Playing the source (vpage 22
24).

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

 

Multi-channel

 

 

 

 

• The surround signal recorded in source is played as surround playback.

 

Surround

 

 

playback (vpage 26)

 

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

Multi channel

 

 

 

 

 

“Speaker Config.” (vpage 49).)

 

 

 

 

 

Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not

 

 

 

 

recorded in source can be created.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 signal is 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 28)

 

• Tone (vpage 46)

• MultEQ® (vpage 46)

Multi channel

 

 

• Dynamic EQ® (vpage 47)

• Dynamic Volume® (vpage 47)

 

 

 

 

M-DAX (vpage 48)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-channel

Virtual

Dolby Virtual Speaker/

 

Virtual Surround processing is performed on 2-channel or multichannel

 

Dolby Headphone

 

 

Surround

 

input signals that are played back.

 

Multi channel

playback (vpage 28)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 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 68).

• Adjust the sound field effect with the menu “Surround Parameter” (vpage 45) to enjoy your favorite sound mode.

• You can select the listening mode by pressing SURROUND MODE on the main unit. Press SURROUND MODE and the modes are switched as shown below.

AUTO*(STEREO) STEREO DOLBY PLgz DOLBY PLg(x) Movie DOLBY PLg(x) Music DOLBY PLg(x) Game

DOLBY VIRTUAL

 

NEURAL

 

MULTI CH STEREO

 

DTS NEO:6 music

 

DTS NEO:6 cinema

 

 

 

 

zzFor “AUTO”, press AUTO on the amplifier or remote control.

Multi-channel playback

nnSurround playback of 2-channel sources

1

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

Each time SURR. is pressed, the surround mode is switched. Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of “Amp Assign” (vpage 49) or “Speaker Config.” (vpage 49).

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 Movie”, “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 Movie”, “PLg Music”or “PLg Game” 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 Movie” or “DTS NEO:6 Music” is

 

 

displayed.

 

 

This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all

MULTI CH

 

STEREO

 

speakers.

 

z3

This mode is for 7.1-channel, 6.1-channel or

NEURAL

 

5.1-channel surround playback using the surround

 

 

back speakers.

• “NEURAL” is displayed.

z1 This can be selected when the “Amp Assign” (vpage 49) setting in the menu is set to “Normal”, and the “Front Speaker Setup” setting (vpage 51) is set to “A”.

z2 This can be selected when “Amp Assign” is set to “Normal” or “Speaker Config.” – “S.Back” is not set to “None”.

z3 This mode supports analog 2-channel audio, and linear PCM 2 channel (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) audio.

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Marantz NR1601 manual Selecting a listening mode Surround mode, Multi-channel playback, Listening mode

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