12Additional information

Stream direct with different input signal formats

The following charts show what you will hear with different input signal formats, depending on the Stream Direct mode (see Using Stream Direct on page 29) you have selected.

Stereo (2 channel) signal formats

Surround Back speaker(s)

Connected

(Maximum 7.1 channel playback)

Not connected

(Maximum 5.1 channel playback)

Input signal format

Dolby Digital Surround

DTS Surround

Other stereo sources

Analog sources

PCM sources

DVD-A sources

SACD sources

Dolby Digital Surround

DTS Surround

Other stereo sources

Analog sources

PCM sources

DVD-A sources

SACD sources

 

DIRECT

PURE DIRECT

 

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

 

 

 

 

 

Neo:6 CINEMA

Neo:6 CINEMA

 

 

 

 

Stereo playback

Stereo playback

 

 

 

 

As above

ANALOG DIRECT (stereo)

 

 

 

 

As above

PCM DIRECT (stereo)

 

 

 

 

As above

PCM DIRECT (stereo)

 

 

 

 

As above

SACD DIRECT (stereo)

 

 

 

 

2 Pro Logic II MOVIE

2 Pro Logic II MOVIE

 

 

 

 

Neo:6 CINEMA

Neo:6 CINEMA

 

 

 

 

Stereo playback

Stereo playback

 

 

 

 

As above

ANALOG DIRECT (stereo)

 

 

 

 

As above

PCM DIRECT (stereo)

 

 

 

 

As above

PCM DIRECT (stereo)

 

 

 

 

As above

SACD DIRECT (stereo)

 

 

 

Multichannel signal formats

Surround Back speaker(s)

Connected

(Maximum 7.1 channel playback)

Not connected

(Maximum 5.1 channel playback)

Input signal format

WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel)

Dolby Digital EX (6.1 channel flagged)

DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 channel flagged)

Dolby Digital

DTS and DTS 96/24

WMA9 Pro

(5.1 channel encoding)

DVD-A and SACD

(5.1 channel encoding)

WMA9 Pro (6.1/7.1 channel)

Dolby Digital EX

(6.1 channel flagged)

DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 channel flagged)

Dolby Digital

DTS and DTS 96/24

WMA9 Pro

(5.1 channel encoding)

DVD-A sources

SACD sources

(5.1 channel encoding)

 

DIRECT

PURE DIRECT

 

Straight decoding

Straight decoding

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Digital EX

Dolby Digital EX

 

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa

2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIEa

 

DTS-ES(Matrix/Discrete)

DTS-ES(Matrix/Discrete)

 

 

 

 

Straight decoding

Straight decoding

 

 

 

 

Straight decoding

PCM DIRECT /

 

 

SACD DIRECT

 

 

 

 

Straight decoding

Straight decoding

 

 

 

 

As above

As above

 

 

 

 

As above

As above

 

 

 

 

As above

As above

 

 

 

 

As above

PCM DIRECT

 

 

 

 

As above

SACD DIRECT

 

 

 

a.Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.

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Pioneer VSX-AX2AV-G Surround Back speakers, Input signal format, Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected

VSX-AX4AVi-G, VSX-AX2AV-G specifications

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