum setting of 7 shifts all of the center channel signal to
the left and right speakers, essentially muting the center speaker and
maximizing the soundfield width. Other settings provide incremental
steps between the two extremes. The factory default is set to 3.
When you have completed all the desired adjustments, select "BACK" on
the OSD or press the BACK button to return to the INPUT SETUP menu.
DTS Neo:6
DTS NEO 6 SETUP
When "DTS Neo:6" is selected as the default surround mode on the INPUT
SETUP menu, there are additional option settings and parameters available
to optimize the surround decoding for various types of recordings, music or
movie soundtracks. DTS Neo:6 uses matrix decoding algorithms to derive
a center channel and surround channels from 2-channel source material.
MODE : Cinema
BACK
In DTS Neo:6 mode, there will only be one choice available on the sub-
menu: selecting Cinema or Music mode. Use the Left/Right arrow buttons
on the remote control or front panel to change the settings.
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Select "Cinema" to optimize the DTS Neo:6 decoding for movie
soundtracks.
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Select "Music" to optimize the DTS Neo:6 decoding for musical
recordings.
When you have completed the setting, select "BACK" on the OSD or press
the BACK button to return to the INPUT SETUP menu.
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 parametric EQ.
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.
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."
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Five LARGE speakers and subwoofer: This system requires no bass
redirection. All five speakers play the normal bass recorded in their
respective channels. The subwoofer plays the normal channel bass.
Meanwhile the normal bass places higher demands on the capabilities
of the other speakers and the amplifiers driving them.
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LARGE front, center, surround speakers, no subwoofer: The normal
bass from the front, center, and surround channels is played in its
respective speakers.
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All SMALL speakers and subwoofer: The normal bass from all channels
is redirected to the subwoofer. 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.
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