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Appendix

Table A12 – Surround Modes
Surround Mode	Description	Incoming Bitstream or Signal
Dolby Digital	Provides up to five separate main audio channels and a dedicated low-frequency	ss$OLBYO$IGITAL  ORTL OR OR
	effects (LFE) channel.	2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
		ss$OLBYO$IGITAL %8 PLAYED ASL
		ss$OLBYO$IGITAL 0LUS DECODED AND DELIVERED VIA COAXIAL OR OPTICAL
		connection
Dolby Digital EX	An expansion of Dolby Digital 5.1 that adds a surround back channel that may be	ss$OLBYO$IGITAL %8
	played through one or two surround back speakers. May be manually selected when	ss$OLBYO$IGITAL  ORTL OR
	a non-EX Dolby Digital stream is detected.
Dolby Digital Plus	An enhanced version of Dolby Digital encoded more efficiently, Dolby Digital Plus	ss$OLBYO$IGITAL 0LUS VIA ($-)LCONNECTION SOURCE DEVICE-DECODES TOT
	has the capacity for additional discrete channels and for streaming audio from the	Dolby Digital when a coaxial or optical connection is used)
	Internet, all with enhanced audio quality. Source material may be delivered via an
	HDMI connection or decoded to Dolby Digital or PCM and transmitted via coaxial or
	optical digital audio.
Dolby TrueHD	Dolby TrueHD is an expansion of MLP Lossless™ audio, the same format used on	ss"LURAYU$ISC ORY($$6$ ENCODED WITH($OLBY$4RUE($EDELIVEREDEVIA
	DVD-Audio discs. Dolby TrueHD adds the features found in Dolby Digital, such as	HDMI
	night mode settings, while delivering fully lossless audio that is a true reproduction
	of studio master recordings.
Dolby Digital Stereo	Delivers a two-channel downmix of Dolby Digital materials.	ss$OLBYO$IGITAL  ORTL OR OR
		2/1/.0 or .1, 2/2/.0 or .1, 3/2/.0 or .1
		ss$OLBYO$IGITAL %8
Dolby Pro Logic II Mode	Analog decoder that derives five full-range, discrete main audio channels from matrix	See below
Group	surround-encoded or two-channel analog sources. Four variants are available.
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie	Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for movie and television programs.	ss$OLBYO$IGITAL IOR 
		ss!NALOG TWOCHANNEL
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Dolby Pro Logic II Music	Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that is optimized for music selections. Allows adjustment	ss$OLBYO$IGITAL IOR 
	of sound-field presentation in three dimensions:	ss!NALOG TWOCHANNEL
	ss#ENTER 7IDTHDADJUSTS WIDTHDOF VOCALCSOUNDSTAGE
		ss4UNER
	ss$IMENSIONNADJUSTS DEPTHPOF SOUNDSTAGE
	ss0ANORAMA ADJUSTS WRAPAROUND SURROUND EFFECT	ss0#-0K(ZK(Z K(ZK(Z
Dolby Pro Logic	Variant of Dolby Pro Logic II that emphasizes use of the surround channels and	ss$OLBYO$IGITAL IOR 
	subwoofer for total immersion in the video gaming experience.	ss!NALOG TWOCHANNEL
		ss4UNER
		ss0#-0K(ZK(Z K(ZK(Z
Dolby Pro Logic II Game	Original version of Dolby Pro Logic that steered a mono signal containing information	ss$OLBYO$IGITAL IOR 
	below 7kHz to the surround channels.	ss!NALOG TWOCHANNEL
		ss4UNER
		ss0#-0K(ZK(Z K(ZK(Z
Dolby Pro Logic IIx	An expansion of Dolby Pro Logic II that adds a surround back channel which may	See below
Mode Group	be played through one or two surround back speakers. The Dolby Pro Logic IIx
	modes may be selected not only with Dolby Digital bitstreams, but thanks to the
	AVR’s post-processor, they may also be used with some DTS bitstreams to add a
	surround back channel to 5.1 modes.

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