Denon ADV-1000 Operating Instructions Manual page 24

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(2) Playing in the AUTO DECODE mode
• In the auto decode mode it is possible to play in the Dolby Digital or DTS Surround mode, depending on the format of the input
signal.
• It is also possible to play in the Auto Stereo, Dolby Pro-Logic II Cinema/Music or Dolby Pro-Logic mode, according to the 2-
channel mode setting.
[1] Dolby Digital and DTS surround playback (digital
inputs only)
• Applicable sources
• Digital inputs (TV/DBS and V.AUX functions, including DVD
playback discs)
Dolby Digital multi-channel sources
DTS sources
1, 3
3 3
CH
ON 1 2 3
POWER POWER VCR
CH
OFF 4 5 6
VCR POWER VCR POWER
CH VOL
CLEAR 7 8 9
TV
TV POWER TV POWER SLEEP
CH TV/VCR
CALL +10 0
DISPLAY RETURN INPUT MODE SURROUND
3
2
MENU FUNCTION
1
6 6
ENTER
MODE
VOLUME
BAND
MUTE
CH SHIFT
NTSC/PAL STATUS
TU MEMO
SUB TITLE AUDIO ANGLE TOP MENU
RDS PTY CT RT
PROG/DIRECT REPEAT A-B REPEAT RANDOM
CH.SELECT T.TONE SDB/TONE SURR.PARA
5
SETUP CDR/MD/TAPE TUNER/TV/VCR DVD
REMOCON MODE
1
Select the digital input function. (DVD or TV/DBS or
V.AUX digital input)
FUNCTION
FUNCTION
/ SELECT
Main unit Remote control unit
2
Set the input mode to
INPUT MODE
"AUTO".
DTS sources can also be
played in the input mode
"DTS".
Remote control unit
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3
Set the surround mode to "AUTO DECODE".
SURROUND FUNCTION
SURROUND
MODE
/ SELECT
\
Main unit Main unit Remote control unit
If the mode is set to anything other than AUTO
DECODE, the AUTO DECODE mode can be set
using the AUTO DECODE/2CH MODE button on
the main unit.
4
Play a program source containing the
mark.
• The Dolby Digital indicator
DIGITAL
lights when playing a
Dolby Digital source.
• The DTS indicator lights
DTS Lit
when playing a DTS
source.
The mode is selected automatically according to
the format of the source being played.
5
Display the surround parameters
SURR.PARA
for the source.
The surround parameters are
also displayed on the screen
when the function is set to
Remote control unit
DVD.
6
Select the various surround
parameters and set them.
The display returns to
normal if no operation is
performed for 4 seconds
while the parameters are
Remote control unit
displayed.
• D.COMP. setting
, /
This parameter is not displayed when playing DTS
source.
6
• LFE level setting
...
, /
The LFE level can be adjusted between –10 dB and
0 dB in steps of 1 dB.
• DEFAULT setting
, /
or
When "YES" is selected, the settings are reset to
their factory default values.
Lit
Stop operating buttons once the surround parameter
settings have been completed. After several seconds the
normal display reappears and the
automatically set.
NOTES:
• When "DEFAULT" is selected and the
is pressed ("YES"), "D.COMP." is automatically set to
"OFF" and "LFE" is reset to the default value.
("D.COMP." is not valid for DTS source.)
• Signals encoded in Dolby Digital can only be played in
the Auto decode (Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II or
Auto stereo), Direct, stereo or virtual modes. Other
modes do not work when playing Dolby Digital signals.
• DTS signals can only be played in the Auto decode
(DTS), Direct or stereo modes. Other modes do not
work when playing DTS signals.
• DTS signals can also be played in the "DTS" input
mode. (See page 19.) In this case, decoding and
playback are only performed when DTS signals are
input.
Surround parameters (2)
D.COMP. (Dynamic Range Compression):
• This parameter adjusts the dynamic range of the
Dolby Digital sound. When listening with the volume
...
turned relatively low, at night for example, set this to
the "HI" side to lower the peak of the sound and
amplify the quieter sounds, narrowing the dynamic
range and making the sound easier to listen to. Set to
"OFF" to turn this function off.
OFF LOW
Dynamic range Wide
LFE (Low Frequency Effect):
• Program source and adjustment range
1. Dolby Digital: –10 dB to 0 dB
2. DTS Surround: –10 dB to 0 dB
• When Dolby Digital encoded software is played, it is
recommended that the LFE LEVEL be set to 0 dB for
correct Dolby Digital playback.
• When DTS encoded movie software is played, it is
recommended that the LFE LEVEL be set to 0 dB for
correct DTS playback.
• When DTS encoded music software is played, it is
recommended that the LFE LEVEL be set to –10 dB
for correct DTS playback.
settings are
cursor button
MID HI
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