Sound field programs

■Stereo playback

STEREO

5STEREO2ch Stereo

Use this program to mix down multi-channel sources to 2 channels.

7ch Stereo

Use this program to output sound from all speakers. When you play back multi-channel sources, this unit downmixes the source to 2 channels, and then output the sound from all speakers. This program creates a larger sound field and is ideal for background music at parties, etc.

■For compression artifacts (Compressed Music Enhancer mode)

ENHANCER

6ENHANCERStraight Enhancer

Use this program to improve the sound enhancer nearest to the original depth and width of the 2-channel or multi-channel compression artifacts.

7ch Enhancer

Use this program to play back compression artifacts in 7- channel stereo.

■Surround decoder mode

SUR. DECODE

7SUR. DECODESurround Decode

Use this program to play back sources with using the desired surround decoders (page 66).

■Using sound field programs without surround speakers(Virtual CINEMA DSP)

Virtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP sound field programs without surround speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce the natural sound field.

When you set “SUR. L/R SP” to “NONE” (page 76), Virtual CINEMA DSP activates automatically whenever you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program (page 39).

Note

Virtual CINEMA DSP does not activate in the following cases:

–“MULTI CH“ is selected as the input source (page 36).

–headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.

–the unit is in the “7ch Stereo” mode (page 44).

■Enjoying multi-channel sources and sound field programs with headphones(SILENT CINEMA)

SILENT CINEMA allows you to enjoy multi-channel music or movie sound through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA activates automatically whenever you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP sound field programs (page 39). When activated, the SILENT CINEMA indicator lights up in the front panel display.

Note

SILENT CINEMA does not activate in the following cases:

–“MULTI CH“ is selected as the input source (page 36).

–the unit is in the “2ch Stereo” (page 44), “STRAIGHT” (page 45) or “Pure Direct” (page 46) mode.

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