Specifications

Tip: To avoid any possibility of running into a “Tape Loop” problem

(where the AVP prevents you from choosing what you want, in

order to protect the system from possible damage), simply

select a non-recording source on the record path.

6 SURROUND MODE

Pressing this button cycles among the various surround modes of the AVP:

• Home THX cinema — for movies which were mixed for theatrical

release; THX may be added to any multichannel mode associated

with movies (Dolby Digital/AC-3, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS, MPEG).

• pro logic — manually selecting Pro Logic may be needed when

listening to a conventional (PCM) digital signal, as from a

laserdisc player, which does not have an identifying “flag” to indi-

cate whether it is simply stereo, or Dolby Surround encoded. (In

the case of AC-3, DTS, or MPEG, the AVP will know positively

what sort of decoding is required and will provide it automati-

cally.)

• stereo surround — for enjoying two-channel stereo recordings

using all loudspeakers; this is an ambience extraction mode that

uses the natural ambience in the recording itself, rather than syn-

thesizing something artificial.

• mono surround — for monophonic recordings which would ben-

efit from some degree of additional ambience or spaciousness,

such as many classic movies and some sporting events.

• 2-ch/surround off — limits the system to two-channel stereo.

• mono —a “true” mono, reproduced only through the center chan-

nel speaker and subwoofer. Noisy mono soundtracks often enjoy

significant noise reduction by being reproduced in this mode.

In addition, when decoding DTS™ source material, clicking the Surround

mod button will cycle you through the three available DTS modes:

• DTS/Music: straight DTS decoding without further processing,

most appropriate for DTS music recordings.

• DTS/Movies: DTS decoding with a +10 dB boost on the low fre-

quency effects channel (sometimes called the “.1” channel); may

be used with DTS-encoded move soundtracks.

• DTS/THX: the same as DTS/Movies, but with the additional post-

processing offered by THX 5.1; usually the best choice for DTS-

encoded move soundtracks

7 DISPLAY INTENSITY

Pressing the display intensity button will cycle the AVP’s display through the

four available levels of brightness: high, medium, low, and off. For example,

during bright daytime hours you may wish to use high; in the evening, in a

dimly-lit room, low is probably easier on the eyes.