Sound Surround Enjoying

Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays

Source sound displays

The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the source sound. The box around the letters varies to show how the amplifier downmixes the source sound (based on the speakers settings). When using music sound modes such as HALL or JAZZ CLUB, the amplifier adds reverberation based on the source sound.

The following table shows how the indicators light up when using AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode.

Although the table below shows almost all of the configurations available from multi channel surround signals, the ones marked “” are the most common.

Recording

 

 

 

 

Source sound and Output Channel Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format

Input Channel Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Front/Rear)

 

All speakers

 

Rear speakers

 

Center speaker

Rear/center

 

 

 

present

 

 

absent

 

 

absent

 

 

speakers absent

1/0

DOLBY DIGITAL [1/0]

aDIGITAL

 

C

 

aDIGITAL

 

C

 

aDIGITAL

 

C

 

aDIGITAL

 

C

 

DTS [1/0]

 

 

C

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOLBY DIGITAL [2/0]

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

2/0*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

DTS [2/0]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/0

DOLBY DIGITAL [3/0]

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

 

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

DTS [3/0]

 

 

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

dts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/1

DOLBY DIGITAL [2/1]

aDIGITAL

L

S

R

aDIGITAL

L

S

R

aDIGITAL

L

S

R

aDIGITAL

L

S

R

DTS [2/1]

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dts

 

S

 

dts

 

S

 

dts

 

S

 

dts

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOLBY DIGITAL [3/1]

aDIGITAL

L C R

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

3/1

 

 

S

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

S

 

DTS [3/1]

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

 

 

 

 

 

dts

 

S

 

dts

 

S

 

dts

 

S

 

dts

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOLBY DIGITAL [2/2]

aDIGITAL

L

 

R

aDIGITAL

L

 

R

aDIGITAL

L

 

R

aDIGITAL

L

 

R

2/2

 

LS

 

RS

 

LS

 

RS

 

LS

 

RS

 

LS

 

RS

 

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

DTS [2/2]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dts

LS

 

RS

dts

LS

 

RS

dts

LS

 

RS

dts

LS

 

RS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOLBY DIGITAL [3/2]

aDIGITAL

L C R

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

aDIGITAL

L

C

R

3/2

 

LS

 

RS

 

LS

 

RS

 

LS

 

RS

 

LS

 

RS

 

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

DTS [3/2]

 

 

 

 

 

dts

LS

 

RS

dts

LS

 

RS

dts

LS

 

RS

dts

LS

 

RS

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/0**

DOLBY DIGITAL [2/0]

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

PRO LOGIC

 

S

 

PRO LOGIC

 

S

 

PRO LOGIC

 

S

 

PRO LOGIC

 

S

 

 

DOLBY PROLOGIC

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

L C R

 

PRO LOGIC

 

S

 

PRO LOGIC

 

S

 

PRO LOGIC

 

S

 

PRO LOGIC

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM XX kHz***

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

L

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Signals with Dolby surround encoded flag OFF **Signals with Dolby surround encoded flag ON

***The sampling rate is displayed.

Notes

The amplifier performs Pro Logic decoding and the display conforms to 2/0** when using the following movie sound modes with 2/0* or STEREO PCM format signals. (CINEMA A, B, C, V.M.DIMENS., and V.SEMI M.D.)

When using music sound modes such as HALL or JAZZ CLUB with standard audio formats e.g., PCM, the amplifier creates rear signals from the front L and R signals. In this case, sound is output from the rear speakers, but output channel indicators for the rear speakers do not light.

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