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 35).
Types of A.F.D. mode
A.F.D. mode | Multi channel | Effect |
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A.F.D. AUTO | (Detecting | Presents the sound as it was recorded/encoded without |
[A.F.D. AUTO] | automatically) | adding any surround effects. However, this receiver will |
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| generate a low frequency signal for output to the sub woofer |
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PRO LOGIC | 4 channel | Performs Dolby Pro Logic decoding. The source recorded in |
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| 2 channel format is decoded into 4.1 channel. |
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PRO LOGIC II MOVIE | 5 channel | Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode decoding. This |
[PLII MV] |
| setting is ideal for movies encoded in Dolby Surround. In |
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| addition, this mode can reproduce sound in 5.1 channel for |
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| watching videos of overdubbed or old movies. |
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PRO LOGIC II MUSIC | 5 channel | Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode decoding. This |
[PLII MS] |
| setting is ideal for normal stereo sources such as CDs. |
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MULTI STEREO | (Multi Stereo) | Outputs 2 channel left/right signals from all speakers. |
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Sound Surround Enjoying
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