Listening to your system

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Using surround back channel processing

• Default setting: SB ON

You can have the receiver automatically use 6.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 decoding (for example, with 5.1 encoded material). With 5.1 encoded sources, a surround back channel will be generated, but the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was origi- nally encoded (in which case, you can simply

switch surround back processing off).1

The table below indicates when you will hear the surround back channel ( =Sound plays through surround back speaker(s)).

•Press SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING) to select a surround back channel option.

Each press cycles through the following:

•SB ON – 6.1 decoding is always used (for example, a surround back channel will be generated for 5.1 encoded material)

•SB AUTO – Automatically switches to 6.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES)

•SB OFF – Maximum 5.1 playback

Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB)

When you’re not using surround back speakers, selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual surround back channel through your surround speakers. You can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information, or if the material sounds better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which it was originally encoded, you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded

sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.2

The table indicates when you will hear the virtual surround back channel ( =Sound plays through surround speakers).

•Press SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING) to select a virtual surround back channel option. Each press cycles through the following:

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

•VSB AUTO – 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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SBch

 

Standard

 

Advanced

 

 

Type of source

Processing /

Multichannel

 

Stereo sources

 

 

 

Virtual SB

 

 

surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode

sources

2 Pro Logic IIx

2 Pro Logic

Neo:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES/

ON

 

 

 

 

a

 

 

WMA9 Pro encoded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

multichannel sources with

AUTO

 

 

 

 

a

 

 

6.1ch surround

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro

ON

 

 

 

 

a

 

 

encoded multichannel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sources

AUTO

 

 

 

 

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro

ON

 

 

a,b

 

a

 

 

encoded stereo source; other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

digital stereo source

AUTO

 

c

 

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Note

1You can’t use the surround back channel with headphones, the STEREO / DIRECT mode, or if the surround back speaker is set to NO in Speaker Setting on page 42. Also, the Surround back speaker setting on page 36 must be set to Normal (SB) to hear the surround back channel.

2You can’t use virtual surround back with headphones, the STEREO / DIRECT mode, or if the surround speaker is set to NO in Speaker Setting on page 42 (however, the surround back speaker must be set to NO).

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