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ADVANCED THEATER modes

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Basic Playback ADVANCED THEATER modes The Advanced Theater mode is a newly designed system for enhancing movie soundtracks and other audiovisual sources. It incorporates the use of DTS as well as Dolby Digital into its sound processing. These functions switch on automatically when the source you are playing is encoded with DTS or Dolby Digital. There are four Advanced Theater settings that use DSP (Digital Signal Processing) to create different types of sound environments. If you have SURROUND BACK speakers or (even just one) speaker switched on (see p.32-33) then 7.1 will appear after the name of all of these modes in the display on the receiver. The display will show you what kind of source (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) is being played. MUSICAL This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound. A long delay time of reflected sounds, provides resonant tones which emulate a concert hall. DRAMA This mode is designed for movies with a lot of dialog. The elements of dialog are enhanced, making the characters seem more real. The mode also compresses the dynamic range somewhat so loud sounds do not overpower softer ones (compare this with the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode explained on p.49). ACTION This mode is designed for action movies, which generally use lots of sound effects. The mode enriches the sound to make it more realistic and extends the parameters to pick up high and low sound effects. 5/7-D THEATER This mode is especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources. The overall effect builds a dynamic and broad sound space, allowing two-channel (stereo) signals to faithfully imitate a five speaker sound. The mode should be used in conjunction with Dolby Pro Logic for sources bearing the mark. DOLBY SURROUND memo When a Dolby Digital soundtrack is played back the Dialog Normalization function of the receiver activates automatically. Dialog Normalization is a Dolby Digital function that establishes the average dialog level for the program source being played. If the receiver's level does not match the average dialog level, first you see "DIAL NORM" flash in the receiver's display and next "OFFSET +4 dB" (as an example) will appear. In this example, the number +4 dB is the difference between the receiver's gain structure and the Dolby Digital average dialog level. To match the average dialog level, subtract or add the OFFSET level. For example, if the OFFSET level is +4 dB, the amplifier's output is 4 dB over the average recorded level. 42

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Basic Playback
memo
ADVANCED THEATER modes
The Advanced Theater mode is a newly designed system for enhancing movie soundtracks and other audio-
visual sources. It incorporates the use of
DTS as well as Dolby Digital into its sound processing. These
functions switch on automatically when the source you are playing is encoded with DTS or Dolby Digital. There
are four Advanced Theater settings that use DSP (Digital Signal Processing) to create different types of sound
environments. If you have SURROUND BACK speakers or (even just one) speaker switched on (see p.32-33)
then 7.1 will appear after the name of all of these modes in the display on the receiver. The display will show
you what kind of source (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) is being played.
MUSICAL
This mode is primarily for music and adds a spacious feeling to the sound. A long delay time of reflected
sounds, provides resonant tones which emulate a concert hall.
DRAMA
This mode is designed for movies with a lot of dialog. The
elements of dialog are enhanced, making the
characters seem more real. The mode also compresses the dynamic range somewhat so loud sounds do
not overpower softer ones (compare this with the MIDNIGHT LISTENING mode explained on p.49).
ACTION
This mode is designed for action movies, which generally use lots of sound effects. The mode enriches the
sound to make it more realistic and extends the parameters to pick up high and low sound effects.
5/7-D THEATER
This mode is
especially designed to give sound depth to stereo sources. The overall effect builds a
dynamic and broad sound space, allowing two-channel (stereo) signals to faithfully imitate a five speaker
sound. The mode should be used in conjunction with Dolby Pro Logic for sources bearing the
DOLBY SURROUND
mark.
When a Dolby Digital soundtrack is played back the Dialog Normalization function of the receiver acti-
vates automatically. Dialog Normalization is a Dolby Digital function that establishes the average dialog
level for the program source being played. If the receiver's level does not match the average dialog level,
first you see "DIAL NORM" flash in the receiver's display and next "OFFSET +4 dB" (as an example) will
appear. In this example, the number +4 dB is the difference between the receiver's gain structure and
the Dolby Digital average dialog level. To match the average dialog level, subtract or add the OFFSET
level. For example, if the OFFSET level is +4 dB, the amplifier's output is 4 dB over the average recorded
level.