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Enjoying Surround Sound
2ch decode mode (2CH MODE)
(STR-DA5ES only) Lets you specify the type
of decoding for the 2 channel source. This
receiver incorporates with Dolby Surround Pro
Logic II, and DTS Neo:6. Each of these has
movie mode and music mode, and the receiver
can reproduce the 2 channel sound in 5.1
channel through Dolby Surround Pro Logic II,
or 6 channel through DTS Neo:6.
• When set to “PRO LOGIC”, the receiver
performs the Pro Logic decoding. The source
recorded in 2 channel is decoded into 4
channels.
• When set to “PL II MOVIE”, the receiver
performs the Pro Logic II movie mode
decoding. This setting is ideal for the movies
encoded in Dolby Surround. Besides, this mode
can reproduce the sound in 5.1 channel when
watching the videos of old movies or in the
dubbed language.
• You can set to “PL II MUSIC” only when
“NORMAL SURROUND” is selected. When
set to “PL II MUSIC”, the receiver performs the
Pro Logic II music mode decoding. This setting
is ideal for the normal stereo sources, such as
CDs. You can make further adjustments using
center width control, dimension control, and
panorama mode parameters.
• When set to “Neo: Cinema”, the receiver
performs the DTS Neo:6 movie mode decoding.
This setting is ideal for the movies encoded in
DTS Surround.
• You can set to “Neo: Music” only when
“NORMAL SURROUND” is selected. When
set to “Neo: Music”, the receiver performs the
DTS Neo:6 music mode decoding. This setting
is ideal for the normal stereo sources, such as
CDs.
Note
Dolby Surround Pro Logic II and DTS Neo:6 do not
function for DTS or MPEG format signals.
Center width control (C WIDTH)
(STR-DA5ES only) You can set this parameter
only when 2ch decode mode is set to “PL II
MUSIC”. You can adjust the distribution of the
center channel signal, generated through the
Dolby Surround Pro Logic II decoding, to the
L/R speakers.
Dimension control (DIMENSION)
(STR-DA5ES only) You can set this parameter
only when 2ch decode mode is set to “PL II
MUSIC”. You can adjust the difference
between the front channels and the surround
channels.
Panorama mode (PANORAMA MODE)
(STR-DA5ES only) You can set this parameter
only when 2ch decode mode is set to “PL II
MUSIC”. You can enjoy the surround sound by
spreading the sound field of front speakers to
the left and right of the listening position.
Pro Logic (PRO LOGIC)
(STR-DA3ES only) Lets you specify the Pro
Logic decoding setting.
• To set the receiver to perform Pro Logic
decoding if Dolby surround encoded flag is ON
or if Pro Logic decoding produces a better
sound field, select “AUTO”.
• To set the receiver to perform Pro Logic
decoding on surround signals, regardless of the
Dolby surround encoded flag, select “ON”.
• To set the receiver not to perform Pro Logic
decoding, select “OFF”.
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