User manual DENON AVR-1609

[. . . ] Keep the set free from moisture, water, and dust. Unplug the power cord when not using the set for long periods of time. Do not let insecticides, benzene, and thinner come in contact with the set. Never disassemble or modify the set in any way. [. . . ] Before playing with the surround function Before playing with the surround function, be sure to use the test tones to adjust the playback level from each speakers. This adjustment can be performed from the remote control unit, as (described) below. The adjustment with the test tones is only effective in the DOLBY/DTS SURROUND modes. The adjusted playback levels for the different surround modes are automatically stored in the memory of each surround modes. IN jacks are output directly to the front (left and right), center, surround (left and right) speaker systems without passing through the surround circuitry. In play modes other than the external input mode, the signals connected to EXT. In addition, signals cannot be output from channels not connected to the input jacks. The external input mode can be set for any input source. To watch video while listening to sound, select the input source to which the video signal is connected, then set this mode. Test tones are output from the different speakers. IN), the play mode (DIRECT, STEREO, DOLBY/DTS SURROUND, 5/6CH STEREO or DSP SIMULATION) cannot be selected. Center Width Control: This control adjust the center image so it may be heard only from the center speaker; only from the left/right speakers as a phantom image; or from all three front speakers to varying degrees. The control can be set in 8 steps from 0 to 7. Decoding is performed with emphasis on separation performance to achieve the same atmosphere with 2-channel sources as with 6. This mode is effective for playing sources recorded in conventional surround formats as well, because the in-phase component is assigned mainly to the center channel (C) and the reversed phase component to the surround (SL, SR and SB channels). Music This mode is suited mainly for playing music. The front channel (FL and FR) signals bypass the decoder and are played directly so there is no loss of sound quality, and the effect of the surround signals output from the center (C) and surround (SL, SR and SB) channels add a natural sense of expansion to the sound field. 2): The center image parameter for adjusting the expansion of the center channel in the DTS NEO:6 MUSIC mode has been added. Dolby Digital mode (only with digital input) and DTS Surround (only with digital input) This parameter is not displayed during DTS playback. The level can be adjusted in units of 1 dB from ­10 to 0 dB. Set to the desired level according to the speaker systems being used and the source to be played. (Cinema Equalizer): The Cinema EQ function gently decreases the level of the extreme high frequencies, compensating for overly-bright sounding motion picture soundtracks. [. . . ] 1 With this format, the additional SB channel signals undergo matrix encoding and are input to the SL and SR channels beforehand. Upon playback they are decoded to the SL, SR and SB channels. The performance of the encoder used at the time of recording can be fully matched using a high precision digital matrix decoder developed by DTS, thereby achieving surround sound more faithful to the producer's sound design aims than with conventional 5. 1 encoded sources are decoded with a DTS-ES decoder, the format is automatically detected upon decoding and the optimum playing mode is selected. [. . . ]