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Stereo playback

This is the mode for playing in stereo. The tone can be adjusted.

•Sound is output from the front left and right speakers and subwoofer.

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

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2 Press STEREO.

Stereo playback begins.

Direct playback

Sound recorded in source is played as is.

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

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

• Tone (vpage 46)

• MultEQ® (vpage 46)

•Dynamic EQ® (vpage 47) • Dynamic Volume® (vpage 47)

•M-DAX (vpage 48)

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2 Press P.DIRECT to select the direct mode.

•If PURE DIRECT on the main unit is pressed, the same function as with the

remote control unit can be obtained.

• Each time P.DIRECT is pressed, the direct mode is switched.

Source Direct This mode plays back tracks at high sound quality without passing through the sound quality adjustment circuits.

Dolby Virtual Speaker/Dolby

Headphone playback

Dolby Virtual Speaker mode

This delivers a full surround sound experience from two stereo speakers.

•Sound is output from the front left and right speakers.

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

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2 PressVS”. SURR. to select “DOLBY

Dolby Headphone mode

You can enjoy listening to multi-channel surround sound through headphones using this mode.

Press SURR. to select the Dolby

Headphone mode.

Pure Direct z This mode plays back tracks at the closest to the original sound quality.

Auto This mode detects the type of input digital signal, and automatically selects the corresponding mode for playback.

•Each time switched.

DOLBY

HEADPHONE

SURR. is pressed, the Dolby Headphone mode is

This is the surround mode for listening with

headphones.

The surround sound field is played through regular headphones.

zThe following circuits that affect sound quality are set to off.

•Main unit’s display circuit (The display is turned off.)

•Analog video input/output circuit

•To cancel, press P. DIRECT again.

•Video signals are only output when HDMI signals are played in the PURE DIRECT mode.

NOTE

When in the PURE DIRECT mode, the menu screen is not displayed.

 

The sound is played in the normal stereo mode

DOLBY HP

BYPASS

rather than the surround mode when listening

with headphones.

 

 

This mode is best suited for movie sources.

DOLBY HP

PLg Movie

 

 

This mode is best suited for music sources.

DOLBY HP

PLg Music

 

NOTE

•The surround mode returns to the previous setting as soon as the plug is removed from the jack.

•In headphone mode, Tone Control is not available.

•You can select Dolby HP PLⅡ Movie or Dolby HP PLⅡ Music when a 2-channel source is played back.

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Marantz NR1601 Stereo playback, Direct playback, Dolby Virtual Speaker/Dolby Headphone playback, Dolby Headphone mode
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NR1601 specifications

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