Enjoying the listening modes

The input sources and available listening mode

The listening modes that can be selected are variable depending on the signal formats employed with the input sources.

Notes

•Only “Stereo” (“Stereo” or “Direct” for PCM/Analog source) can be selected when the speaker configuration is set to “Speaker 2ch”, when headphones are used, or when speakers B is selected.

•The listening mode cannot be selected when “Multich” is selected.

•You can select “Orchestra”, “Unplugged”, “Studio-Mix” and “TV Logic” only when the speaker configuration is set to “Speaker 4ch” or “Speaker 5ch”.

•If you select “Orchestra”, no sound is reproduced from the center speaker even when the speaker configuration is set to “Speaker 5ch”.

Input source	Analog	PCM*1	Dolby Digital		DTS
signal format
Source software	Tape,	CD, Video CD,	DVD video, LD*2		CD
	FM/AM	DVD Video,			DVD Video,
Listening mode	Video cassette tape	DVD Audio	Multi channel	Stereo	LD*2
Direct	●	●
Stereo	●	●	●	●	●
PL II Movie	●	●		●
PL II Music	●	●		●
Dolby D			●
DTS					●
Orchestra	●	●
Unplugged	●	●
Studio-Mix	●	●
TV Logic	●	●
All Ch St	●	●

*1	Only Stereo or Direct can be selected when the PCM source has been recorded with a sampling rate 96 kHz.
*2	If you have an LD player with AC-RF output, connect it via a AC-RF demodulator to one of the TX-SR500/TX-SR500E’s DIGITAL
	INPUT terminals.

TX-SR500E specifications

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