Selecting a listening mode (Surround mode)

This unit can play input audio signals in multi-channel surround mode or in stereo mode.

Select a listening mode suitable for the playback contents (cinema, music, etc.) or according to your liking.

Basic

Listening Mode

Input audio

Playback

Listening mode

signal

 

 

For 2-channel signal input:

•Surround-channel signals are created and played with surround playback.

 

 

 

For multichannel signal input:

2-channel

 

Standard playback

 

• The surround signal recorded in source is played as surround playback.

 

Surround

 

(vpage 22)

(The sound is played according to the settings of the speaker size in

Multi channel

 

 

 

C page 5 “Speaker Config.”.)

 

 

 

•Surround-back-channel signals that are not recorded in source can be created.

 

2-channel

 

Multi channel

 

 

 

 

Surround

stereo playback

This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all speakers.

 

Multi channel

 

(vpage 23)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-channel

 

Virtual playback

This mode is for enjoying surround effects using only the front speakers

 

 

Surround

 

 

(vpage 23)

or headphones.

 

 

Multi channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-channel

 

Stereo playback

• If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel audio

 

 

Stereo

and are played.

 

 

 

(vpage 23)

 

 

Multi channel

 

• Subwoofer signals are also output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound recorded in source is played as is.

 

2-channel

Stereo

 

 

 

 

Direct playback

• Surround back signals are not created.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(vpage 23)

• In this mode, the following items cannot be adjusted.

 

Multi channel

Surround

 

 

• Tone (vpage 40)

• RESTORER (vpage 41)

 

 

 

 

•Some listening modes cannot be selected, depending on the audio format or number of channels of the input signal. For details, see “Types of input signals, and corresponding surround modes” (vpage 53).

•Adjust the sound field effect with the menu “Audio Adjust” (vpage 38) to enjoy your favorite sound mode.

•Buttons on the remote control unit can be

used for operations.

Press SURROUND 0 or SURROUND 1and the modes are switched as shown below.

DIRECT STEREO PLg (or PLgx)z VIRTUALz MULTI CH STEREOz DTS NEO:6z

zz The display varies depending on the audio format or the number of channels of input signals.

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