Surround Enjoying Sound
Selecting a Sound Field
Sound field information
Sound field | Effect | Notes |
HALL | Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall. | Ideal for soft acoustic sounds. |
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JAZZ | Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. |
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LIVE | Reproduces the acoustics of a | Great for rock or pop music. |
(LIVE HOUSE) |
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GAME | Obtains maximum audio impact from video game | Be sure to set the game machine to stereo |
| software. | mode when using game software with |
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Notes
•The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal.
•When listening to sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the rear speakers.
Use the buttons on the front panel to operate the following modes
AUTO FORMAT DECODING | Automatically detects the type of audio signal being | You can use this mode as a reference. Set |
(Press the A.F.D. button) | input (Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, or standard two | the tone to OFF while using this mode to |
| channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if | hear the source sound exactly as it was |
| necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was | recorded. |
| recorded/encoded, without adding any effects. |
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2 CHANNEL | Outputs the sound from the front left and right | This allows you to play any source using |
(Press the 2CH button) | speakers only. Standard two channel (stereo) sources | only the front left and right speakers. |
| completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi |
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| channel surround formats are downmixed to two |
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Note
No sound is output from the sub woofer when the 2 CHANNEL mode is selected. To listen to two channel (stereo) sources using the front left and right speakers and a sub woofer, use the AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode.