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Surround
This unit is equipped with a digital signal processing circuit that lets you play program sources in the surround mode to achieve the same sense of presence as in a movie theater.
Surround modes and parameters
This table shows the speakers that can be used in each surround mode and the surround parameters adjustable in each surround mode.
Symbols in the table
S  This indicates the audio output channels or surround parameters that can be set.
D  This indicates the audio output channels. The output channels depend on the settings of “Speaker Config.” (vpage95).
Surround mode (vpage50)
Channel output
Surround Parameters (vpage86)
Front  
L/R
Center
Surround  
L/R
Surround back 
L/R
Front height  
L/R
Front wide  
L/R
Subwoofer
Mode  
(vpage86)
Cinema EQ.  
(vpage86)
DRC 
z14z17
(vpage86)
D. COMP 
z15z17
(vpage86)
LFE 
z16z17
(vpage87)
Delay Time  
(vpage87)
DIRECT/PURE DIRECT (2-channel)
z1
S D
z9
S S
DIRECT/PURE DIRECT (Multi-channel)
z1
S D D D
z3
D
z3
D
z3
D S S S
DSD DIRECT (2-channel)
S
DSD DIRECT (Multi-channel)
S D D D
STEREO
S D S S S
EXT.IN/PURE DIRECT EXT
z2
S D D D D
MULTI CH IN
S D D D D
z4
D S S
WIDE SCREEN
S D D D D
z5
D
z6
D S S S S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC gz S D D D D D S
z10
S S S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC gx S D D D D S S
z11
S S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC g S D D D S S
z12
S S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC
S D D D S S
z12
S S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC gx A-DSX S D D D D
z7
D
z8
D S S
z11
S S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC g A-DSX S D D D
z7
D
z8
D S S
z12
S S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC A-DSX
S D D D
z7
D
z8
D S S
z12
S S
DTS NEO:6
S D D D D S S
z11
S S
DTS NEO:6 A-DSX
S D D D D
z7
D
z8
D S S
z11
S S
Audyssey DSX
S D D D D
z7
D
z8
D S
z13
S S S
DOLBY DIGITAL
S D D D D
z4
D S
z13
S S
DOLBY DIGITAL Plus
S D D D D
z4
D S
z13
S S
DOLBY TrueHD
S D D D D
z4
D S
z13
S S
DTS SURROUND
S D D D D
z4
D S
z13
S S
DTS 96/24
S D D D D
z4
D S
z13
S S
DTS-HD
S D D D D
z4
D S
z13
S S
DTS Express
S D D D D
z4
D S
z13
S S
MULTI CH STEREO
S D D D
D
z5
D
z6
D S S
SUPER STADIUM
S D D D D
z5
D
z6
D S S S
ROCK ARENA
S D D D D
z5
D
z6
D S S S
JAZZ CLUB
S D D D D
z5
D
z6
D S S S
CLASSIC CONCERT
S D D D D
z5
D
z6
D S S S
MONO MOVIE
S D D D D
z5
D
z6
D S S S
VIDEO GAME
S D D D D
z5
D
z6
D S S S
MATRIX
S D D D D
z5
D
z6
D S S S S
VIRTUAL
S D
z9
S S S
z1  During playback in PURE DIRECT mode, the surround parameters are the same as in DIRECT mode.
z2  During playback in PURE DIRECT EXT mode, the surround parameters are the same as in EXT.IN mode.
z3  A signal for each channel contained in an input signal is output as audio.
z4   If “Surround Parameters” – “PLgz Height” (vpage88) is set to “ON”, sound is output from the front height 
speakers.
z5   If “Surround Parameters” – “Speaker” (vpage88) is set to “Height” or “Height/Wide”, sound is output from the 
front height speakers.
z6   If “Surround Parameters” – “Speaker” (vpage88) is set to “Wide” or “Height/Wide”, sound is output from the 
front wide speakers.
z7   If “Audyssey DSX” (vpage90) is set to “ON–Height–” or “ON–Height/Wide–”, sound is output from the front 
height speakers.
z8   If “Audyssey DSX” (vpage90) is set to “ON–Wide–” or “ON–Height/Wide–”, sound is output from the front 
wide speakers.
z9  Only when “Subwoofer Mode” is set to “LFE+Main” (vpage96), sound is output from the subwoofer.
z10   If this surround mode is selected, only the “Height” mode setting is available for “Surround Parameters” – 
“Mode” (vpage86).
z11  This item can be selected when “Surround Parameters” – “Mode” (vpage86) is set to “Cinema”.
z12  This item can be selected when “Surround Parameters” – “Mode” (vpage86) is set to “Cinema” or “Pro Logic”.
z13  This item cannot be set when “Surround Parameters” – “Surround Back” (vpage87) is set to “PLgx Music”.
z14  This item can be selected when a Dolby TrueHD signal is played.
z15  This item can be selected when a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is played.
z16  This item can be selected when a Dolby Digital or  DTS signal or DVD-Audio is played.
z17  This item cannot be set when “Dolby Volume” is set to “ON”.
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