ENGLISH

Selecting a listening mode (Surround mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simple

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.

Standard playback

 

version

Listening Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input audio

Playback

Listening mode

 

 

nSurround playback of 2-channel sources

 

signal

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing the source (vpage 17 – 20).

 

 

 

 

 

 

For 2-channel signal input:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Basic

2-channel

 

 

 

For multichannel signal input:

 

 

GOperations with the remote

 

 

Standard playback

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

 

 

 

Surround

2 control unitH

 

version

 

(vpage 21)

 

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

 

Multi channel

 

 

 

“Speaker Config.” (vpage 7).)

 

 

Press SURROUND 0 or

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

SURROUND 1 to select the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

created.

 

 

surround decoder to play back

 

 

2-channel

 

Multi channel stereo

 

 

 

multichannel sound.

 

 

 

Surround

This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all speakers.

 

Select the surround mode while viewing

 

 

 

playback (vpage 23)

 

the display on the display of this unit.

 

 

Multi channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOperations with the main unitH

 

 

2-channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virtual playback

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

 

Press STANDARD to select

 

 

 

Surround

 

 

 

 

(vpage 23)

 

or headphones.

 

 

the surround decoder to

 

Advanced

Multi channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play back multichannel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-channel

 

Stereo playback

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

 

sound.

 

 

 

 

Stereo

and are played.

 

• Which decoder

can be selected depends on the

settings of

version

 

(vpage 23)

 

 

Multi channel

 

 

• Subwoofer signals are also output.

 

“Speaker Config.” (vpage 7).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound recorded in source is played as is.

DOLBY PLgx

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This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback

2-channel

Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

 

using the surround back speakers.

 

 

Direct playback

• Surround back signals are not created.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

(vpage 23)

 

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

 

 

 

 

Multi channel

Surround

 

 

 

 

is displayed.

 

 

 

 

• Tone (vpage 36)

• RESTORER (vpage 36)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOLBY PLg

 

This mode is for 5.1-channel surround playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select this mode if no surround back speaker is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Some listening modes cannot be selected, depending on the audio format or number of channels of the input

 

 

 

to be used.

 

 

signal. For details, see “Types of input signals, and corresponding surround modes” (vpage 46).

 

 

 

 

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

 

• Adjust the sound field effect with the menu “Surround Parameter” (vpage 34) to enjoy your favorite sound

 

 

 

“Pro Logic” is displayed.

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

DTS NEO:6

 

This mode is for 7.1-channel or

5.1-channel

 

• Buttons on the remote control unit or main unit can be used for operations.

 

 

surround playback using the surround back

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOperations with the remote control unitH

 

 

 

 

 

 

speakers.

 

Information

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

 

 

 

 

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

GOperations with the main unitH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed.

 

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

 

zThis can be

selected when “Speaker Config.” – “S.B(Pre)”

 

DIRECT

STEREO

PLg (or PLgx)z

 

 

 

(vpage 7) is not set to “None”.

 

 

VIRTUALz

MULTI CH STEREOz

DTS NEO:6z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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