Denon S-301 User Manual

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Basic Operation

ENGLISH

Playback using the Dolby Headphone mode

• The S-301 is equipped with the Dolby Headphone mode, a

technology developed jointly by Dolby Laboratories and Lake
Technology for achieving 3D sound over regular headphones.

• The Dolby Headphone mode is set when headphones are

connected to the S-301’s PHONES jack.

• There are actually two Dolby Headphone modes creating

different sound field effects: Dolby before H/P and BYPASS
(normal stereo playback).

• The Dolby Headphone mode is compatible with Dolby Digital

and DTS multi-channel sources.

Connect headphones (sold separately) to the

PHONES

jack.

• When headphones are plugged in, the output to the

speakers is automatically turned off and no sound is
produced from the speakers.

DOLBY H/P

Press the

SURROUND

button to select “DOLBY

H/P”.

If nothing is done for 6 seconds from when the parameter is
displayed, the normal display reappears.

When there is no signal or when playing a 2-
channel source:
Press the

SURROUND PARAMETER

button,

then press the

CURSOR

0 or 1 button to select

“CINEMA” or “MUSIC”.

Press the

SURROUND PARAMETER

button,

then press the

CURSOR

0 or 1 button to set

the CINEMA EQ, NIGHT MODE and LFE
level (

page 32).

Surround parameters r

• DOLBY H/P (Dolby Headphone):

Live room (room with more reverberation than reference room)

• DOLBY H BYPAS (Dolby Headphone Bypass):

Stereo playback

These can be selected when playing 2-channel sources (analog,
PCM, etc.). The signals are processed by one of the following
decoders to achieve multiple channels then played in the Dolby
Headphone mode.
In the Bypass mode, these are not displayed.
• CINEMA:

Dolby Pro Logic

Cinema mode

• MUSIC:

Dolby Pro Logic

Music mode

Play a program source.

Personal memory plus

This set is equipped with a personal memorize function that
automatically memorizes the surround modes and input modes
selected for the input different sources. When the input source
is switched, the modes set for that source last time it was used
are automatically recalled.
• Settings automatically stored in the memory for the individual

input functions using the Personal Memory plus function:
q Surround mode (including 2-channel decode mode and

Dolby Pro Logic

mode settings)

w Input mode selection function

The surround parameters, TONE/SDB control settings and
playback level balance for the different output channels are
memorized for each surround mode.

Press the

STEREO MUSIC

button.

To change to the stereo mode