This unit is equipped with a variety of
listening modes, and you can select the
optimum listening mode for movies, TV,
music, and games using MOVIE/TV,
MUSIC, and GAME (b). The basic
operations are introduced in the Basic
Manual. For more details, see the
Advanced Manual.
0 The listening mode last selected for the
source is remembered for each of the
MOVIE/TV, MUSIC, and GAME buttons.
If content you play is not supported by
the listening mode you selected last, the
listening mode that is standard for that
content is selected automatically.
Dolby Digital/DTS Modes
When the input signal is a digital surround
format such as Dolby Digital or DTS, you
can select the listening mode that suits the
input signal. Dolby Digital is displayed for
Dolby Digital and DTS-HD Master Audio is
displayed for DTS-HD Master Audio. The
output is Stereo for 2-channel input signals.
Direct
This listening mode can be selected for all
input signals. It shuts down processing that
affects sound quality to deliver a playback
sound quality closer to sources. Speakers
play the sound field according to the
number of channels in the input signal, so
there would be output from only the front
speakers for a 2 ch signal, for example.
Dolby Surround/DTS Neural:X
These listening modes allow you to expand
the playback signal to 5.1 channels or
7.1 channels to suit the connected speaker
configuration when the input signal is
2 channels or 5.1 channels.
Original Surround Modes
You can select listening modes such as the
AllCh Stereo mode where a stereo image is
played from both the front and the rear, and
Orchestra (only with the MUSIC button)
which is best for playback of classical and
opera pieces.
Pure Audio (on the Main Unit only)
Listening mode that provides purer sound
quality by switching off the power of the