Sound field programs
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Using sound field programs without surround
speakers
(Virtual CINEMA DSP)
Virtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP or
HiFi DSP sound field programs without surround speakers. It
creates virtual speakers to reproduce the natural sound field.
When you set “Surround” to
None” (see page 100), Virtual
CINEMA DSP activates automatically whenever you select a
CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field program (see page 58).
Virtual CINEMA DSP will not activate even when “Surround” is set to
“None” (see page 100) and you select a CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound
field program in the following cases:
– when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is
selected as the input source (see page 54).
– when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.
– when this unit is in the “11ch Stereo” mode.
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Enjoying multi-channel sources and sound field
programs with headphones (SILENT CINEMA)
SILENT CINEMA allows you to enjoy multi-channel music or
movie sound through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA
activates automatically whenever you connect headphones to the
PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound
field programs (see page 58). When activated, the SILENT
CINEMA indicator lights up in the front panel display.
• SILENT CINEMA does not activate when the component connected to the
MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 54).
• SILENT CINEMA is not effective when the Pure Direct (see page 65) or
“2ch Stereo” mode (see page 63) is selected, or when this unit is in the
“STRAIGHT” mode.
CINEMA DSP HD³ mode creates the intensive and accurate
stereoscopic sound field in the listening room. You can activate and
deactivate the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode.
Press
P
3D DSP
repeatedly to turn on and off the
CINEMA DSP HD³ mode.
• “HD CUBIC:ON” appears in the front panel display and the HD³
indicator (see page 45) and HD³ sound field indicators light up
while this unit is in the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode. CINEMA
DSP HD³ mode creates the intensive and stereoscopic sound
field in the listening room.
• “HD CUBIC:OFF” appears in the front panel display and the
HD³ indicator disappears when the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode is
turned off. Conventional CINEMA DSP mode creates the large
and expanding sound field in the listening room.
• “HD CUBIC:––” appears when the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode is not
available.
• If you set “Front Presence” to “None”, this unit cannot activate the
CINEMA DSP HD³ mode.
• This unit activates the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode only when you select one
of the CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs (except the “11ch
Stereo” mode).
• When your headphones are connected to this unit, this unit cannot activate
the CINEMA DSP HD³ mode.
When this unit is in the “STRAIGHT” mode, 2-channel stereo
sources are output from only the front left and right speakers and
multi-channel sources are decoded straight into the appropriate
channels without any additional effect processing.
y
You can also select the “STRAIGHT” mode by using GUI menu. See
page 92 for details.
Press
H
STRAIGHT
(or
R
STRAIGHT
) to select
y
• The names of the audio signal format of the input source and the active
decoder appear in the front panel display.
• You can select the extended surround mode used with the “STRAIGHT”
mode by pressing
N
EXTD SUR.
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Deactivating the “STRAIGHT” mode
Press
H
STRAIGHT
(or
R
STRAIGHT
) so that
“STRAIGHT” disappears from the front panel display.
The sound effect is turned back on.
y
You can also select desired sound field program by rotating
M
PROGRAM
(or press one of the desired sound field program buttons (
Q
)) repeatedly.
Note
Notes
Before performing the following operation, set the operation mode
selector on the remote control to
F
AMP
.
Using CINEMA DSP HD³ mode
Notes
Enjoying unprocessed input sources
STRAIGHT
