Sherwood Newcastle P-965 Operating Instructions Manual page 58

When the SURROUND MODE is selected
• Depending on the input signal format and the selected decoding mode, you can select the desired surround mode as
follows:
Signal format being input
Dolby Digital 5.1,
Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources
Dolby Digital 2 channel sources
DTS sources
MPEG sources
PCM ( 2 channel ) sources
Analog stereo sources
( ): Possible only when surround back channel is not set to "None", [ ] : Possible only when surround back channel is set to "None".
(Refer to "When selecting the SPEAKER CONFIGURATION" on page 46.)
BYPASS mode: Audio signals bypass signal processing circuits for surround sound and are palyed in stereo mode.
Notes:
• When the selected decoding mode is not matched to the input signal format, the indicator of the signal being input
flickers, meaning the required process cannot be performed and no sound is heard. Therefore, be sure to select the
required decoding mode and the available surround mode according to the input signal format.
• When the 8 CH DIRECT is selected as an input source, the decoding and surround modes cannot be selected.
• When the pure audio function is activated, the surround mode cannot be selected.
• When 96 kHz PCM signals are input, the stereo mode is automatically selected.
When the Dolby surround mode is selected
• Combined with the original surround mode , the Dolby surround mode can be selected as follows:
* In case that the HEADPHONE SELECTOR button is set to speaker on mode.
(PL IIx MOVIE PL IIx MUSIC
( ) : Impossible only when surround back channel is set to "None".
* In case that the HEADPHONE SELECTOR button is set to speaker off mode.
DOLBY HEADPHONE 1
When the DYNAMIC RANGE is selected
• This function compresses the dynamic range of previously specified parts of the Dolby Digital sound track (with
extremely high volume) to minimize the difference in volume between the specified and non-specified parts.
This makes it easy to hear all of the sound track when watching movies at night at low levels.
• The compression rate changes as follows :
Notes :
• Only while the digital signals from the Dolby Digital program source are being input, the dynamic range function
can be activated.
• In some Dolby Digital software, this function may not be available.
Selected decoding mode
Auto, Dolby Digital mode
Auto, DTS mode
Auto, MPEG mode
Auto, PCM mode
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PL IIx GAME ) DOLBY VS~
DOLBY HEADPHONE 2 DOLBY HEADPHONE 3
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Selectable surround mode
(DOLBY DIGITAL EX,)
DOLBY DIGITAL
(DOLBY DIGITAL EX,) DOLBY DIGITAL [,PL II MOVIE,
PL II MUSIC, PL II GAME]
(DTS ES MATRIX or DTS ES DISCRETE,) DTS
MPEG
[PL II MOVIE, PL II MUSIC, PL II GAME,] BYPASS,
DTS NEO 6 : CINEMA, DTS NEO 6 : MUSIC, THEATER,
MOVIE, HALL 1/2, STADIUM, CHURCH, CLUB 1/2,
ARENA 1/2, GAME, 4CH STEREO, MATRIX
NONE(Dolby surround off)
(original surround mode)
NONE(Dolby Headphone off)
(original surround mode)