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NOTE: The 6.1-channel signals – Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES

Matrix and Discrete – each include a flag meant to signal the

receiver to decode the surround back channel. Since the

AVR 146 is only capable of processing and playing 5.1

channels, the indications EX-OFF or ES-OFF, as appropriate,

will always appear for 6.1-channel bitstreams.

Refer to Table 5 for more information on which surround modes are

available with different bitstreams.

When a PCM signal is received, the PCM message, followed by the

sampling rate of the signal (32 kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz or 96kHz), will

scroll once across the front-panel display.

In addition, the Speaker/Channel Input Indicators will indicate the

number of channels discretely encoded in the signal by displaying a

letter inside that channel’s speaker box. The letters flash when no signal

is present, such as when a DVD is paused. See Figure 70.

Figure 70 – Speaker/Channel Input Indicators

Even when only two channels – left and right – are present in the

signal, the analog surround modes may be used to decode the signal

into the remaining channels.

NOTE: Dolby Digital 2.0 signals may also include a Dolby

Surround flag indicating DS-ON or DS-OFF, depending on

whether the two-channel bitstream contains only stereo informa-

tion, or a downmix of a multichannel program that can be

decoded by the Dolby Pro Logic decoder in the AVR. By default,

these signals are played in Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode, but

you may select another Dolby surround mode manually.

Surround Modes

As mentioned in the Introduction to Home Theater section, surround

mode selection is dependent upon the format of the incoming audio

signal, as well as personal taste. There is no harm in experimenting with

all of the modes available with any given source material. Table 5 offers

a brief description of each mode the AVR 146 is capable of using, and

also indicates the types of incoming signals or digital bitstreams the

mode may be used with. Additional information about the Dolby and

DTS modes is available on the companies’ Web sites: www.dolby.com

and www.dtsonline.com.

When in doubt, check the jacket of your DVD for more information on

which surround modes are available on the disc. Usually nonessential

sections of the disc, such as trailers, extra materials or the disc menu,

are only available in Dolby Digital 2.0 (2-channel) or PCM 2-channel

mode. If the main title is playing and the letters in the Speaker/Channel

Input Indicators are not lit for all speaker locations, look for an audio

setup section in the disc’s menu. Also, make sure your DVD player’s

audio output is set to the original bitstream rather than just PCM. Check

the DVD player’s output setting by stopping play of the disc and checking

the DVD player’s menu system.

As indicated in Table 5, different surround modes may only be available

with certain input signals or bitstream formats. For any incoming signal,

only a limited number of surround modes are available. Although there is

never a time when all of the AVR 146’s surround modes are available,

there is usually a wide variety of modes available for a given input.

There are three methods of manually selecting one of the available

surround modes:

1. From the front panel, press the Surround Mode Button until the

desired mode group (Dolby, DTS, DSP, Stereo, Logic 7) is selected,

and the last-used mode from that group will be activated. Then press

the Surround Select Button repeatedly to scroll through the modes

available within that group.

2. Using the remote, press the button for the desired mode group:

Dolby Sur for the Dolby modes

DTS Sur for the DTS Digital modes

DTS Neo:6 for the DTS Neo:6 modes

Logic 7 for the Logic 7 modes

Stereo for the Stereo or Surround Off modes

Surr for the DSP Surround modes (Hall 1, Hall 2, Theater)

Press the mode button repeatedly to scroll through the modes

available within that group.

3. The full-OSD menu system allows access to submenus for each of

the mode groups through the Surround Select menu. See Figure 71.

Figure 71 – Surround Select Menu Screen

Navigate to the line for the desired surround mode group, and press

the Set Button to access the submenu for that group. In most cases,

the submenu consists of only two lines:

MODE: Displays the currently selected mode. Use the ‹/› Buttons

to scroll through the available modes.

BACK TO SURROUND SELECT: May be used to exit the submenu.

The Dolby Surround submenu adds some advanced settings.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

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