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PLAYBACK
This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. You can
select the type of input signal you want to use as follows.
Press AUDIO SELECT to select an input mode.
In most cases, use AUTO.
AUTO Automatically selects input signals in
the following order:
1) i.LINK
2) HDMI
3) Digital signals
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4) Analog signals
i.LINK Selects only i.LINK signals.
If no i.LINK signals are input, no
sound is output.
HDMI Selects only HDMI signals.
If no HDMI signals are input, no sound
is output.
COAX/OPT Selects digital signals input at the
OPTICAL or COAXIAL jacks.
Use if i.LINK or HDMI signals are also
being input.
ANALOG Selects only analog signals.
If no analog signals are input, no sound
is output.
* If this unit detects a Dolby Digital or DTS signal,
the decoder automatically switches to the appropriate
sound field program.
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• You can adjust the default input mode this unit selects when the
power is turned on (see page 56).
• DTS mode is recommended for playback of a CD or LD
encoded in DTS.
If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any
way, you may not be able to perform DTS decoding even if you
make a digital connection between this unit and the player.
■ Displaying information about the input
source
You can display the type, format and sampling frequency
of the current input signal.
1 Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press
TOP on the remote control.
The top display appears.
2 Press n repeatedly to select Audio Info.
The following information appears in the display.
Format Signal format display. When the unit
cannot detect a digital signal it
automatically switches to analog input.
Sampling Sampling frequency. When the unit is
unable to detect the sampling
frequency “?” appears.
Channel Number of source channels in the input
signal. For example, a multi-channel
soundtrack with 3 front channels,
2 surround channels and LFE, is
displayed as “3/2/0.1”.
Bitrate Bit rate. When the unit is unable to
detect the bit rate “– – –” appears.
Dialogue Dialogue normalization information
for Dolby Digital signals.
Flag1/Flag2 Flag data encoded with DTS or Dolby
Digital signals that cue this unit to
automatically switch decoders.
3 Press EXIT.
Selecting audio input modes
Note
AUDIO
SELECT
A.SEL: AUTO
V–AUX
DVR/VCR2
VCR 1
CBL/SAT
DTV DVD
MD/TAPE
CD–R CD TUNER
PHONO
VOLUME
A
SP
LL R
dB
PHONO TUNER CD
MULTI CH IN
POWER POWER POWER
SYSTEM
STANDBY
AVTV
SLEEP
AUDIO SELECT
A
B
Front panel Remote control
or
Input mode
TOP
TITLE
Sound
Option
Basic
Manual Setup
Auto Setup
System Memory
Input Select
Stereo/Surround
AMP
SOURCE
TV
Sampling
Bitrate
Channel
Format
Flag1
Flag2
Dialogue
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Analog
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Auto Setup
Audio Info.
System Memory
