Denon AVR-2311 - 7.1 ch (Front height speaker) installation; 5.1 ch installation; 6.1 ch (Surround back speaker) installation

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Advanced versionSimple version InformationBasic version
Standard playback
n Surround playback of 2-channel sources
1
Playing the source (vpage 22 –
28).
2
Press STANDARD to select the
surround decoder to play back
multichannel sound.
• Each time STANDARD is pressed, the surround mode is switched.
Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of “Amp
Assign” (vpage58) or “Speaker Config.” (vpage58).
DOLBY PLgz
z1
This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback
using the front height speakers.
• “PLgz Height” is displayed.
DOLBY PLgx
z2
This mode is for 7.1-channel or 6.1-channel
surround playback using the surround back
speakers.
• “PLgx Cinema”, “PLgx Music”or “PLgx Game”
is displayed.
DOLBY PLg
This mode is for 5.1-channel surround playback.
Select this mode if no front height speaker nor
surround back speaker is to be used.
• “PLg Cinema”, “PLg Music”, “PLg Game” or
“Pro Logic” is displayed.
DTS NEO:6
This mode is for 7.1-channel, 6.1-channel or
5.1-channel surround playback using the surround
back speakers.
• “DTS NEO:6 cinema” or “DTS NEO:6 music” is
displayed.
z1 This can be selected when “Amp Assign” is set to “Front
Height” or “Speaker Config.” – “F.Height” is not set to “None”.
z2 This can be selected when “Amp Assign” is set to “Normal” or
“Speaker Config.” – “S.Back” is not set to “None”.
Selecting a listening mode (Surround mode)
This unit can play input audio signals in multi-channel surround mode or in stereo mode.
Select a listening mode suitable for the playback contents (cinema, music, etc.) or according to your liking.
Listening Mode
Input audio
signal
Playback Listening mode
2-channel
Multi channel
Surround
Standard playback
(vpage29)
For 2-channel signal input:
• Surround-channel signals are created and played with surround playback.
For multichannel signal input:
• The surround signal recorded in source is played as surround playback.
(The sound is played according to the settings of the speaker size in
“Speaker Config.” (vpage58).)
• Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not
recorded in source can be created.
2-channel
Multi channel
Surround
DENON original
surround playback
(vpage31)
The surround effects suitable for the source type or according to your
liking can be selected from the DENON original sound mode and is used
for playback.
2-channel
Multi channel
Stereo
Stereo playback
(vpage31)
• If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel audio
and are played.
• Subwoofer signals are also output.
2-channel
Multi channel
Stereo
Surround
Direct playback
(vpage31)
Sound recorded in source is played as is.
• Surround back signals or front height signals are not created.
• In this mode, the following items cannot be adjusted.
• Tone (vpage54) • MultEQ
®
(vpage55)
• Dynamic EQ
®
(vpage55) • Dynamic Volume
®
(vpage56)
• RESTORER (vpage57)
2-channel
Multi channel
Stereo
Surround
Pure direct playback
(vpage31)
This mode is for playback in higher sound quality than in “Direct playback”
mode. The following circuits that affect sound quality are set to off.
• Main unit’s display circuit (The display is turned off.)
• Analog video input/output circuit
• Some listening modes cannot be selected, depending on the audio format or number of channels of the input
signal. For details, see “Types of input signals, and corresponding surround modes” (vpage79).
• Adjust the sound field effect with the menu “Surround Parameter” (vpage53) to enjoy your favorite sound
mode.
• You can select the listening mode by pressing SURROUND MODE 0 or SURROUND MODE 1 on the main
unit.
Press SURROUND MODE 0 or SURROUND MODE 1 and the modes are switched as shown below.
z Set the Pure direct mode using the
remote control unit.
DIRECT STEREO STANDARD MULTI CH STEREO ROCK ARENA
MONO MOVIE JAZZ CLUB
VIDEO GAMEMATRIX
VIRTUAL