RSX 1055 DD/DTS downmix - help!

[gianni]

I am temporarily with out a center channel.

While watching Gladiator in DTS I selected DTS DOWNMIX with the 2CH button and this made the dialog louder and easier to understand.

I tried the same thing using DD on a couple of discs and it made no apparent difference. Is this normal?

Can anyone explain this and are there any other ways to improve dialog without a center ch?

[mazuly]

First set the center channel to none in receiver speaker setup menu.

You can then use DD 5.1 from DVD menu and you should get full dialog from you mains. You can also use DD 2.0 from DVD menu and use DPII Cinema mode of the processor and get full dialog from mains. The first option should also work with DTS material as well. Look at page 30 of your manual for more information.

Good luck,
Maziar