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Listening Mode Preset

You can assign a default listening mode to each input source that will be selected automatically when you select each input source. For example, you can set the default listening mode to be used with Dolby Digital input signals. You can select other listening modes during playback, but the mode specified here will be resumed once the AV receiver has been set to standby.

1 Use q/wto select the input source that you want to

set, and then press ENTER. The following menu appears.

5-1. Listening Mode Preset

 

BD/DVD

Analog/PCM

Last Valid e r

Mono/Multiplex Source

Last Valid

2ch Source

Last Valid

Dolby D/Dolby D Plus/TrueHD

Last Valid

DTS/DTS-ES/DTS-HD

Last Valid

Other Multich Source

Last Valid

Default listening mode for analog and PCM sources.

2 Use q/wto select the signal format that you want to set, and then use er/ to select a listening mode.

Only listening modes that can be used with each input signal format can be selected (pages 37 to 41). The “Last Valid” option means that the listening mode selected last will be used.

The “Straight Decode” option means that straight decoding listening mode (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) is selected.

Note

For the “AM” or “FM” input selector, only “Analog” will be available.

For the “NET” or “USB” input selector, only “Digital” will be available.

Analog/PCM/Digital

With this setting, you can specify the listening mode used when an analog (CD, TV, LD, VHS, MD, turntable, radio, cassette, cable, satellite, etc.) or PCM digital (CD, DVD, etc.) audio signal is played.

Note

For the “AUX”, “EXTRA1”, and “EXTRA2” input selector, only “PCM” is available.

Mono/Multiplex Source

With this setting, you can specify the listening mode used when a mono digital audio signal is played (DVD, etc.).

2ch Source

With this setting, you can specify the listening mode used when 2-channel (2/0) stereo digital sources, such as Dolby Digital or DTS, are played.

Dolby D/Dolby D Plus/TrueHD

With this setting, you can specify the listening mode used when Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus format digital audio signals are played (DVD, etc.). Specifies the default listening mode for Dolby TrueHD sources, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD (input via HDMI).

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DTS/DTS-ES/DTS-HD

With this setting, you can specify the listening mode used when DTS or DTS-HD High Resolution format digital audio signals are played (DVD, LD, CD, etc.).

Specifies the default listening mode for DTS-HD Master Audio sources, such as Blu-ray or HD DVD (input via HDMI).

Other Multich Source

Specifies the default listening mode for multichannel PCM sources from HDMI IN such as DVD-Audio, and DSD multichannel sources such as Super Audio CD.

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TX-NR515 specifications

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