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Using Dolby® Surround Sound
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USING
D
OLBY
® S
URROUND
S
OUND
Dolby Digital gives you the capa
bility to enjoy progra
ms in surround so
und. An external
decoder is required to enjoy this feature.
Refer to your decoder user’s guide.
Note: Not all programs contain a Dolby Digital sound track.
The receiver uses an optical port for outputting digital audio. The optical outpu
t can
provide two audio data types: Dolby Digital and Linear PCM (o
nly Dolby Digital can
provide full 5.1-channel sound).
1
Connect an external Dolby Digital decoder to the receiver's back pa
nel Digital Audio
Output using an optical cable (available at consumer electronics stor
es).
2
Press MENU, select System Setup (6), and then
Dolby Digital (6) to open the Dolby Digital
Setup screen.
3
Select one of the following optical output options:
• Dolby Digital Only
- Select this option if the ster
eo system or amplifier can decode
only Dolby Digital and will not process Line
ar PCM signals. See your amplifier's
owner's manual for more details on the amplifier (and see the follo
wing table).
• PCM Only
- Select this option only
if the stereo system or amplifier cannot decode
Dolby Digital signals.
• Dolby Digital/PCM
- Select this option only if t
he stereo system or amplifier can
decode both Dolby Digital and Linear PCM signals.
The audio output is also dependent on what
is present in the program you are watching.
The table below shows what type
of output you will hear:
Signal Presen
t in Program
Optical Output Setting
Dolby Digital
PCM
Both
Dolby Digital Only
Dolby Digital
PCM
Dolby Digital
PCM Only
PCM (downmix) PCM
PCM
Dolby Digital/PCM
Dolby Digital
PCM
Dolby Digital