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Surround Modes Applicable to the Various Software

Available Surround modes vary depending on the speaker settings and the incoming signals.

The table below shows the relation of the Surround modes and the incoming signals (with the Zone 2 speakers, surround back speakers, and 6.1-channel reproduction mode setting).

•The numbers inside the parentheses following the incoming signal type indicate the number of the front channels and that of the surround channels. For example, (3/2) indicates that the signals are encoded with three front signals (left/right/center) and two (stereo) surround signals.

 

Incoming Signal Type

Zone 2 Speakers

 

Surround Back Channel

 

EX/ES/PLIIx

Available Surround Mode

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

 

Setting

 

 

Dolby Digital EX

Activated

 

Not effective

 

Not effective

DOLBY D (3D-PHONIC)*2

 

*1 When EX/ES/PLIIx

 

Deactivated

 

2SPK/1SPK

 

AUTO/ON/PLIIx MOVIE

DOLBY D EX*1 *3

 

setting is set to

 

 

 

 

 

PLIIx MUSIC

DD + PLIIx MU

 

“AUTO,” “DOLBY D” is

 

 

 

 

 

 

applied to certain

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

DOLBY D

 

softwares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

 

AUTO/ON/PLIIx MOVIE/

DOLBY D (VIRTUAL SB)*1 *4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLIIx MUSIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

DOLBY D

 

Dolby Digital

Activated

 

Not effective

 

Not effective

DOLBY D (3D-PHONIC)*2

(3/2, 2/2)

 

Deactivated

 

2SPK/1SPK

 

ON/PLIIx MOVIE

DOLBY D EX*3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLIIx MUSIC

DD + PLIIx MU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO/OFF

DOLBY D

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

 

ON/PLIIx MOVIE/

DOLBY D (VIRTUAL SB)*4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLIIx MUSIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO/OFF

DOLBY D

 

Dolby Digital

Activated

 

Not effective

 

Not effective

DOLBY D (3D-PHONIC)*2

(3/1, 2/1, 3/0, 1/0)

 

Deactivated

 

Not effective

 

Not effective

DOLBY D

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

Not effective

 

Not effective

 

Not effective

DUAL MONO

 

(Dual Mono)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incoming Signal Type

Zone 2 Speakers

 

Surround Back Channel

 

EX/ES/PLIIx

Available Surround Mode

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

 

Setting

 

 

Analog

Activated

 

Not effective

 

Not effective

PLII MOVIE/PLII MUSIC/

 

Linear PCM

 

 

 

 

 

PRO LOGIC/

 

Dolby Surround

 

 

 

 

 

NEO:6CINMA/NEO:6MUSIC

 

Dolby Digital (2/0)

 

 

 

 

 

(3D-PHONIC)

 

DTS (2/0)

Deactivated

 

2SPK/1SPK

 

AUTO/ON/PLIIx MOVIE/

PLIIx MOVIE/PLIIx MUSIC/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLIIx MUSIC

PRO LOGIC/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEO:6CINMA/NEO:6MUSIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

PLII MOVIE/PLII MUSIC/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRO LOGIC/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEO:6CINMA/NEO:6MUSIC

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

 

Not effective

PLII MOVIE/PLII MUSIC/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRO LOGIC/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEO:6CINMA/NEO:6MUSIC

 

DVD MULTI

Deactivated*5

 

Not effective

 

Not effective

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*5 When activating Zone 2 speakers, you cannot use the DVD MULTI playback mode.

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