Mode selection, Name Description | Classe Audio SSP-800 specification

mode selection

While you can specify default surround processing modes for each input, there are times when you may wish to select a diﬀerent mode for a particular recording. For example, when watching a classic movie from the 1940s, you may prefer to hear it in mono using only the centre channel speaker.

Touch the Mode option on the Home page to open the Mode Select menu, which displays a complete list of processing modes. Modes that are grayed out cannot be applied to the current audio source. For instance, a mode designed for a stereo signal is not available while listening to a multi-channel Dolby Digital audio track.

Touching the up or down arrows scrolls through the list of modes. Touch any mode (that isn’t grayed out) to select it. The SSP-800 processing changes to the newly-selected mode. Press the Back button to return to the Home page. The available modes are described in Table 2.

Table 2: SSP-800 available surround processing modes

Name	Description
Mono	Outputs sound to the centre channel only. Use it
	for mono sources such as classic movies, mono TV
	broadcasts, etc.
Stereo	Outputs to the Front Left and Front Right channels only.
	This is the preferred mode for music reproduction.
Music Mode Party	Produces mono output at the same level from all available
	speakers.
Mono Plus	Uses the mono input to output mono signals on the L, R,
	SR, SL, and RR, RL if they are active.
Movie Plus	Produces stereo output in all available speakers. The
	output is proportioned with a 60% centre width and a
	50/50 front-to-surround distribution. Approximately
	15% of the total output is directed to the rear channels (if
	used).
Music Plus	Produces stereo output in all available speakers with
	a 25% centre width, a 70/30 front-to-surround
	distribution and 15% to the rear channels.
Dolby PLII	Provides audio signals for a 5-channel surround sound
	ﬁeld from matrix-encoded stereo sources. Spatial
	qualities vary for non-encoded sources.
Dolby PLIIx Music	An extension of the Dolby Pro Logic mode, Dolby PLIIx
	expands existing stereo or 5.1-channel matrix-encoded
	audio signals for 6.1- or 7.1-channel discrete playback.
	The Music mode features three additional user controls:
	Centre Width (for adjusting balance to favor the Centre
	or Left and Right front channels), Panorama (for wrap-
	a-round surround eﬀects), and Dimension (to adjust the
	depth of the surround sound ﬁeld).