Denon DN-500AV Owner's Manual page 123

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 surround 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." (vpage 65).
Surround mode (vpage 33)
Front
L/R
DIRECT/PURE DIRECT (2channel) z1
S
DIRECT/PURE DIRECT (Multi-channel) z1
S
STEREO S
MULTI CH IN S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC gz S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC gx S
DOLBY PRO LOGIC g S
DTS NEO:6 S
S
DOLBY DIGITAL
DOLBY DIGITAL Plus S
DOLBY TrueHD S
DTS SURROUND S
DTS 96/24 S
DTS-HD S
DTS Express S
MULTI CH STEREO S
ROCK ARENA S
JAZZ CLUB S
MONO MOVIE S
VIDEO GAME S
MATRIX S
VIRTUAL S
z1
During playback in PURE DIRECT mode, the surround parameters are the same as in DIRECT mode.
z2
A signal for each channel contained in an input signal is output as audio.
z3
If "Surr.Parameter" – "PLgz Height" (vpage 61) is set to "ON", sound is output from the front height speakers.
z4
Only when "Subwoofer Mode" is set to "LFE+Main" (vpage 66), sound is output from the subwoofer.
z5 If this surround mode is selected, only the "Height" mode setting is available for "Surr.Parameter" – "Mode" (vpage 60).
z6 This item cannot be set when "Surr.Parameter" – "S.Back" (vpage 61) is set to "PLgx Music".
z7 This item can be selected when "Surr.Parameter" – "Mode" (vpage 60) is set to "Cinema" or "Pro Logic".
z8 This item can be selected when "Surr.Parameter" – "Mode" (vpage 60) is set to "Cinema".
z9 This item can be selected when a Dolby TrueHD signal is played.
z10 This item can be selected when a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is played.
z11 This item can be selected when a Dolby Digital or DTS signal or DVD-Audio is played.
BD
Channel output
Surround Surround Back
Center Front Height L/R
L/R L/R
D z2 D z2
D D
D z3
D D D
D D D
D D D
D D
D D D
D z3
D D D
D z3
D D D
D z3
D D D
D z3
D D D
D z3
D D D
D z3
D D D
D z3
D D D
D D D D
D D D D
D D D D
D D D D
D D D D
D D D D
DRC
Mode Cinema EQ.
z9
Subwoofer
(vpage 60) (vpage 60)
(vpage 60)
D z4
S
D S
D S
S z6
D
S z5
D S S
S z8
D S S
S z7
D S S
S z8
D S S
S z6
D
S z6
D
S z6
D S
S z6
D
S z6
D
S z6
D
S z6
D
D S
D S
D S
D S
D S
D S
D S
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Surr.Parameter (vpage 60)
D. Comp LFE
Delay Time Effect Level
z10 z11
(vpage 60) (vpage 60)
(vpage 60) (vpage 60)
S
S S
S S
S
S
S
S
S
S S
S S
S
S
S
S
S
S S
S S S
S S S
S S S
S S S
S S S
S S
Room Size
(vpage 60)
S
S
S
S