SOUND FIELD PROGRAM SPEAKER LAYOUTS

Sound output from each speaker depends on the type of audio signals being input. Refer to the following diagrams in the table below to understand the speaker layout for each sound field program.

Note

Be advised that there may be no or not enough sound output from speakers depending on the type of input source being played back. Furthermore, there may be some channels that can only be used partially when they are adjusted to specific aspects of movies, such as special sound effects, etc.

The abbreviations and symbols used in each diagram are as follows:

L

Front left speaker

PL

Presence left speaker

 

SR

Surround right speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

Center speaker

PR

Presence right speaker

 

SBL

Surround back left speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

Front right speaker

SL

Surround left speaker

 

SBR

Surround back right speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker from which sound is being output

Speaker from which no sound is being output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 When the q EX / q PL IIx / ES indicators are turned off

*2 When the q EX / q PL IIx / ES indicators are lit up and Priority is set to PRNS (see page 79) *3 When the q EX / q PL IIx / ES indicators are lit up and Priority is set to SB (see page 79)

 

2-channel audio

2-channel audio

5.1/6.1-channel

5.1/6.1-channel

5.1/6.1-channel

 

(monaural)

(stereo)

audio *1

 

audio *2

 

audio *3

 

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2ch Stereo

PL

PR

PL

PR

PL

PR

PL

PR

PL

PR

 

 

C

 

C

C

 

C

 

C

 

 

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

 

 

SBL SBR

 

SBL SBR

SBL SBR

 

SBL SBR

 

SBL SBR

 

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7ch Stereo

PL

PR

PL

PR

PL

PR

PL

PR

PL

PR

 

 

C

 

C

C

 

C

 

C

 

 

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

 

 

SBL SBR

 

SBL SBR

SBL SBR

 

SBL SBR

 

SBL SBR

 

 

 

 

 

when surround back speakers are connected

 

 

 

 

PL

PR

PL

PR

PL

PR

PL

PR

PL

PR

 

 

C

 

C

C

 

C

 

C

 

 

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

 

 

SBL SBR

 

SBL SBR

SBL SBR

 

SBL SBR

 

SBL SBR

 

when surround back speakers are not connected

PROGRAMS

SOUND FIELD

 

 

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RX-V1600 specifications

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