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Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VSB)

Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual back channel through your surround speakers. For example, you can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel infor- mation (for example, 5.1 encoded material) with emulated 6.1 encoding (VSB ON). Some- times the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded. In this case you can simply switch it off (VSB OFF) or (VSX-515 model only) have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like

Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES (VSB AUTO).1

The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel.

•Press EXTENDED MODE / VSB MODE (front panel) to select a virtual surround back channel option.

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

•VSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always used (for example, on 5.1 encoded material)

•VSB AUTO – (VSX-515 model only) Virtual Surround Back is automatically applied to 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

•VSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is switched off

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	VSB		Standard	Advanced
Type of source		Multichannel	Stereo sources
	mode			surround
		sources	2Pro Logic II 2 Pro Logic
				Neo:6
Dolby Digital EX/	ON
DTS-ES encoded
	AUTO
multichannel source
with 6.1ch surround
Dolby Digital/DTS	ON
encoded
	AUTO
multichannel source
Dolby Digital/DTS	ON
encoded stereo
	AUTO
source; other digital
stereo source
Analog 2-channel	ON
(stereo) source
	AUTO

Note

1You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones or with the STEREO / DIRECT mode. VSX-415 model only

•You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the Speaker setting on page 41 is set to S∗.

VSX-515 model only

•You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the surround back speaker is set to NO in Speaker setting on page 48.

•You can’t adjust the surround back channel level when you’re listening to the virtual surround back channel.

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