05Listening to your system

Chapter 5

Listening to your system

Important

Auto listening mode

•This unit’s audio function may be restricted depending on the sound source, HDMI audio setting (page 41) or karaoke mode with the microphone plugged in (page 33). In this event, the menus may not appear, or a message may be displayed instead (page 56).

The Auto listening mode is the simplest way to listen to any source as it was mastered: the output from the speakers mirrors the channels in the source material.

•Press AUTO/STEREO to select the AUTO listening mode.1

The listening mode is automatically allotted according to the source material as shown in

Selecting Listening mode

Various listening modes are available for enjoyment of diverse sound effects and for sound field correction according to your preference. Depending on the speaker layout you have chosen in the Home theater sound setup on page 6, the listening mode you can set differs. Read the following and proceed with each setting.

•5 spot/4 spot speaker layout

When you have chosen 5 spot speaker layout, select one listening mode from the surround sound mode. See Listening in surround sound below.

•3 spot/2 spot speaker layout

When you have chosen 3 spot speaker layout which places the surround speakers in front of you, select one listening mode from the front surround mode. See Using Front Surround on page 23.

the table below.

source

5 SPOT

3 SPOT

4 SPOT

2 SPOT

 

 

 

 

two-ch

STEREO

STEREO

 

 

 

multi-ch

STANDARD

F.SURR

 

 

 

Listening in surround sound

When you set up the system for 5 spot/4 spot speaker layout, the surround sound mode is available.

You can listen to stereo or multichannel

sources in surround sound.2 Surround sound is generated from stereo sources using one of the Dolby Pro Logic decoding modes.

•Press SURROUND repeatedly to select a listening mode.1

The choices that appear in the display will vary according to the type of source that’s playing.

•STANDARD – Standard decoding mode (This mode can be selected only when the source is multi channel)

•MOVIE (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) – Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to movie sources (use with any two-channel source)

Note

1If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the corresponding indicator lights in the front panel display.

2Note that the input source must be switched to DVD/CD or USB for multichannel playback.

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S-DV5SW, XV-DV180, S-DV180, XV-DV181, S-DV280T specifications

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