Denon AVR-686S User Manual

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Basic Operation

Play a program source with the

symbol.

• The Dolby Digital indicator lights

when playing Dolby Digital
sources.

• The DTS indicator lights when

playing DTS sources.

Operate the SURROUND BACK button
to switch Surround Back CH ON/OFF.
• The SURROUND BACK indicator

lights when the SURROUND BACK
button is on.

Lights

Surround parameters w

DTS NEO:6 Mode:
• Cinema:

This mode is optimum for playing movies. Decoding is
performed with emphasis on separation performance to
achieve the same atmosphere with 2-channel sources as with
6.1-channel sources.
This mode is effective for playing sources recorded in
conventional surround formats as well, because the in-phase
component is assigned mainly to the center channel (C) and the
reversed phase component to the surround (SL, SR and SB
channels).

• Music:

This mode is suited mainly for playing music. The front channel
(FL and FR) signals bypass the decoder and are played directly
so there is no loss of sound quality, and the effect of the
surround signals output from the center (C) and surround (SL,
SR and SB) channels add a natural sense of expansion to the
sound field.

CENTER IMAGE (0.0 to 1.0: default 0.3):

The center image parameter for adjusting the expansion of the
center channel in the DTS NEO:6 MUSIC mode has been
added.

• TONE DEFEAT setting

Press the

SURROUND PARAMETER

button to

select the various parameters.

The parameter switches as shown below each time the
button is pressed.

CINEMA EQ

D.COMP.

SURROUND BACK

LFE

TONE DEFEAT

DEFAULT

If you do want the bass and treble to be adjusted, turn off
the tone defeat mode.

T O N E D E F . O N

OFF

• SURROUND BACK SPEAKER setting

S B : M T R X O N

MTRX ON

NON MTRX

OFF

This parameter is displayed during DOLBY DIGITAL playback.

• DEFAULT setting

Dolby Digital mode and DTS surround
(only with digital input)

Select an input source set to digital (COAXIAL/
OPTICAL) (

page 42).

Example: DVD

(Main unit)

(Remote control unit)

Turn the

SELECT

knob, and press the

CURSOR

button to set the various surround

parameters.

The mode switches as shown below each time the button
is pressed.

• CINEMA EQ setting:

C I N E M A E Q O F F

OFF

Press the

ENTER

button to finish the surround

parameter mode.

• When making parameter settings, the display will return to the

regular condition several seconds after the last button was
pressed and the setting will be completed.

D E F A U L T Y / N

YES

Y/N

Select “YES” to reset to the factory defaults.

L F E 0 d B

-10dB

-5dB

0dB

• D. COMP. setting

D . C O M P . O F F

OFF

LOW

MID

HIGH

This parameter is displayed during DOLBY DIGITAL playback.

• LFE setting

Press the

STANDARD

button to select the

STANDARD (Dolby/DTS Surround) mode.

Press the

INPUT MODE

button to set the input

mode to “AUTO” or “DTS”.

• When making parameter settings, the display will return to the

regular condition several seconds after the last button was
pressed and the setting will be completed.