Denon AVR-4311CI Selecting a listening mode (Surround Mode), Listening mode, nSurround playback of 2-channelsources

Playing the source (vpage 29 –

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Selecting a listening mode (Surround Mode)

This unit can play input audio signals in multi-channel surround mode or in stereo mode.
	Standard playback
Select a listening mode suitable for the playback contents (cinema, music, etc.) or according to your liking.
Listening mode	nSurround playback of 2-channel sources

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 50)	(The sound is played according to the settings of the speaker size in
Multi channel
			“Speaker Config.” (vpage 95).)
			• 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 52)	for playback.
2-channel		Stereo playback	• If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel audio
	Stereo		and are played.
		(vpage 52)
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 52)	• Tone (vpage 88)	• MultEQ® XT 32 (vpage 89)
Multi channel
			• Dynamic EQ® (vpage 89)	• Dynamic Volume® (vpage 90)
			• Dolby Volume (vpage 91)	• RESTORER (vpage 92)
	Stereo		This mode is for playback in higher sound quality than in ”Direct playback”
2-channel
		Pure direct playback	mode. The following circuits that affect sound quality are set to off.
	Surround	(vpage 52)	• Main unit’s display circuit (The display is turned off.)
Multi channel
			• Analog video input/output circuit

•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 129).

•Adjust the sound field effect with the menu “Surround Parameters” (vpage 86) to enjoy your favorite sound mode.

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

• If STANDARD on the main unit is pressed, the same function as with the remote

control unit can be obtained.

• Each time STANDARD is pressed, the surround mode is switched.

Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of “Amp Assign” (vpage 95) or “Speaker Config.” (vpage 95).

DOLBY PLgz z1 This mode is for 7.1/9.1-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.

DOLBY PLg This mode is for 5.1-channel surround playback. 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.

DTS NEO:6 This mode is for 7.1-channel, 6.1-channel or 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 “Speaker Config.” – “Front Height” is not set to “None”.

z2 This can be selected when “Speaker Config.” – “Surround Back” is not set to “None”.

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