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Settings for the audio
(AUDIO menu)
You can use the AUDIO menu to make settings
for the audio to suit your preference.
Select “5-AUDIO SET” in the amplifier
menus. For details on adjusting the
parameters, see “Navigating through menus”
(page 46) and “Overview of the menus” (page
47).
AUDIO menu parameters
x
DECODE PRIORITY (Digital
audio input decoding priority)
Lets you specify the input mode for the digital
signal input to the DIGITAL IN jacks.
• DEC. PRI. AUTO
Automatically switches the input mode
between DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM.
• DEC. PRI. PCM
PCM signals are given priority (to prevent
interruption when playback starts).
However, when other signals are input, there
may be no sound depending on the format.
In this case, set to “DEC. PRI. AUTO”.
Note
When set to “DEC. PRI. AUTO” and the sound from
the digital audio jacks (for CD, etc.) is interrupted
when playback starts, set to “DEC. PRI. PCM”.
x
DUAL MONO (Digital broadcast
language selection)
Lets you select the language you want to listen
to during digital broadcast. This feature only
functions for Dolby Digital sources.
• DUAL MONO MAIN (Main)
Sound of the main language will be output.
• DUAL MONO SUB (Sub)
Sound of the sub language will be output.
• DUAL MONO M+S (Main + Sub)
Mixed sound of both the main and sub
languages will be output.
• DUAL MONO M/S (Main/Sub)
Sound of the main language will be output
through the front left speaker and sound of
the sub language will be output through the
front right speaker simultaneously.
x
A/V SYNCHRONIZE (Time
alignment)
Lets you delay the audio output so that the
time gap between the audio output and
visual display is minimized. You can adjust
from 0 (0 ms) to 20 (200 ms) in 1 (10 ms)
steps.
x
DIGITAL ASSIGN (Digital audio
input assignment)
Lets you assign the digital audio input to other
input source. For details, see “Listening to
digital sound from other inputs (DIGITAL
ASSIGN)” (page 78).
x
NAME IN (Naming inputs)
Lets you set the name of inputs. For details, see
“Naming inputs” (page 82).
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