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Additional

Information

Glossary

Center

mode

Setting

of

speakers

to

enhance

Dolby

Pro

Logic

Surround

mode.

To

obtain

the

best

possible

surround

sound,

select

one

of

the

following

four

center

modes

according

to

your

speaker

system.

•

NORMAL

mode

Select

NORMAL

mode

if

you

have

front

and

rear

speakers

and

a

small

center

speaker.

Since

a

small

speaker

cannot

produce

enough

bass,

the

bass

sound

of

the

center

channel

is

output

from

the

front

speakers.

Center

Front

speaker

speaker

(L)

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•

•

•

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4,

Front

speaker

(R)

Rear

Rear

speaker

(L)

speaker

(R)

•

WIDE

mode

Select

WIDE

mode

if

you

have

front

and

rear

speakers

and

a

large

center

speaker.

With

the

WIDE

mode,

you

can

take

full

advantage

of

Dolby

Surround

sound.

Center

Front

speaker

Front

Speaker

(L)

I

speaker

(R)

ail

(«cc

Rear

Rear

speaker

(L)

speaker

(R)

•

PHANTOM

mode

Select

PHANTOM

mode

if

you

have

front

and

rear

speakers

but

no

center

speaker.

The

sound

of

the

center

channel

is

output

from

the

front

speakers.

Front

Front

speaker

(L)

speaker

(R)

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ji,

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Rear

Rear

speaker

(L)

speaker

(R)

•

3

CH

LOGIC

mode

Select

3

CH

LOGIC

mode

if

you

have

front

and

center

speakers

but

no

rear

speaker.

The

sound

of

the

rear

channel

is

output

from

the

front

speakers

to

let

you

experience

some

of

the

surround

sound

without

using

rear

speakers.

Center

Front

Front

speaker

(L)

speaker

speaker

(R)

Delay

time

Time

lag

between

the

surround

sound

output

from

front

speakers

and

rear

speakers.

By

adjusting

the

delay

time

of

the

rear

speakers,

you

can

obtain

the

feeling

of

presence.

Make

the

delay

time

longer

when

you

have

placed

the

rear

speakers

in

a

small

room

or

close

to

your

listening

position,

and

make

it

shorter

when

you

have

placed

them

in

a

large

room

or

apart

from

your

listening

position.

Direct

tuning

Tuning

method

to

let

you

directly

enter

a

station's

frequency

using

the

numeric

buttons.

Use

this

method

if

you

know

the

frequency

of

the

station

you

want.

Dolby

Pro

Logic

Surround

Decoding

system

of

Dolby

Surround

sound

standardized

in

TV

programs

and

movies.

Compared

with

the

former

Dolby

Surround

system,

Dolby

Pro

Logic

Surround

improves

sound

image

by

using

four

separate

channels:

off

-screen

audio

effects,

on

-screen

dialog,

left

-to

-right

panning,

and

music.

These

channels

manipulate

the

sound

to

be

heard

and

enhance

the

action

as

it

happens

on

the

screen.

To

take

advantage

of

Dolby

Pro

Logic,

you

should

have

at

least

one

pair

of

rear

speakers

and

/or

one

center

speaker.

You

also

need

to

select

the

appropriate

renter

mode

to

enjoy

a

full

effect.

5.1

INPUT

Jacks

used

to

input

the

audio

signals

that

are

decoded

from

the

Dolby

Digital

AC

-3

format

audio.

The

jacks

are

usually

connected

with

an

AC

-3

decoder

or

a

DVD

player

equipped

with

an

AC

-3

decoder.

This

connection

enables

the

amplifier

to

reproduce

5.1

channel

surround

sounds.

Preset

station

A

radio

broadcasting

station

that

is

stored

in

memory

of

the

receiver.

Once

you

"preset"

stations,

you

no

longer

have

to

tune

in

the

stations.

Each

preset

station

is

assigned

its

own

preset

number,

which

lets

you

tune

them

in

quickly.

Surround

sound

Sound

that

consists

of

three

elements:

direct

sound,

early

reflected

sound

(early

reflections)

and

reverberative

sound

(reverberation).

The

acoustics

where

you

hear

the

sound

affect

the

way

these

three

sound

elements

are

heard.

These

sound

elements

are

combined

in

such

a

way

that

you

can

actually

feel

the

size

and

the

type

of

a

concert

hall.

•

Types

of

sound

Early

reflections

.

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tia

Direct

sound

Reverberation

•

Transition

of

sound

front

rear

speakers

Direct

sound

E

ar

ly

Level

•

reflections

Reverberation

Early

reflection

time

Time

Test

tone

Signal

given

out

by

the

receiver

for

adjusting

the

speaker

volume.

The

test

tone

will

come

out

as

follows:

•

In

a

system

with

a

center

speaker

(NORMAL/WIDE/3

CH

LOGIC

modes)

The

test

tone

is

output

from

the

front

L

(left),

center,

front

It

(right),

and

rear

speakers

in

succession.

Front

(L)

Front

(R)

Center

I

_

3

CH

LOGIC

L

Rear

(L,

R)

NORMAL/WIDE

•

In

a

system

without

a

center

speaker

(PHANTOM

mode)

The

test

tone

is

output

from

the

front

and

the

rear

speakers

alternately.

Front

(I.,

R)

I

I

PHANTOM

ED

Rear

(L.

R)

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