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Stream direct with different input signal formats

The following charts show what you will hear with different input signal formats, depending on the Stream Direct mode (see Using Stream Direct on page 28) you have selected.

Stereo (2 channel) signal formats

Surround Back speaker(s)

Connected (Maximum 7.1 channel playback)

Not connected (Maximum 5.1 channel playback)

Input signal format

DIRECT

PURE DIRECT

 

 

 

Dolby Digital Surround

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

DTS Surround

Neo:6 CINEMA

Neo:6 CINEMA

Other stereo sources

Stereo playback

Stereo playback

Analog sources

As above

ANALOG DIRECT (stereo)

PCM sources

As above

Stereo playback

DVD-A sources

As above

As above

Dolby Digital Surround

2 Pro Logic II MOVIE

2 Pro Logic II MOVIE

DTS Surround

Neo:6 CINEMA

Neo:6 CINEMA

Other stereo sources

Stereo playback

Stereo playback

Analog sources

As above

ANALOG DIRECT (stereo)

PCM sources

As above

Stereo playback

DVD-A sources

As above

As above

 

 

 

Multichannel signal formats

Surround Back speaker(s)

Connected (Maximum 7.1 channel playback)

Not connected (Maximum 5.1 channel playback)

Input signal format

DIRECT

PURE DIRECT

 

 

 

WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel)

Straight decoding

Straight decoding

Dolby Digital EX (6.1 channel flagged)

Dolby Digital EX

Dolby Digital EX

 

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa

2 Pro Logic IIx

 

 

MOVIEa

DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 channel flagged)

DTS-ES(Matrix/Discrete)

DTS-ES(Matrix/

 

 

Discrete)

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

Straight decoding

Straight decoding

DTS and DTS 96/24

 

 

WMA9 Pro

 

 

(5.1 channel encoding)

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-A

Straight decoding

Straight decoding

(5.1 channel encoding)

 

 

WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel)

Straight decoding

Straight decoding

Dolby Digital EX

As above

As above

(6.1 channel flagged)

 

 

DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 channel flagged)

As above

As above

Dolby Digital

As above

As above

DTS and DTS 96/24

 

 

WMA9 Pro

 

 

(5.1 channel encoding)

 

 

DVD-A sources

As above

As above

 

 

 

a. Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.

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Classe Audio VSX-81TXV-S manual Surround Back speakers

VSX-81TXV-S, VSX-81TXV specifications

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