Enjoying Surround Sound
Enjoying Dolby Digital and DTS Surround sound(AUTO FORMAT DIRECT)
The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to listen to higher fidelity sound and select the decoding mode for listening to a 2 channel stereo sound as multi channel sound.
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Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select the sound field you want.
For details, see “Types of A.F.D. mode” (page 42).
Types of A.F.D. mode
Decoding | A.F.D. mode | Multi channel | Effect |
mode | [Display] | audio after |
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(Detecting | A.F.D. AUTO | (Detecting | Presents the sound as it was recorded/ |
automatically) | [A.F.D. AUTO] | automatically) | encoded without adding any surround effects. |
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| However, this receiver will generate a low |
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| frequency signal for output to the sub woofer |
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Dolby Pro Logic PRO LOGIC | 4 channel | Performs Dolby Pro Logic decoding. The | |
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| source recorded in 2 channel format is |
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| decoded into 4.1 channels. |
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Dolby Pro Logic PRO LOGIC II MOVIE | 5 channel | Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode | |
II | [PLII MV] |
| decoding. This setting is ideal for movies |
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| encoded in Dolby Surround. In addition, this |
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| mode can reproduce sound in 5.1 channel for |
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| watching videos of overdubbed or old |
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| movies. |
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| PRO LOGIC II MUSIC | 5 channel | Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode |
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| decoding. This setting is ideal for normal |
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| stereo sources such as CDs. |
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(Multi Stereo) | MULTI STEREO | (Multi Stereo) | Outputs 2 channel left/right signals from all |
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| speakers. However, sound may not be output |
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| from certain speakers depending on the |
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| speaker settings. |
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