Denon AVR-486 Operating Instructions Manual

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ENGLISH25Basic Operation Basic OperationENGLISH2 Surround parameters eCINEMA EQ. (Cinema Equalizer):The Cinema EQ function gently decreases the level of theextreme high frequencies, compensating for overly-brightsounding motion picture soundtracks. Select this function if thesound from the front speakers is too bright.This function only works in the Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DolbyDigital, DTS Surround and DTS NEO:6 modes. (The samecontents are set for all operating modes.)D.COMP. (Dynamic Range Compression):Motion picture soundtracks have tremendous dynamic range(the contrast between very soft and very loud sounds). Forlistening late at night, or whenever the maximum sound level islower than usual, the Dynamic Range Compression allows youto hear all of the sounds in the soundtrack (but with reduceddynamic range). (This only works when playing programsources recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS). Select one of thefour parameters (“OFF”, “LOW”, “MID” (middle) or “HIGH”).Set to “OFF” for normal listening.SB CH OUT (Surround Back):(1) Multi-channel source• OFF:Playback is conducted without using the surround backspeaker.• NON MTRX:The same signals as those of the surround channels areoutput from the surround back channels.• MTRX ON:The surround back channel is reproduced using digital matrixprocessing.• ES MTRX:When playing DTS signals, the surround back signals undergodigital matrix processing for playback.• ES DSCRT:When a signal identifying the source as a discrete 6.1-channelsource is included in the DTS signals, the surround backsignals included in the source are played.• PLIIx Cinema:Processing is performed with the Cinema mode of the PLIIxdecoder and the surround back channel is reproduced.• PLIIx Music:Processing is performed with the Music mode of the PLIIxdecoder and the surround back channel is reproduced.(2) 2ch source• OFF:Playback is conducted without using the surround back speaker.• ON:Playback is conducted using the surround back speaker.TONE:This enables tone control. This can be set individually for theseparate surround modes other than DIRECT mode.LFE (Low Frequency Effect):This sets the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Effect) soundsincluded in the source when playing program sources recordedin Dolby Digital or DTS.If the sound produced from the subwoofer sounds distorteddue to the LFE signals when playing Dolby Digital or DTSsources when the peak limiter is turned off with the subwooferpeak limit level setting, adjust the level as necessary.Program source and adjustment range:1. Dolby Digital: –10 dB to 0 dB2. DTS Surround: –10 dB to 0 dBWhen DTS encoded movie software is played, it isrecommended that the LFE LEVEL be set to 0 dB forcorrect DTS playback.When DTS encoded music software is played, it isrecommended that the LFE LEVEL be set to –10 dB forcorrect DTS playback.Night modeWhen listening at night or at lower volumes, the night modeimproves listenability.Press and hold the NIGHT button for several secondsto enter the night mode.• Canceling night mode:Press and hold the NIGHT button again.• The night mode only works when playing program sourcesrecorded in Dolby Digital or DTS.2 Dialogue normalizationThe dialog normalization function is activated automatically whenplaying Dolby Digital program sources.Dialog normalization is a basic function of Dolby Digital whichautomatically normalizes the dialog level (standard level) of thesignals which are recorded at different levels for differentprogram sources, such as DVD, DTV and other future formatsthat will use Dolby Digital.These contents can be verified with the STATUS button.OFFSET - 4dBThe number indicates the normalization level when thecurrently playing program is normalized to the standardlevel.STANDARD/NIGHTSTATUS