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C.
Width (Center
Width)
Set to a lower level if the positioning
and
sense
of
phase of the
surround signals seems unnatural.
Shift sound image center to front or
rear,
to adjust playback balance.
[Variable range] 0 - [!] - 6
III
Effect (Effect Level)
Adjust the strength of the surround effect.
I
OFF
ES
MTRX
MTRXON
ES
OSCRT
PLllx
MUSIC
PLIIx
CINEMA
Select playback mode for surround back channels.
No
signal
is
played from the surround back
channels.
The
surround channel signals undergo digital
matrix processing
and
are output from the
surround back channels.
*1 : Decoded
in
Dolby
Pro
Logic
IIx
Cinema mode,
surround back signal played.
*2
: Decoded
in
Dolby
Pro
Logic
IIx
Music mode,
surround back signal played.
*3 :
DTS
signal played
with
digital matrix
processing.
*4 : Signal included
in
DTS-ES
Discrete 6.1-channel
sources played.
OSCRT
ON
Mode for discrete playback of surround back
signals included
in
7.1-channel digital discrete
audio signals
(DVD,
etc.).
*
1:
This
can
be
selected when "Surround Back Speaker"
is
set
to "2spkrs" at the menu "Manual Setup" - "Speaker Setup"
- "Speaker Configuration" setting (iGT'page
29).
*
2:
This
can
be
selected when "Surround Back Speaker"
is
set to
"2spkrs" or
"lspkr"
at the menu "Manual Setup" - "Speaker
Setup"
-"Speaker
Configuration" setting.
*
3:
This
can
be
selected when playing
DTS
sources.
*
4:
This
can
be
selected when playing
DTS
sources including a
discrete 6.1-channel signal identification signal.
[Selectable items]
III
S8
CH
Out (for Multi-channel sources)
Settings
can
also be made
when
[STO]
is
pressed.
When using surround back speakers, adopt the following
settings.
CD
Adopt "7.1ch" for the "Amp Assign" setting.
. The default setting for
the
Amp Assign mode of AVR-2309CI
is
"ZONE2':
@ Adopt a setting other than "OFF" for
the
"S8
CH
Out" setting
of "Surround Parameter':
Determine
size
of acoustic environment.
II
Room Size
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"Room Size" does not indicate the size of the room
in
which sources
are played.
Auto-select surround mode by source.
This function only works for software containing a special identification
signal.
If the software being played
is
recorded
in
Dolby Digital
EX
or
DTS-ES,
it
is
played
in
6.1-channels. If not, it
is
played
in
5.1-channels.
[Selectable items]
~
OFF
Example: Playing Dolby Digital software (with EX flag)
•
When"
AFDM"
is
set to
"ON",
the surround mode
is
automatically
set to the DOLBY
+ PLllx CINEMA mode.
•
To
play
in
the Dolby Digital
EX
mode, set
"AFDM"
to "OFF"
and
"SB
CH
Out" to "MTRX ON".
III AFDM (Auto Flag Detect Mode)
[Selectable items]
Small
Simulate acoustics of a small room.
Med.S
Simulate acoustics
of
a medium-small room.
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Medium
I:
Simulate acoustics
of
a medium room.
Med.L
Simulate acoustics
of
a medium-large room.
Large
Simulate acoustics of a large room.
,
• Some Dolby Digital
EX
sources do not include
EX
flags. If the playback
mode does not switch automatically even when
"AFDM"
is
set to
"ON",
set "SB
CH
Out"
to "MTRX
ON"
or "PLIIx CINEMA".
• When the "Amp Assign" setting
is
"71ch",
and
using the surround
back
speakers, you
can
set "AFDM".
-
~
-
15
.I
Center Image
Assign center channel signal to front left
and
right channels for wider
sound.
[Variable range]
0.0
-
~
-
1.0
II
Panorama
Assign front
L/R
signal also to surround channels, for wider sound.
If the surround effect seems weak,
set"
Panorama" to "ON
':
[Selectable items]
ON
~
iii Dimension
Assign center channel signal to front left
and
right channels for wider
sound.
[Variable range] 0 -
[!J
- 7
[Variable range]
1m
DelayTime
Adjust delay time to control sound stage size.
[Variable range] 0
ms
-
130
ms
I -
110
ms
For details on adjusting individual parameters, see "Adjusting
the
parameters" (lI2lf'page 46).1 48