Playing the source (vpage 21
25).

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 26)

 

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

 

Multi channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Speaker Config.” (vpage 52).)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 28)

 

for playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-channel

 

Stereo playback

 

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

 

 

Stereo

 

and are played.

 

 

 

(vpage 28)

 

 

 

Multi channel

 

 

• Subwoofer signals are also output.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound recorded in source is played as is.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Stereo

 

 

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

 

2-channel

 

 

 

Direct playback

 

• Tone (vpage 49)

• MultEQ® (vpage 49)

 

 

 

 

• Dynamic EQ® (vpage 50)

• Dynamic Volume™ (vpage 50)

 

 

Surround

(vpage 28)

 

 

Multi channel

 

 

 

• RESTORER (vpage 51)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If a “Small” speaker is used, playback in “Standard playback” mode is

 

 

 

 

 

recommended.

 

 

 

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 28)

 

• 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 72).

• Adjust the sound field effect with the menu “Surround Parameter” (vpage 47) 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

 

zz Set the Pure direct mode using the

 

 

VIRTUAL

 

 

MATRIX

 

 

VIDEO GAME

 

 

MONO MOVIE

 

 

 

JAZZ CLUB

 

remote control unit.

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 52) or “Speaker Config.” (vpage 52).

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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