Marantz SR9600 manual Surround Mode, Source Direct, Pure Direct

SURROUND MODE

SURROUND

The SR9600 is equipped with many surround modes. These are provided to reproduce a variety of surround sound effects, according to the content of the source to be played.

The available surround modes may be restricted depending on the input signal and speaker setup.

SOURCE DIRECT

In the Source Direct mode, the tone control circuit and bass management configuration are bypassed for full-range frequency response and the purist audio reproduction.

Notes:

•Speaker size is set to Front L/R = LARGE, Center = LARGE, Surround L/R = LARGE and Subwoofer = YES automatically. Tone controls, equalizer and additional processing are deactivated.

•When you use this mode with certain DVD and CD players, performing operations such as skip or stop may momentarily interrupt the output.

PURE DIRECT

The Pure Direct mode further reduces sources of noise in addition to effect of the Source Direct mode, by blocking output from the video jacks (VIDEO, S-VIDEO, COMPONENT VIDEO and HDMI) and turning the FL display off.

AUTO

When this mode is selected, the SR9600 determines whether the digital input signal is Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24 or PCM audio.

Surround EX & DTS-ES will operate for multichannel sources that have a Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS-ES auto trigger flag in the digital signal.

When a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is input, the number of channels for which the corresponding signal is encoded will be played.

Inputting a Dolby Digital two channel signal with Dolby surround status automatically subjects that signal to Pro Logic IIx movie processing before play.

PCM 96 kHz source material can be played in this mode.

Notes:

•When you use this mode with certain DVD and CD players, performing operations such as skip or stop may momentarily interrupt the output.

•When the signal is not decoded, the mode is changed to AUTO mode automatically. See page 53 to confirm the available decoding modes.

THX CINEMA

THX Cinema mode applies additional processing to Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic multi- channel, surround sources. The THX processing was developed by Lucasfilm Ltd. to recreate the sound of top-quality theater.

Use the THX Cinema mode for all movies on disc, tape or broadcast. In this mode, the THX Surround EX mode is not available.

THX SURROUND EX

In a movie theater, film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program.

This channel, called Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener in addition to the currently available front left, front center, front right, surround right, surround left and subwoofer channels.

Note:

•When playing Dolby Digital Surround EX- encoded software in 6.1 channels, it is required to select the THX Surround EX mode.

THX ULTRA2 CINEMA

THX Ultra2 Cinema mode plays 5.1 movies using all

7.1speakers giving you the best possible movie watching experience. In this mode, ASA processing blends the surround L/R speakers and surround back speakers, providing the optimal mix of ambient and directional surround sound.

This mode permits the playback of a non Surround EX/ES-encoded 5.1 movie over a 7.1 system. DTS-ES (Matrix and 6.1 Discrete) and Dolby Digital Surround EX-encoded soundtracks will be automatically detected, if the appropriate flag has been encoded.

Some Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks are missing the digital flag that allows automatic switching.

If you know that the movie that you are watching is encoded in Surround EX, you can manually select the THX Surround EX playback mode, otherwise the THX Ultra2 Cinema mode will apply ASA processing to provide optimum replay.

THX MUSIC

For the replay of multichannel music, the THX Music mode should be selected. In this mode, THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1-encoded music sources, such as DTS and Dolby Digital, to provide a wide, stable, rear soundstage.

This mode is to be used with multichannel music sources such as DTS 5.1 music and Dolby Digital 5.1 music.

Notes:

•These modes are only available when you have setup SPEAKER SIZE menu system (i.e. 2 surround back speakers).

•These modes are only available when the input signal has surround left and surround right contents.

2MODE

(Dolby Digital, Pro Logic IIx MOVIE, Pro Logic IIx MUSIC, Pro Logic IIx GAME)

This mode is used with source materials encoded in Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround.

DOLBY DIGITAL

This mode is enabled when playing source materials encoded in Dolby Digital.

Playing multichannel-encoded 5.1 channel Dolby Digital sources provides 5 main audio channels (left, center, right, surround left and surround right) and a Low Frequency Effect channel.

Dolby Digital EX decoding is not available in this mode.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx has 5 modes:

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

This mode provides 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound from Dolby Surround, encoded stereo movie soundtracks.

Pro Logic IIx MUSIC

This mode provides 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound from conventional stereo sources (analog or digital), such as CD, tape, FM, TV, stereo VCR, etc.

Pro Logic IIx GAME

This mode restores the impact low-frequency surround effects by routing them to the system’s subwoofer.

5.1ch + Pro Logic IIx Movie

This mode provides 7.1 channel surround sound from 5.1 channel sources movie soundtracks.

5.1ch + Pro Logic IIx Music

This mode provides 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround sound from 5.1 channel sources music soundtracks.

Notes:

•Pro Logic IIx mode will decode as Pro Logic II mode when the SURR. B is set to “NONE” from SPEAKER SETUP menu. (See page 37)

•Pro Logic IIx mode is available for a 2 channel input signal which is encoded in Dolby Digital, HDCD or PCM format.

•PCM audio signals can be subjected to Pro Logic IIx processing when the sampling frequency is 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.

ENGLISH

This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound localization than ever before.

THX Surround EX will operate for any 5.1 channel source whenever THX is active.

THX Surround EX is not available in system without surround back speaker(s).

THX GAMES

For the replay of stereo and multichannel game audio the THX Games mode should be selected. In this mode, THX ASA processing is applied to the surround channels of all 5.1 and 2.0-encoded game sources such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital. This accurately places all game audio surround information, providing a full 360-degree playback environment. THX Games mode is unique as it gives you a smooth transition of audio in all points of the surround field.

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