■Listening Modes

Listening Mode

Description

Input

Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

Source

Layout

Direct

In this mode, audio from the input source is

A

ZXC

 

 

 

 

output without surround-sound processing.

S

 

 

D i r e c t

 

 

 

 

The speaker configuration (presence of

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speakers) and speaker distance settings are

F

 

 

 

 

 

enabled, but much of the processing set via

 

 

 

 

 

Home menu is disabled. A/V Sync does not

 

 

 

 

 

 

have effect on the analog audio. See “On-

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen Setup” for more details

 

 

 

 

 

 

(➔ page 37).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo

Sound is output from the front left and right

 

 

 

 

 

 

speakers and subwoofer.

 

 

 

S t e r e o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mono

Use this mode when watching an old movie

 

 

 

 

 

 

with a mono soundtrack, or use it with the

 

 

 

M o n o

 

 

 

 

 

foreign language soundtracks recorded in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

left and right channels of some movies. It

 

 

 

 

 

 

can also be used with DVDs or other sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

containing multiplexed audio, such as

 

 

 

 

 

 

karaoke DVDs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multichannel

This mode is for use with PCM multichannel

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XC

 

 

 

 

sources.

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M u l t i c h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turning On & Basic Operations

Listening Mode

Description

Input

Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source

Layout

DSD*2

 

 

 

In this mode, audio from the input source is

D

XC

 

 

 

 

 

output without surround-sound processing.

 

 

 

D S D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The speaker configuration (presence of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital

speakers), crossover frequency, speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

distance, A/V Sync and much of the

 

 

 

D o l b y

D

 

 

 

 

 

processing set via Home menu are enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital Plus*3

 

 

See “On-screen Setup” for more details

D

XC

 

 

 

 

 

(➔ page 37).

F

 

 

D o l b y

D +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby TrueHD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D o l b y T r u e H D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS

 

 

 

 

D

XC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D T S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS-HD High

 

D

XC

Resolution Audio

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D T S

H D

H R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS-HD Master

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D T S

H D

M S T R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS Express

 

D

XC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D T S

E x p r e s s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS 96/24

This mode is for use with DTS 96/24

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XC

 

 

 

 

 

sources. This is high-resolution DTS with a

 

 

 

D T S

9 6 / 2 4

 

 

 

 

 

96 kHz sampling rate and 24-bit resolution,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

providing superior fidelity. Use it with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVDs that bear the DTS 96/24 logo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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