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ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND
• Each time this button is pressed, the mode changes as follows :
Auto surround mode : The optimum surround mode will be automatically
selected depending on the signal format being input.
Manual surround mode : You can select the desired of different surround
modes selectable for the signal being input with
using the MULTI CONTROL knob or the
SURROUND MODE UP/DOWN ( ) buttons.
Notes :
• Even when the auto surround mode is selected and the same type of digital signal format is being input, the optimum
surround mode may vary depending on whether the speaker type is set to "NO" or not.
• When the auto surround mode is selected, the surround modes other than the optimum surround mode cannot be selected.
When selecting the manual surround mode with pressing the SURROUND MODE button on the front panel.
Select the desired surround mode.
Notes:
• Before surround playback, first perform the speaker setup procedure, etc. on the OSD menu for optimum performance.
(For details, refer to "SETTING THE SPEAKER / ROOM EQ SETUP" on page 51.)
• When playing digital signals from the Dolby Digital program source or selecting the surround mode such as Dolby Pro Logic II
/Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, you can adjust their parameters for optimum surround effect. (For details, refer to "SETTING
THE SOUND PARAMETER" on page 59.)
• When the EXTERNAL IN is selected as an input source, the surround modes cannot be selected.
Depending on how to select a surround mode, select the auto surround mode or the manual surround mode.
("AUTO" lights up.)
("AUTO" goes off.)
• Each time the MULTI CONTROL knob is rotated
or the SURROUND MODE UP / DOWN ( )
buttons are pressed, the surround mode changes
depending on the input signal format as follows :
• Depending on surround back speaker setting, some surround modes can be selected or not as follows:
< >: Possible only when surround back speaker is not set to "NO".
[ ] : Possible only when surround back speaker is set to "NO".
( ): Possible only when surround back speaker is set to " 2 CH".
* : Depending on the signal format being input, the Dolby Pro Logic IIx modes may not be selected.
Signal format being input
Dolby Digital Plus sources
Dolby TrueHD sources
Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources,
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sources
Dolby Digital 2 channel sources
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio sources
DTS-HD Master Audio sources
DTS ES Discrete/Matrix 6.1 channel
sources
DTS sources, DTS 96/24 sources
PCM (multi-channel) sources*
96 kHz PCM (2 channel) sources
PCM (2 channel) sources,
Analog stereo sources
Selectable surround mode
DOLBY DIGITAL +
DOLBY TRUEHD
<DOLBY DIGITAL EX, DOLBY D + PLIIx MUSIC>, (DOLBY D + PLIIx MOVIE), DOLBY DIGITAL
<DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE, DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC, DOLBY PLIIx GAME>, [DOLBY PLII MOVIE,
DOLBY PLII MUSIC, DOLBY PLII GAME]
DTS-HD HI RES
DTS-HD MSTR
<corresponding DTS ES mode, DTS + PLIIx MUSIC>, (DTS + PLIIx MOVIE), DTS,
corresponding DTS mode, <DTS + NEO:6, DTS + PLIIx MUSIC>, (DTS + PLIIx MOVIE)
MULTI PCM, <DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE, DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC>
<DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE, DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC, DOLBY PLIIx GAME>, [DOLBY PLII MOVIE, DOLBY
PLII MUSIC, DOLBY PLII GAME], NEO:6 CINEMA, NEO:6 MUSIC, THEATER, HALL, STADIUM,
ROOM, PANORAMA, CLASSIC, MULTI-CH STEREO