Marantz AV8003 Service Manual page 8

Dolby mODe
(Dolby Digital, Pro Logic IIx MOVIE, Pro Logic IIx
MUSIC, Pro Logic IIx GAME)
This mode is used with source materials encoded in
Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround.
DOLBY DIGITAL
This mode is enabled when playing source materials
encoded in Dolby Digital.
Playing multichannel-encoded 5.1 channel Dolby
Digital sources provides 5 main audio channels (left,
center, right, surround left and surround right) and a
Low Frequency Effect channel.
Dolby Digital EX decoding is not available in this
mode.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx has 5 modes:
Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
This mode provides 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround
sound from Dolby Surround, encoded stereo movie
soundtracks.
Pro Logic IIx MUSIC
This mode provides 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround
sound from conventional stereo sources (analog or
digital), such as CD, tape, FM, TV, stereo VCR, etc.
Pro Logic IIx GAME
This mode restores the impact low-frequency
surround effects by routing them to the system's
subwoofer.
5.1ch + Pro Logic IIx Movie
This mode provides 7.1 channel surround sound from
5.1 channel sources movie soundtracks.
5.1ch + Pro Logic IIx Music
This mode provides 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound
from 5.1 channel sources music soundtracks.
notes:
• Pro Logic IIx mode will decode as Pro Logic II
mode when the SURR. B is set to "NONE" from
SPeAKeR SeTUP menu.
• Pro Logic IIx mode is available for a 2 channel input
signal which is encoded in Dolby Digital, HDCD or
PCM format.
dts
dts, Neo:6 Cinema, Neo:6 Music
This mode is for DTS-encoded source materials
such as laserdisc, CD and DVD. Neo:6 is for some 2
channel sources.
dts
This mode is enabled when playing source materials
encoded in dts multichannel.
Playing multichannel encoded-5.1 channel dts
sources provides five main audio channels (left,
center, right, surround left and surround right) and a
Low Frequency Effects channel.
dts-ES decoding is not available in this mode.
The DTS mode cannot be used when an analog
input has been selected.
Neo:6 Cinema, Neo:6 Music
This mode decodes 2 channel signals into 6 channel
signals using high-accuracy digital matrix technology.
The DTS Neo:6 decoder has near-discrete properties
in the frequency characteristics of the channels as
well as in channel separation.
According to the signals to be played back, DTS Neo:6
uses either the Neo:6 Cinema mode optimized for
movie playback or the Neo:6 Music mode optimized
for music playback.
note:
• The Neo:6 mode is available for 2 channel input
signals which are encoded in Dolby Digital, HDCD
or PCM format.
cIrcle SUrrOUnD II
(cSII-cInemA, cSII-mUSIc, cSII-mOnO)
Circle Surround is designed to enable multichannel
surround sound playback of non-encoded and
multichannel encoded material.
Backward compatibility provides listeners with up to
6.1 channels of surround performance from an entire
collection of music and film, including broadcast,
videotape and stereo recorded music.
Depending on source material, you can select CSII-
Cinema mode, CSII-Music mode or CSII-Mono
mode.
note:
• The CS II mode is available for 2 channel input
signals which are encoded in Dolby Digital, HDCD
or PCM format.
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