Listening to your system

Listening with virtual surround back speakers

• Default setting: VIRTL SB OFF

If you don’t have real surround back speakers connected, you can use the Virtual Surround Back feature to simulate one.

Sometimes the material may sound better in the 5.1 format for which it was originally encoded. In this case you can have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES (VIRTL SB AUTO), or you can simply switch it off (VIRTL SB OFF). For stereo sources, you’ll have to select one of the NEO:6 modes or an advanced effect mode (see Listening in surround sound on page 38) to use the Virtual Surround Back feature.

Note that this feature only works when the surround channels are active and the surround back speaker is set to NO in Speaker Setting on page 55.

See also Using the surround back channel above.

•Press SB CH MODE repeatedly to cycle through the virtual surround back channel options.

SB CH

MODE

Each press cycles through the options as follows:

•VIRTL SB ON – Virtual Surround Back is used for all sources

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

•VIRTL SB OFF – Virtual Surround back is switched off

Note

•You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back setting with THX CINEMA, PRO LOGIC II, PRO LOGIC IIx, MULTI CH IN or STEREO/DIRECT.

•You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back feature with DVD-A, SACD or sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital inputs (including i.LINK).

•When using the Virtual Surround Back feature with the surround modes, +VSB shows in the display.

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Using the audio scaler for Hi-bit and Hi-sampling

• Default setting: Off

You can use the audio scaler to create a wider dynamic range with digital sources like CDs or DVDs.

RECEIVER

HI-BIT

•On the remote control, press RECEIVER, then press HI-BIT.

Note

•You can’t use the audio scaler with MULTI CH IN.

•You can’t use the audio scaler with DVD-A, SACD or sources over 48kHz when using one of the digital inputs (including i.LINK).

•If you switch on the audio scaler when DIRECT is selected, the receiver automatically switches to

STEREO.

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