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(1/0) - Mono, Centre channel only
(2/0) - Left/Right stereo
(2/1) - Left/Right stereo and LFE (Sub)
(2/2) - Left/Right stereo and Left/Right surround
(3/0) - Left, Centre, Right
(3/1) - Left, Centre, Right and LFE (Sub)
(3/2) - 5.1: Left, Right, Centre, Left Surround, Right Surround and LFE
(Sub)
(3/3) - 6.1: Left, Right, Centre, Left Surround, Right Surround, Surround
Back and LFE (Sub). Note: The 340R will output 6.1 inputs as 5.1
with a phantom back centre channel as 6.1 decoding is not
supported.
Operating instructions
To activate the 340R, switch the Power button on the rear panel to On
then press the Standby/On button on the front panel.
Selecting the source
1. Select the desired source by pushing the corresponding source
button on the front panel or remote control.
2. If necessary, press the Input Mode button to select the input mode of
the source equipment, either analog or digital (depending on the
connection made on the rear panel).
The digital or analog icons on the display show which is the
currently selected input type.
Note: The 340R stores the input type for each source so that it is
automatically recalled when that source is selected again.
Selecting the desired listening mode
Select an appropriate mode for the source material/type you are
listening to by pressing one of the three main Digital Processing Options
buttons and cycling through sub-modes where available.
In all cases the first time a mode button is pressed the 340R will report
the current decoding mode on the front panel display. Pressing the
button again will then cycle to the next available mode (if there is one).
If no button is pressed for 4 or 5 seconds the 340R returns to normal
operation without changing mode.
Stereo Modes - Selects 2 channel Stereo operation for stereo material,
pressing again selects Stereo + Sub mode.
This is a digitally processed mode that allows bass and treble controls,
and sub generation if required. The input can be either analog (in which
case it will be turned into digital by 24 bit A/D conversion) or natively
digital.
Digital inputs can be connected to the SPDIF outputs from Tuner's or CD
Players etc (LPCM) or the digital outputs of DVD players (set to
Bitstream/Raw) playing 2-channel Dolby Digital (2/0) or DTS (2/0)
material.
Pro Logic II - Selects Pro Logic II decoding for use with appropriate matrix
encoded material.
Dolby Digital / DTS Modes - Selects a range of digital surround modes
with the appropriately digitally encoded material (only). These modes
are for use with the digital outputs (set to Bitstream/Raw) from DVD
players or satellite receivers etc. In order for the 340R to allow selection
of these modes a valid input digital bitstream must be present. This is
because the 340R needs to read the incoming flags in order to
determine the type of decoding which can be used and present any
options that might be possible.
If no bitstream is present, pressing this button will result in the 340R
displaying ‘MODE UNAVAILABLE’.
Incoming Dolby Digital/DTS streams are always shown on the front
panel display as Dolby Digital (x/x) or DTS (x/x), where the bracketed
numbers indicate the active channels in the source material. Active
output channels are shown by the icons on the right hand side of the
front panel display. Possible incoming DD/DTS types are:
