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Operation
In addition, you will need to have a media player
installed on the computer. The AVR has been
tested for operation with Windows Media Player
Version 8.0 and above, but it is also compatible
with many other popular players such as iTunes
WinAmp
®
and Real Player
®
. In most cases, it is
best to always make certain that you have the
latest version of the player installed to ensure the
best compatibility.
When the connection between a computer and
the AVR is made for the first time, or if the USB
connection is plugged into a different USB jack
on a computer or hub that has not been
previously connected to the AVR, you will see a
series of pop-up messages from Windows to
indicate that the computer is configuring itself
for the new device. Since the AVR provides a
number of different functions, you may see the
"Found New Hardware" message up to four
times, one each for "A/V Receiver," "Compatible
Device," "Audio Receiver" and "Human Interface
Device." When all messages have appeared and
then cleared the screen, you are almost ready to
begin.
Before selecting the USB input, first make certain
that one of the media players listed above has
been opened on the computer. Then you may
select the USB input in any of the following
ways:
• To select USB as a source from the front panel,
press the Input Source Selector Button %
until
appears as the input name in the
USB
Upper Display Line ˜ and in the semi-OSD
display, if available. The USB Input Source
Indicator ˆ will also light up on the front
panel.
• To select USB as the input using the main
remote press the Input Selector
DMP printed on the button twice.
• To select USB as an input using the ZR 10
remote, press the USB Input Selector D.
When the USB input is selected and the AVR is
connected to a compatible computer with one of
the media players mentioned above open, you
may then use either remote's transport controls
to start and stop playback, as well as move to
the next track. Activity of the Transport buttons
may vary from one media player to another, but
at the very least you will be able to use the Play
and Stop buttons. You may also control the
media player on a connected computer using the
Transport Controls P on the ZR 10 remote.
44 OPERATION
Once playback is started, the audio from a USB
source is treated the same as any other two-
®
channel audio source, and you may apply any of
the appropriate surround processing modes.
®
,
When playing back audio from a computer via
the USB connection, the internal speakers in a
laptop computer are often muted.
Speaker/Channel Indicators
In addition to the Bitstream Indicators, the
AVR features a set of unique channel-input
indicators that tell you how many channels of
digital information are being received and/or
whether the digital signal is interrupted.
These indicators are the L/C/R/LFE/SL/SR/SBL/SBR
letters that are inside the center boxes of the
Speaker/Channel Input Indicators Ú in the
front panel Main Information Display ˜.
When a standard analog stereo or matrix
surround signal is in use, only the "L" and "R"
indicators will light, as analog signals have only
left and right channels.
Digital signals, however, may have one, two, five,
six or seven separate channels, depending on the
program material, the method of transmission
and the way in which it was encoded. When a
digital signal is playing, the letters in these
with
indicators will light in response to the specific
signal being received. It is important to note that
although Dolby Digital, for example, is referred to
as a "5.1" system, not all Dolby Digital DVDs or
audio tracks selected on DVD or other Dolby
Digital programs are encoded for 5.1. Thus, it is
sometimes normal for a DVD with a Dolby Digital
soundtrack to trigger only the "L" and "R"
indicators.
NOTE: Many DVD discs are recorded with both
"5.1" and "2.0" versions of the same sound-
track. When playing a DVD, always be certain to
check the type of material on the disc. Most discs
show this information in the form of a listing or
icon on the back of the disc jacket. When a disc
does offer multiple soundtrack choices, you may
have to make some adjustments to your DVD
player (usually with the "Audio Select" button or
in a menu screen on the disc) to send a full 5.1
feed to the AVR or to select the appropriate
audio track and thus language. It is also possible
for the type of signal feed to change during the
course of a DVD playback. In some cases the pre-
views of special material will only be recorded in
2.0 audio, while the main feature is available in
5.1 audio. As long as your DVD player is set for
6-channel output, the AVR will automatically
sense changes to the bitstream and channel
count and reflect them in these indicators.
Important Note: When a digital surround
source (Dolby Digital, DTS) is played, the letters
SBL/SBR for the Surround Back channels will
appear only when a DTS ES DISCRETE 6.1 source
is played. Then this surround mode will be
indicated in the front display and on-screen
display. With all other recordings the icons for the
surround back speakers may light (when those
speakers have been configured) to indicate that a
signal will be fed to them (Matrix decoded with
NEO:6, LOGIC 7 or 7 CH Stereo), but no letters
inside will light as the unit will not receive an
input signal for the surround back channels.
The letters used by the Speaker/Channel Input
Indicators Ú also flash to indicate when a bit-
stream has been interrupted. This will happen
when a digital input source is selected before the
playback starts, or when a digital source such as
a DVD is put into a Pause mode. The flashing
indicators remind you that the playback has
stopped due to the absence of a digital signal
and not through any fault of the AVR. This is
normal, and the digital playback will resume
once the playback is started again.
Night Mode
A special feature of Dolby Digital is the Night
mode, which enables Dolby Digital input sources
to be played back with full digital intelligibilty
while reducing the maximum peak level and
lifting the low levels by
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to
/
. This prevents
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abruptly loud transitions from disturbing others
without reducing the impact of the digital source.
The Night mode is available only when the Dolby
Digital mode is selected.
The Night mode may be engaged when a Dolby
Digital DVD is playing by pressing the Night
Button
on the remote. Next, press the
buttons
to select either the middle range or
full compression versions of the Night mode. To
turn the Night mode off, press the
until the message in the lower third of the
video display and the Lower Display Line ˜
reads
.
D-RANGE OFF
The Night mode may also be selected to always
be on as soon as the Dolby Digital mode is
activated at either level of compression using the
options in the
Surround Select
See page 27 for information on using the menus
to set this option.
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