Playing the source (vpage 20 –
23).

ENGLISH

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.

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 24)

 

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

 

Multi channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Speaker Config.” (vpage 49).)

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not

 

 

 

 

 

recorded in source can be created.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-channel

 

DENON original

 

The surround effects suitable for the source type or according to your

 

 

Surround

surround playback

 

liking can be selected from the DENON original sound mode and is used

 

Multi channel

 

(vpage 26)

 

for playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-channel

 

Stereo playback

 

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

 

 

Stereo

 

and are played.

 

 

 

(vpage 26)

 

 

 

Multi channel

 

 

• Subwoofer signals are also output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound recorded in source is played as is.

 

 

Stereo

 

 

• Surround back signals or front height signals are not created.

 

2-channel

 

 

 

 

 

Direct playback

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surround

(vpage 26)

 

• Tone (vpage 45)

• MultEQ® (vpage 46)

 

Multi channel

 

 

 

• Dynamic EQ® (vpage 46)

• Dynamic Volume® (vpage 47)

•RESTORER (vpage 48)

•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 67).

• Adjust the sound field effect with the menu “Surround Parameter” (vpage 44) to enjoy your favorite sound mode.

• You can select the listening mode by pressing SURROUND MODE 0 or SURROUND MODE 1 on the main unit. Press SURROUND MODE 0 or SURROUND MODE 1 and the modes are switched as shown below.

DIRECT STEREO STANDARD MULTI CH STEREO ROCK ARENA

VIRTUAL MATRIX VIDEO GAME MONO MOVIE JAZZ CLUB

Standard playback

nnSurround playback of 2-channel sources

1

2 Press STANDARD to select the surround decoder to play back multichannel sound.

•Each time STANDARD is pressed, the surround mode is switched. Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of “Amp Assign” (vpage 49) or “Speaker Config.” (vpage 49).

DOLBY PLgz z1 This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback using the front height speakers.

• “PLgz Height” is displayed.

DOLBY PLgx z2 This mode is for 7.1-channel or 6.1-channel surround playback using the surround back

speakers.

•“PLgx Cinema”, “PLgx Music”or “PLgx Game” is displayed.

 

This mode is for 5.1-channel surround playback.

DOLBY PLg

Select this mode if no front height speaker nor

 

 

surround back speaker is to be used.

 

• “PLg Cinema”, “PLg Music”, “PLg Game” or

 

“Pro Logic” is displayed.

 

This mode is for 7.1-channel, 6.1-channel or

DTS NEO:6

5.1-channel surround playback using the surround

 

 

back speakers.

 

• “DTS NEO:6 Cinema” or “DTS NEO:6 Music” is

 

displayed.

z1 This can be selected when “Amp Assign” is set to “Front Height” or “Speaker Config.” – “Front Height” is not set to “None”.

z2 This can be selected when “Amp Assign” is set to “Normal” or “Speaker Config.” – “S.Back” is not set to “None”.

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