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INPUT AND MONITOR SELECTORS
8. VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, TAPE 1, TAPE 2
MONITOR, TUNER, PHONO, CD
These buttons select the active input to the AV 316
and the signal sent to the loudspeakers and the
Tape, Video 2 and TV monitor outputs.
The name of the Input and Surround Mode will be
shown in the Display Panel.
VIDEO 1
Selects the signal from stereo TV/Satellite/Cable
receiver or Laser Disc connected to VIDEO 1 as the
active input.
VIDEO 2
Selects the VCR connected to VIDEO 2 as the
active input. Video 1 or 2 is shown in the Display
Panel when these are selected
TAPE 1
Selects Tape 1 as the active input.
TAPE 2 MONITOR
Selects the signal from output of the Tape 2 tape
machine. TAPE 2 MONITOR feeds the signal directly
to the AV 316's main amplifiers and does not override
the current input selection. If the CD is the active
input when TAPE MONITOR is selected, then the
CD signal will continue to be sent to the recording
outputs of TAPE 1, TAPE 2 and VIDEO 2, whilst the
Tape 2 signal will be heard on the loudspeakers and
headphones. T-2 Monitor will be shown in the Display
Panel when TAPE 2 MONITOR has been selected.
TUNER
Selects the Tuner as the active input.
PHONO
Selects the turntable phono cartridge as the active
input.
CD
Selects the CD as the active input.
SURROUND AND CDR FUNCTIONS
9. SURROUND
The SURROUND button selects the AV 316's sur-
round mode. Pressing the SURROUND button pages
through the three modes: DOLBY PRO-LOGIC, HALL
and BY-PASS (normal Stereo)
DOLBY PRO-LOGIC decodes the surround sound
signals encoded in movie sound tracks from video or
TV. To decode correctly, the video or TV signal must
be of a Dolby Surround or Dolby Stereo soundtrack
and coming from a stereo VCR, TV or satellite/cable
receiver.
HALL mode produces a surround sound effect from
a normal stereo source such as a CD or FM radio.
BY-PASS switches to normal Stereo operation.
The selected mode is displayed in the main area of
the Display Panel for 3 seconds and is continuously
shown in Surround Mode area of the Display Panel.
As an additional convenience feature, your AV 316
memorizes which surround mode you have used with
the given input selection. When you next select that
input, your AV 316 will automatically choose the
same Surround mode again. If you normally use
Dolby Pro-Logic mode on the Video 1 and Video 2
inputs, Hall Mode on FM, and By-Pass (Stereo) on
the others, pressing the Input Selector will automati-
cally default to the right Surround mode without hav-
ing to separately press the Surround Mode button.
10. CENTER
Selects the type of centre speaker used on the
main speaker (SPEAKER A) system. Pressing the
CENTER button pages through the three options:
NORMAL, PHANTOM and WIDEBAND.
NORMAL mode is used when the center speaker is
smaller than the front left and right speakers. This
mode produces a true center image with the very low
frequencies (below 70Hz) filtered out.
WIDEBAND mode is used when the center speaker
is the same type as the front left and right speakers.
This mode produces a true center image with a full
frequency range and no low frequency filtering.
PHANTOM mode is used when there is no center
speaker. The AV 316 places the center information
equally on the left and right front speakers so produc-
ing a 'Phantom' central sound image.
The selected Center Mode is displayed for 3 sec-
onds in the main area of the Display Panel. It is
stored in the AV 316's memory and will be automati-
cally recalled each time the unit is switched on. This
function can be altered only when the AV 316 is in
DOLBY PRO-LOGIC Mode.
11. DELAY
Selects the amount of delay applied to the surround
speakers when the AV 316 is used in DOLBY PRO-
LOGIC or HALL modes.
Pressing the DELAY button steps the Delay times
in 5mS steps from 5mS to 30mS for Hall mode and
from 15mS to 30mS for Dolby Pro-Logic mode.
Separate delay times can be stored for DOLBY PRO-
LOGIC and HALL modes and are held in the AV
316's memory. They are automatically recalled each
time the DOLBY PRO-LOGIC or HALL mode is
selected. This function can be altered only when the
AV 316 is in DOLBY PRO-LOGIC or HALL Mode.
(see: SETTING UP THE SURROUND SYSTEM)
12. CDR
The AV 316 features the CONTROLLED DYNAMIC
RANGE (CDR) circuit, which is used for listening at
lower levels. This is a sophisticated dynamics con-
troller that selectively raises the level of the quieter
parts of the soundtrack, whilst leaving the louder
parts unaltered.
Using CDR at lower listening levels (e.g. late at
night), the apparent dynamics of the soundtrack can
be maintained, without the dialogue becoming too
quiet to hear clearly.
The button indicator illuminates when CDR is
active.
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