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Enjoying a surround effect for music You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver's preprogrammed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of concert halls into your home. MUSIC Press MUSIC repeatedly to select the surround effect you want for music. Sound field Hall Jazz Club Live Concert Stadium Sports Portable Audio PLII Music PLIIx Music PLIIz Height Neo:6 Music Effect Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall. Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house. Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium. Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting. Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable audio device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music. Perform Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode decoding. This setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs. Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode decoding. This setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs. Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIz mode decoding. This setting increases flexibility to expand a 5.1 to a 7.1 channel system. Its vertical component gives a dimension of presence and depth. "PLIIz Height" is the same sound field as that is described on page 76. You can adjust the gain level for "PLIIz Height." For details, see "Surround settings" (page 116). Performs DTS Neo:6 Music mode decoding. A source recorded in 2 channel format is decoded into 7 channels. This setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs. To turn off the surround effect for MUSIC Press 2CH/A.DIRECT or A.F.D. 74GB

Section	Page
Table of Contents	6
Description and location of parts	8
Getting Started	19
Checking the connection appropriate for your components	19
1: Installing speakers	20
2: Connecting the monitor	24
3: Connecting the video components	25
4: Connecting the audio components	34
5: Connecting the IR Blaster	38
6: Connecting the antennas (aerials)	39
7: Connecting to the network	40
8: Preparing the receiver and the remote	42
9: Setting the speakers	43
10: Calibrating the appropriate speaker settings automatically (Auto Calibration)	46
11: Configuring the network settings of the receiver	52
12: Preparing a computer to use as a server	52
Guide to on-screen display operation	54
Playback	57
Enjoying sound/images from the component connected to the receiver	57
Enjoying sound/images from the components connected to the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT	58
Operating the TDM-iP50 using the GUI menu of the receiver	59
Tuning	62
Listening to FM/AM radio	62
Presetting FM/AM radio stations	64
Listening to satellite radio	65
Connecting a satellite radio tuner	65
Preparing to listen to a satellite radio	66
Selecting a channel of the satellite radio	66
Presetting satellite radio channels	68
Restricting access to specific channels (Parental Lock)	68
Enjoying Surround Sound	72
Playing back with 2-channel sound	72
Playing back with multi-channel surround	73
Enjoying a surround effect for music	74
Enjoying a surround effect for movies	76
Using Network Features	79
About the network functions of the receiver	79
Enjoying content stored on the server	80
Using a controller	83
Listening to Rhapsody	84
Listening to SHOUTcast	87
Features of the Setup Manager application software	88
Using Multi-zone Features	90
What you can do with the Multi-zone function	90
Making a multi-zone connection	90
Setting the speakers in zone 2	94
Switching the zone setting of the remote	95
Operating the receiver from another zone (ZONE 2/ZONE 3 operations)	95
Using Other Features	97
Using “BRAVIA” Sync features	97
Switching the monitors that output the HDMI video signals	99
Outputting the HDMI signals even when the receiver is in standby mode (Pass Through)	100
Switching between digital and analog audio	101
Enjoying the sound/images from other inputs (Input Assign)	102
Using the sleep timer	104
Enjoying the surround effect at low volume levels (Night Mode)	104
Recording using the receiver	105
Switching the command mode of the receiver and the remote	106
Using a bi-amplifier connection	107
Adjusting Settings	109
Using the setting menu	109
Auto Calibration	110
Speaker settings	112
Surround settings	116
EQ settings	117
Multi Zone settings	117
Audio settings	119
Video settings	121
HDMI settings	123
Network settings	124
Quick Click settings	127
System settings	127
Operating without connecting to a TV	129
Operating Each Component Using the On-screen Remote (Quick Click)	136
Operating components or lighting connected to the receiver using the on-screen remote (Quick Click)	136
Using Quick Click	137
Setting components that are operated by the on-screen remote	142
Performing several commands in sequence automatically with Quick Click (Macro Play)	142
Setting remote control codes that are not stored in Quick Click	144
Resetting the remote code for Quick Click	145
Operating Each Component Using the Multifunction Remote	146
Operating each component using the multifunction remote	146
Programming the remote	147
Performing several commands in sequence automatically (Macro Play)	151
Setting remote commander codes that are not stored in the remote	152
Clearing all the contents of the remote’s memory	154
Additional Information	155
Precautions	155
Troubleshooting	156
Specifications	163