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30 OPERATION

Operation

or a PCM audio track from DVD, use the Logic 7

C or Cinema mode. For stereo or surround encod-

ed pure music recordings use the Logic 7 M or

Music mode for a wider front sound stage (see

Surround Mode Chart page 28).

MP3 Audio Playback

The AVR 4000 is one of the first A/V receivers to

provide on-board decoding for the MP3 audio

format used on specific computer audio files and

by portable MP3 players/recorders. In addition,

some new CD and DVD players are capable of

playing back optical discs that are recorded with

MP3, rather than standard CD audio information.

By offering MP3 decoding, the AVR 4000 is able

to deliver more precise conversion of the digital

signals to an analog output, along with the ben-

efits of listening to the MP3 audio through the

AVR 4000’s high current amplifier and the speak-

ers from your surround system, rather than the

smaller speakers and low powered amplifiers typ-

ically used with computers.

To take advantage of the AVR 4000’s MP3 capa-

bilities, simply connect the PCM output of a com-

puter sound card able to feed the MP3 format to

its digital output, or the PCM output of MP3

compatible CD or DVD players or of a portable

MP3 player with a digital output, to either the

rear panel Digital Inputs

or the front

panel Digital Inputs

. When the digital

MP3 signal is selected, the MP3 Bitstream

Indicator

will light, and the audio will begin

playing.

NOTES:

• The AVR 4000 is only capable of playing sig-

nals in the MP3 (MPEG 1/Layer 3) format. It is

not compatible with other computer audio

codecs.

• The MP 3 DSP mode found in the new

AVR 4000 requires an MP3 SPDIF stream.

Presently, only a few units provide this but in the

coming generations of motherboards and operat-

ing system updates this will follow, since SPDIF is

the standard for audio & video hardware.

• The digital audio input signal may be either

optical or coaxial, but the signal must be in the

PCM format. Direct connection of USB or serial

data outputs is not possible, even though the sig-

nals are in the MP3 format. If you have any ques-

tions about the data output format from your

computer or a sound card, check with the

device’s Owner’s Manual or contact the manu-

facturer’s technical support area.

Selecting a Digital Source

To utilize either digital mode you must have

properly connected a digital source to the

AVR 4000. Connect the digital outputs from DVD

players, HDTV receivers, satellite systems or CD

players to the Optical or Coaxial inputs on the

rear or front panel

RS#%

. In order to pro-

vide a backup signal and a source for analog

stereo recording, the analog outputs provided on

digital source equipment should also be connect-

ed to their appropriate inputs on the AVR 4000

rear panel (e.g., connect the analog stereo audio

output from a DVD to the DVD inputs

on the

rear panel when you connect the source’s digital

outputs).

When playing a digital source such as DVD, first

select its input using the remote or front panel

controls as outlined in this manual in order to

feed its video signal (if any) to the TV monitor

and to provide its analog audio signal for record-

ing. When the digital input appropriate with the

DVD player is not selected automatically (due to

the input settings made earlier during the system

configuration, see page 21), select the digital

source by pressing the Digital Input Selector

button

and then using the

⁄

buttons

on the remote or the Selector buttons

on the front panel to

choose any of the

OPTICAL or COAXIAL

inputs, as they

appear in the Main Information Display Y,

Display Indicator

or on-screen display.

When the digital source is playing, the AVR 4000

will automatically detect whether it is a multi-

channel Dolby Digital, DTS source, MP3 or a con-

ventional PCM signal, which is the standard out-

put from CD players. A Bitstream Indicator

will light in the Main Information Display

to confirm that the digital signal is Dolby Digital,

DTS, MP3 or PCM.

Note that a digital input (e.g. coaxial) remains

associated with any analog input (e.g. DVD) as

soon as it is selected, thus the digital input need

not be re-selected each time the appropriate

input choice (e.g. DVD) is made.

Digital Status Indicators

When a digital source is playing, the AVR 4000

senses the type of bitstream data that is present.

Using this information, the correct surround mode

will automatically be selected. For example, DTS

bitstreams will cause the unit to switch to DTS

decoding, and Dolby Digital bitstreams will enable

Dolby Digital decoding.When the unit senses

PCM data, from CDs and LDs and some music

DVDs or certain tracks on normal DVDs, it will

allow the appropriate surround mode to be

selected manually. Since the range of available

surround modes depends on the type of digital

data that is present, the AVR 4000 uses a variety

of indicators to let you know what type of signal

is present.This will help you to understand the

choice of modes and the input channels recorded

on the disc.

When a digital source is playing, a Bitstream

Indicator

will light to show which type of

signal is playing:

DOLBY D:When the DOLBY D indicator

lights, a Dolby Digital bitstream is being received.

Depending on the audio track selected on the

source player and number of channels on the

disc, different surround modes are possible. Note

that only one channel without subwoofer, called

”1.0” audio, or all five channels with subwoofer

(”5.1” audio) or all steps between can be record-

ed on digitally surround encoded audio tracks

(see NOTE below). With all those tracks, except

”2.0” audio, only the Dolby Digital and VMAx

modes are available. When the Dolby Digital sig-

nal is only two channel (”2.0”) these two chan-

nels (l and r) often contain Pro Logic surround

informations. With those tracks the AVR4000

automatically switches to the Pro Logic mode,

but you may also select the Vmax mode.

DTS: When the DTS indicator lights, a DTS bit-

stream is being received.When the unit senses

this type of data, only the DTS mode may be used.

PCM: When the PCM indicator lights, a standard

Pulse Code Modulation, or PCM, signal is being

received.This is the type of digital audio used by

conventional compact disc and laser disc record-

ings. When a PCM bitstream is present, all modes

except Dolby Digital and DTS are available. Note

that the PCM signal format can be selected on the

DVD player with any audio track, even with Dolby

Digital tracks (but not with Dolby Digital decod-

ing). So, if selected, even ”2.0” D.D. audio tracks

can be played with all surround modes, also with

the most effective Logic 7.

MP3: When the MP3 indicator lights, a compat-

ible MPEG 1/Layer 3 digital signal is being

received. This is the popular audio format used by

many computer programs for recording com-

pressed audio files. When an MP3 bitstream is

present, the sound will automatically be played

in the stereo (surround off) mode. The surround

modes are not available during MP3 playback.

In addition to the Bitstream Indicators, the

AVR 4000 features a set of unique channel input

indicators that tell you how many channels of

digital information are being received and if the

digital signal is interrupted.

These indicators are the L/C/R/LS/RS/LFE letters

that are inside the center boxes of the

Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

in the

front panel Main Information Display

When a standard analog stereo or matrix sur-

round signal is in use, only the “L” and “R” indi-

cators will light, as analog signals have only left

and right channels, respectively, even surround

recordings, carry surround information on the left

and right channels only.

Digital signals, however, may have one to six sep-

arate channels, depending on the program mate-

rial, the method of transmission and the way in

which it was encoded.When a digital signal is

playing, the letters in these indicators will light in

response to the specific signal being received. It

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