User manual MARANTZ AV8003

[. . . ] ITALIANO NEDERLANDS DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ENGLISH AV Pre Tuner AV8003 ENGLISH WARRANTY For warranty information, contact your local Marantz distributor. RETAIN YOUR PURCHASE RECEIPT Your purchase receipt is your permanent record of a valuable purchase. It should be kept in a safe place to be referred to as necessary for insurance purposes or when corresponding with Marantz. IMPORTANT When seeking warranty service, it is the responsibility of the consumer to establish proof and date of purchase. [. . . ] Inputting a Dolby Digital two channel signal with Dolby surround status automatically subjects that signal to Pro Logic IIx movie processing before play. Notes: · When you use this mode with certain DVD and CD players, performing operations such as skip or stop may momentarily interrupt the output. · When the signal is not decoded, the mode is changed to AUTO mode automatically. See page 40 to confirm the available decoding modes. EX/ES This mode provides 6. 1 channel surround for Dolby Digital EX, and DTS-ES-encoded source material such as DVD. Dolby Digital EX In a movie theater, film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program. This channel, called surround back, places sounds behind the listener in addition to the currently available front left, front center, front right, surround right, surround left and subwoofer channels. This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound localization than ever before. Dolby Digital EX is not available in systems that do not have without surround back speaker(s). DTS-ES (Discrete 6. 1, Matrix 6. 1) DTS-ES adds the surround center channel audio to the DTS 5. 1 channel format to improve the acoustic positioning, and makes acoustic image movement more natural with the 6. 1 channel reproduction. This unit incorporates a DTS-ES-decoder, which can handle DTS-ES Discrete-encoded and DTS-ES Matrix-encoded program sources from DVD, etc. DTS-ES Discrete 6. 1 features digital discrete recording of all channels, including the surround back channel(s), and higher quality audio reproduction. DTS-ES is not available in systems that do not have surround back speakers. Dolby MODE (Dolby Digital, Pro Logic IIx MOVIE, Pro Logic IIx MUSIC, Pro Logic IIx GAME) This mode is used with source materials encoded in Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround. DOLBY DIGITAL This mode is enabled when playing source materials encoded in Dolby Digital. Playing multichannel-encoded 5. 1 channel Dolby Digital sources provides 5 main audio channels (left, center, right, surround left and surround right) and a Low Frequency Effect channel. Dolby Pro Logic IIx has 5 modes: Pro Logic IIx MOVIE This mode provides 6. 1 or 7. 1 channel surround sound from Dolby Surround, encoded stereo movie soundtracks. Pro Logic IIx MUSIC This mode provides 6. 1 or 7. 1 channel surround sound from conventional stereo sources (analog or digital), such as CD, tape, FM, TV, stereo VCR, etc. Pro Logic IIx GAME This mode restores the impact low-frequency surround effects by routing them to the system's subwoofer. 5. 1ch + Pro Logic IIx Movie This mode provides 7. 1 channel surround sound from 5. 1 channel sources movie soundtracks. 5. 1ch + Pro Logic IIx Music This mode provides 6. 1 or 7. 1 channel surround sound from 5. 1 channel sources music soundtracks. Notes: · Pro Logic IIx mode will decode as Pro Logic II mode when the SURR. (See page 29) · Pro Logic IIx mode is available for a 2 channel input signal which is encoded in Dolby Digital, HDCD or PCM format. dts dts, Neo:6 Cinema, Neo:6 Music This mode is for DTS-encoded source materials such as laserdisc, CD and DVD. dts This mode is enabled when playing source materials encoded in dts multichannel. [. . . ] HDCD overcomes the limitation of the 16-bit CD format by using a sophisticated system to encode the additional four bits onto the CD while remaining completely compatible with the CD format. When listening to HDCD recordings, you hear more dynamic range, a focused 3-D sound stage, and extremely natural vocal and musical timbre. With HDCD, you get the body, depth and emotion of the original performance not a flat, digital imitation. DLNA CERTIFIEDTM Audio/Video/Image Player DLNA®, the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIEDTM are trademarks, service marks, or certification marks of the Digital Living Network Alliance. REMOTE CONTROLLER ADVANCED OPERATION Dolby® TrueHD is Dolby's next-generation lossless technology developed for high-definition disc-based media. Dolby TrueHD delivers tantalizing sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, unlocking the true high-definition entertainment experience on next-generation discs. [. . . ]