Surround

This unit is equipped with a digital signal processing circuit that lets you play program sources in the surround mode to achieve the same sense of presence as in a movie theater.

Surround modes and parameters

This table shows the speakers that can be used in each surround mode and the surround parameters adjustable in each surround mode.

Symbols in the table

SThis indicates the audio output channels or surround parameters that can be set.

DThis indicates the audio output channels. The output channels depend on the settings of “Speaker Config.” (vpage 95).

 

 

 

 

Channel output

 

 

 

 

 

Surround Parameters (vpage 86)

 

 

Surround mode (vpage 50)

Front

 

Surround

Surround back

Front height

Front wide

 

Mode

Cinema EQ.

DRC

D. COMP

LFE

Delay Time

Center

Subwoofer

z14z17

z15z17

z16z17

 

L/R

L/R

L/R

L/R

L/R

(vpage 86)

(vpage 86)

(vpage 87)

 

 

 

(vpage 86)

(vpage 86)

(vpage 87)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIRECT/PURE DIRECT (2-channel)z1

S

 

 

 

 

 

Dz9

 

 

S

S

 

 

DIRECT/PURE DIRECT (Multi-channel)z1

S

D

D

Dz3

Dz3

Dz3

D

 

 

S

S

S

 

DSD DIRECT (2-channel)

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSD DIRECT (Multi-channel)

S

D

D

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

S

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

S

S

S

 

EXT.IN/PURE DIRECT EXTz2

S

D

D

D

Dz4

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

S

D

D

D

 

D

 

S

 

 

S

 

WIDE SCREEN

S

D

D

D

Dz5

Dz6

D

Sz10

S

S

S

S

 

DOLBY PRO LOGIC gz

S

D

D

D

D

 

D

S

S

S

 

 

DOLBY PRO LOGIC gx

S

D

D

D

 

 

D

S

Sz11

S

S

 

 

DOLBY PRO LOGIC g

S

D

D

 

 

 

D

S

Sz12

S

S

 

 

DOLBY PRO LOGIC

S

D

D

 

 

 

D

S

Sz12

S

S

 

 

DOLBY PRO LOGIC gx A-DSX

S

D

D

D

Dz7

Dz8

D

S

Sz11

S

S

 

 

DOLBY PRO LOGIC g A-DSX

S

D

D

 

Dz7

Dz8

D

S

Sz12

S

S

 

 

DOLBY PRO LOGIC A-DSX

S

D

D

 

Dz7

Dz8

D

S

Sz12

S

S

 

 

DTS NEO:6

S

D

D

D

 

 

D

S

Sz11

S

S

 

 

DTS NEO:6 A-DSX

S

D

D

D

Dz7

Dz8

D

S

Sz11

S

S

 

 

Audyssey DSX

S

D

D

D

Dz7

Dz8

D

 

Sz13

S

S

S

 

DOLBY DIGITAL

S

D

D

D

Dz4

 

D

 

Sz13

 

S

S

 

DOLBY DIGITAL Plus

S

D

D

D

Dz4

 

D

 

Sz13

 

S

S

 

DOLBY TrueHD

S

D

D

D

Dz4

 

D

 

Sz13

S

 

S

 

DTS SURROUND

S

D

D

D

Dz4

 

D

 

Sz13

 

S

S

 

DTS 96/24

S

D

D

D

Dz4

 

D

 

Sz13

 

S

S

 

DTS-HD

S

D

D

D

Dz4

 

D

 

Sz13

 

S

S

 

DTS Express

S

D

D

D

Dz4

 

D

 

Sz13

 

S

S

 

MULTI CH STEREO

S

D

D

D

Dz5

Dz6

D

 

 

 

S

S

 

SUPER STADIUM

S

D

D

D

Dz5

Dz6

D

 

 

S

S

S

 

ROCK ARENA

S

D

D

D

Dz5

Dz6

D

 

 

S

S

S

 

JAZZ CLUB

S

D

D

D

Dz5

Dz6

D

 

 

S

S

S

 

CLASSIC CONCERT

S

D

D

D

Dz5

Dz6

D

 

 

S

S

S

 

MONO MOVIE

S

D

D

D

Dz5

Dz6

D

 

 

S

S

S

 

VIDEO GAME

S

D

D

D

Dz5

Dz6

D

 

 

S

S

S

 

MATRIX

S

D

D

D

Dz5

Dz6

D

 

 

S

S

S

S

VIRTUAL

S

 

 

 

 

 

Dz9

 

 

S

S

S

 

z1 During playback in PURE DIRECT mode, the surround parameters are the same as in DIRECT mode. z2 During playback in PURE DIRECT EXT mode, the surround parameters are the same as in EXT.IN mode. z3 A signal for each channel contained in an input signal is output as audio.

z4 If “Surround Parameters” – “PLgz Height” (vpage 88) is set to “ON”, sound is output from the front height speakers.

z5 If “Surround Parameters” – “Speaker” (vpage 88) is set to “Height” or “Height/Wide”, sound is output from the front height speakers.

z6 If “Surround Parameters” – “Speaker” (vpage 88) is set to “Wide” or “Height/Wide”, sound is output from the front wide speakers.

z7 If “Audyssey DSX” (vpage 90) is set to “ON–Height–” or “ON–Height/Wide–”, sound is output from the front height speakers.

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z8 If “Audyssey DSX” (vpage 90) is set to “ON–Wide–” or “ON–Height/Wide–”, sound is output from the front wide speakers.

z9 Only when “Subwoofer Mode” is set to “LFE+Main” (vpage 96), sound is output from the subwoofer. z10 If this surround mode is selected, only the “Height” mode setting is available for “Surround Parameters” –

“Mode” (vpage 86).

z11 This item can be selected when “Surround Parameters” – “Mode” (vpage 86) is set to “Cinema”.

z12 This item can be selected when “Surround Parameters” – “Mode” (vpage 86) is set to “Cinema” or “Pro Logic”. z13 This item cannot be set when “Surround Parameters” – “Surround Back” (vpage 87) is set to “PLgx Music”. z14 This item can be selected when a Dolby TrueHD signal is played.

z15 This item can be selected when a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is played.

z16 This item can be selected when a Dolby Digital or DTS signal or DVD-Audio is played. z17 This item cannot be set when “Dolby Volume” is set to “ON”.