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Listening Modes
'Ihe
TX-SR701/701E/601/601E's
surround
sound
enables
you
io
enjoy the presence
of a movie
theater
or concert
hall in your room.
'Ihe configuration
of the speakers
is very important
for the surround
sound.
Refer to "Connecting
speakers"
on page 25.
Before
using
a listening
mode,
make
sure
the
Speaker
Config,
Speaker
Distance,
and Level Calibration
parameters
have been set
(see pages 31 to 36). Once the parameters
have been set, it is not
necessary
io set them
again.
See
pages
48, 50 for information
regarding
how to select the listening
mode.
Listening Modes
Mono
'Ibis mode
is for playing
old movies
where
the sound is recoMed
in
monaural
or for playing
the left
and
right
channels
of movies
separately
that contain
different
language
signals.
This mode
also
allows
you io listen to the multiplexed
soundtracks
on DVDs,
and
other media that have them.
Direct
'Ihis
mode
delivers
pure
sound
with
minimum
sound
qualily
adjustment
and filtration.
'Ihe sound recoMed
for the right and left
front channels
is output to the right and left front speakers
only and
not output to the subwoofer.
Pure Audio (TX-SR701/701E
only)
Same as the direct mode
except
that the pure audio
mode also turns
off the display
window,
turns
off the power
supply
to the video
circuitry,
and minimizes
the sources
of noise.
The result
is high-
fidelity
music playback
true to the original
source.
Stereo
All input sound is output
from the lefl and right front speakers.
'Ihe subwoofer
is also used for playback.
T-D (Theater-Dimensional)
l:k)r the best enjoyment
of your home
theater,
it is recommended
that you have front
left and right speakers,
a center
speaker,
and
surround
left and right
speakers.
However,
if you only have front
left and right speakers,
you can enjoy
multichannel
audio
by using
this mode.
'Ihis
mode
controls
the characteristics
of the sound
that
reaches
each ear 1o reproduce
a multi-speaker
setup.
To receive
the full
effect, there is an optimum
listening
position
(sweet
spot). Refer
to
the explanation
of the listening
angle.
In addition,
if the reflective
sound
components
are
large,
it may
be difficult
to achieve
the
desired
result,
so be sure to
set up your
system
and
listening
position
to minimize
reflective
sound.
Dolby Pro Logic 1I
Opposed
to Dolby
Pro Logic,
which
had four channels
(front, lefl,
center,
and
surround)
recorded
into two
channels
with
matrix
processing
and then played
back in four channels,
Dolby
Pro Logic
11 uses a feedback
logic circuit
1o have 5A-channel
surround
audio
(Dolby
Surround,
etc.) matrix-encoded
into two channels
and then
played back in its original
5.1-channel
form.
Dolby
Pro Logic
i1 provides
a Movie
mode
designed
for playing
movies
and a Music
mode designed
for lislening
to music.
In the
Movie
mode,
the
surround
channels,
which
used
to
provide
monaural
output over only a narrow
frequency
range, now provide
complete
stereo output
over the full frequency
range.
'lhe result
is
movie
viewing
with a realistic
feel of movement.
The Music
mode
uses
the surround
channels
to provide
a natural
soundfield
that
cannot be provided
with normal
stereo output.
'Ihis
mode
can be
used
with
VHS
and
DVD
videos
with
the
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mark
and
certain
television
programs.
The
Music
mode can be used with music compact
discs and other stereo
sources.
Dolby
D (Dolby
Digital)
This mode is used for playing
Dolby
Digital sources.
Dolby
Digital
is compressed
digital
da/a with a maximum
of 5.1-
channel
surround
sound.
This source
signal comes
from DVDs and
LDs
that
have
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the .......
mark
and therefore
recorded
for 5.1-
channel
output.
•
Dolby Digital
EX
Enabled
when playing
back sources
with
surround
tracks
that
were encoded
using the Surround
EX technology.
• Dialog norm
Dialogue Normalization (Dialog Norm) is a feature of Dolby
Digital. When playing back soflware that has been encoded in
Dolby Digital, sometimes you may see a brief message in the
front panel display that reads Dialog Norm xdB ("x" being a
nmneric value). Dialogue Normalization serves to let you know
if the source material has been recorded at a higher or lower
level than usual. This da/a is automatically
used by the Dolby
Digital decoder
1o adjust the oulput volume of the source
material
without affecting
the volmne of your amplifier.
Therefore, even if source material volume changes, you will
not have to adjust the volume on your amplifier.
DTS Neo:6
This mode is for 6.1-channel
playback
of sources
such as PCM or
analog
sources
that have only two channels.
The outputs
of all six
channels
are
a wide
frequency
range
with
a great
separation
between
the different
channels.
This mode
can be set to the Cinema
mode
designed
for playing
movies
and the Music
mode designed
for listening
to music.
The Cinema
mode
is good
for movies.
The reproduced
surround
sound
provide
the same
realistic
feel of movement
as 6.l-channel
sources.
This mode can be used with VHS and television
programs
with stereo sound.
The Music
mode
uses the surround
channels
to provide
a natural
sound space that cannot
be provided
with normal
slereo output.
'Ihis
mode can be used with music CDs and other stereo sources.
DTS
This mode is used for playing
DTS source.
DTS
(Digital
Theater
System)
is compressed
digital
da/a with a
maximum
5.l-channel
surround
output
(6.1-channel
with DTS-ES
Discrete
sources)
that allows
for an extremely
high-quality
sound.
This source
signal requires
a DVD player
that supports
DTS output
and comes
fi-om DVDs,
compact
discs, and LDs that have the m'R
mark.
DTS-ES
Discrete
6.1
With the addition
of the surround
back channel,
this new formal has
all 6.1 channels
recorded
independently
for a completely
discrete
digital
format.
Since all channels
are recorded
independently,
high-
fidelity
surround
playback
with the increased
feeling
of a separated
sound space
is achieved.
DTS-ES
Matrix
6.1
This
format
has the surround
back
channel
ma/rix
encoded
and
inserted
into the left and right surround
channels
so that a/playback
the
output
for
the
left,
right,
and
back
surround
channels
are
decoded
using a high-precision
matrix
decoder.
DTS 96/24
Automatically
changes
to this mode
when
playing
back
sources
with
surround
tracks
that
were
encoded
using
the
DTS
96/24
technology.
THX (TX-SR701/701E
only)
This mode
is for playing
back sources
recoMed
in the THX formal.
l_k_rthe utmost in fidelity when playing
back THX sources,
it is also
recommended
to use a THX-certified
speaker
system.
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