Listening to your system | 05 |
Chapter 5
Listening to your system
About the listening modes
Using this receiver you can enjoy listening to sources, analog or digital, in either stereo or surround sound. However, the listening mode options and the current active mode may change depending on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.
Note
•The remote control operations in this section are accessed from the various receiver menus (for a more detailed explanation, see Receiver menu screens on page 34). To go to the receiver menu,
press RECEIVER from the remote control Home menu
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go to the previous/next screen.
Tip
•In the steps below, you can also use the front panel LISTENING MODE SELECTOR dial instead of the remote control to select listening modes. Simply turn the dial to cycle through the available options, pressing forward to select a mode.
•While listening to a source, press STANDARD for surround sound playback.
RECEIVER 1/4
RECEIVER STREAM
DIRECT
SIGNAL ACOUSTIC
SELECTCAL.
LISTENING STEREO
MODE
STANDARD THX
ADVANCED ADVANCED
HOME 1/3
RECEIVER 
RECEIVER
INPUT 1 | 2 | 3 | |
DVD |
| TV | SAT |
/ LD |
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DVR |
| CD | TUNER |
/ VCR1 |
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TV |
| MULTI | SYSTEM |
CONT | OPERATION | OFF | |
SETUP
RECEIVER 1/4
RECEIVER STREAM DIRECT
SIGNAL ACOUSTIC
SELECTCAL.
LISTENING STEREO MODE
STANDARD THX
ADVANCED ADVANCED
CINEMA CONCERT
CINEMA CONCERT
With multichannel sources (such as DVDs and digital satellite broadcasts), the 2DIGITAL or DTS indicator on the front panel lights depending on the source format. Any active Advanced surround or Home THX mode is canceled.
With two channel sources, press STANDARD repeatedly to select from:
•You can’t select listening modes when the Stream Direct mode (see page 47) is switched on.
•With the WMA9 Pro format,
2 Pro Logic IIx modes with multichannel sources.
Listening in surround sound
Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.
If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using the surround back channel on page 50.
See also Using the Advanced surround effects and Using the Home THX modes below for further stereo and surround playback options.
•2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources (the display shows 5CH MOVIE+VSB with the VSB MODE switched on)
•2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC – Up to 7.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources(the display shows 5CH MUSIC+VSB with the VSB MODE switched on)
•2 PRO LOGIC – 4.1 channel surround sound with sound from the surround speakers in mono (the display shows 5CH SURR+VSB with the VSB MODE switched on)
7 CH SURROUND is displayed instead of 2 PRO LOGIC when the SB CH MODE is switched on
•NEO:6 CINEMA – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to movie sources
•NEO:6 MUSIC – 6.1 channel sound, especially suited to music sources
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