Anthem Audio ANTHEM D2V - Manual (Page 65)

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4. OPERATION
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Why can’t I select a surround mode when playing a multichannel source?
If you are using less than 7.1 speakers and the speaker configuration menu is set correctly, modes that
require more speakers cannot be selected. Except for AnthemLogic-Music, outputs are:
5.1 – L-Front, Center, R-Front, R-Surround, L-Surround, Subwoofer
6.1 – L-Front, Center, R-Front, R-Surround, L-Surround, Rear*, Subwoofer
7.1 – L-Front, Center, R-Front, R-Surround, L-Surround, R-Rear, L-Rear, Subwoofer
* If two rear speakers are used, rear channel information goes to both.
4.8.4 DOLBY DIGITAL
Lossless Dolby TrueHD and various compressed formats including Dolby Digital Plus can be played. The
number of input channels ranges up to 7.1.
Dolby Digital EX or Pro Logic IIx can be used to extract rear channels from the surrounds on DVDs encoded
in Dolby Digital Surround EX. Dolby Digital EX creates a mono rear signal whereas with Pro Logic IIx the rear
channels play a stereo signal. Either of these modes can be applied to any 5.1-channel source.
A list of movies encoded in Dolby Digital Surround EX can be found on the Dolby web site at www.dolby.com
and on the THX web site at www.thx.com. A flag to engage Dolby Digital EX or Pro Logic IIx is usually
contained in newer titles. Press MODE when a movie starts playing and use the Master Control Knob to
select the mode that sounds best – the display says “DOLBY D 5.1 INPUT” if the soundtrack is unflagged, and
“DOLBY D EX AUTO” if it is flagged.
4.8.5 DTS
Lossless DTS-HD Master Audio and various compressed formats such as DTS-HD High Resolution Audio,
DTS 96/24, and DTS-ES can be played. Number of input channels ranges up to 7.1.
There are two ways that a rear channel is carried in DTS-ES:
• Matrix – DTS-ES Matrix sources have mono rear channel matrixed in the left and right surround
channels. When played, Neo:6 is used to extract it. Neo:6 can be applied to any other 5.1-channel
material – when a movie starts playing, press MODE and use the Master Control Knob to select.
• Discrete – DTS-ES Discrete sources contain 6.1 channels with an independent rear channel in the
space that 5.1 channels normally occupy.
Why isn’t my processor detecting the sound format that I’m trying to play?
A connection carries one format at a time and the processor plays what it gets – make sure the source’s
digital audio output is set to leave Dolby Digital and DTS unchanged (Bitstream) in its setup menu. You
must also select the soundtrack that you want to hear in each disc’s audio or language setup before
playing the movie, or while the movie is playing by pressing AUDIO on the player’s remote control.