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Basic Operation
2Checking the input signal
•The input signal can be checked by pressing the remote
control unit’s ON SCREEN button ( page 45).
SIGNAL:
Displays the type of signal (DTS, DOLBY DIGITAL, PCM,
etc.).
fs: Displays the input signal’s sampling frequency.
FORMAT:
Displays the input signal’s number of channels.
“Number of front channels/Number of surround
channels/LFE on/off”
“SURROUND” is displayed for 2-channel signal sources
recorded in Dolby Surround.
OFFSET:
Displays the dialog normalization offset value ( page
54).
FLAG:
Displays the special identification signal recorded in the
input signal ( page 52).
“MATRIX” is displayed when matrix processing is
conducted on the surround back channel, “DISCRETE” is
displayed when discrete processing is conducted.
Not displayed when no identification signal is recorded.
•In addition, screen information is displayed in the following
order when the ON SCREEN button is pressed repeatedly:
OSD-1 Audio input signal
OSD-2 Monitor information
OSD-3 Input/output
OSD-4 Auto surround mode
OSD-5 USER MODE 1
OSD-6 USER MODE 2
OSD-7 USER MODE 3
OSD-8~14 Tuner preset stations
NOTE:
•OSD-2:
The monitor’s resolution is displayed when an HDMI
monitor is connected to the AVR-4806.
•OSD-4:
This is displayed when the auto surround mode is set to
“ON” ( page 102) and the input mode is set to
“AUTO”.
It is not displayed when the input mode is set to
“ANALOG” or “EXT. IN”.
1Press the HOME THX CINEMA button to select
the “Home THX Cinema” mode.
2Play a program source with the ,
mark.
•The Dolby Digital indicator lights
when playing Dolby Digital
sources.
•The DTS indicator lights when
playing DTS sources.
For operating instructions, refer to
the manuals of the respective
components.
The channel status information during playback of
Dolby Digital and DTS sources can be checked
pressing the STATUS button on the main unit.
Press the SURROUND BACK button.
Lights when the Surround Back CH
is on.
lights
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2To play in the THX Surround EX/Home THX
Cinema Surround mode for sources recorded in
Dolby Digital or DTS
2Surround parameters q
MODE/SB CH OUT:
Select the surround back channel playback method or
mode.
•ON:
This is the recommended play mode for using the surround
back channel when DTS NEO:6 is selected.
•OFF:
This is the recommended play mode when Dolby Pro Logic
II is selected. The surround back channel is not played.
DECODER:
Select the decoder to be used when playing 2-channel
sources in the Home THX Cinema mode.
•PLIIx C:
The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic IIx Cinema
mode before undergoing THX processing.
•PLII C:
The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic II Cinema
mode before undergoing THX processing.
•PL:
The signals are decoded in the Dolby Pro Logic mode
before undergoing THX processing.
•NEO:6 C:
The signals are decoded in the NEO:6 Cinema mode before
undergoing THX processing.
