Enjoying surround sound
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Decoder indicators
Depending on the input source and the selected surround
mode, the indicators in the front panel display light up as
follows:
Status
Indicator
When PCM signals are being input
PCM
When DTS digital signals are being
....
input
When DTS Neo:6 is selected as the
surround mode
.....
Neo:8
When Dolby Digital signals are
being input
[][] DIGITAL
When Dolby Pro Logic is selected
as the surround mode
[x]PL
When Dolby Pro Logic II is selected
as the surround mode
[x]PLn
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• You can select an input mode (AUTO. DTS, or ANALOG) by
pressing INPUTMODE repeatedly (see page 93).
• Discs encoded in DTS-ES, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX. Dolby Digital
EX. or Dolby Digital Surround EX will be played back in DTS
or Dolby Digital.
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Input channel indicators
Depending on the channel component of the current
digital input signal, the input channel indicators in the
front panel display light up as follows:
Status
Indicator
When 2-channel stereo signals are
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being input
When 5.I-channel signals are being
[Q(Q)~
input
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Surround modes and recommended
sources
Surround mode
Recommended
source
Dolby Pro Logic
-
All sources
Movie
Movies
Dolby Pro Logic II
Music
Music
Game
Games
DTS Neo:6
Cinema
Movies
Music
Music
Neural Surround
XM Satellite Radio
(U.S.A. and
Canada models
-
(U.S.A. and Canada
only)
models only)
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• When you select an input source (see page 47), the surround
mode used for the previously selected input source is
automatically selected.
• If the power of this unit is turned off and on again, the surround
mode used for the previously selected input source before the
power was turned off is automatically selected.
• If the surround modes are not available, "Prohibit" appears in
the front panel display when you press SUR. DECODE.
• The surround modes are available:
- when the beam mode is set to a setting other than the 2-
channel or 5-channel stereo playback (see page 62) and My
Surround (see page 57).
- when the CINEMA DSP programs are turned off
(see page 69).
- when the movie program is selected as the CINEMA DSP
program (see page 68). In this case, only Dolby Pro Logic,
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie. and DTS Neo:6 Cinema are
available.
- when 2-channel signals are being input.
- when the Music Enhancer is turned off (see page 70).