Selecting A Listening Mode (Surround Mode); Standard Playback - Denon AVR-3311CI Owner's Manual

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
Playback
signal
2-channel
Surround
Multi channel
2-channel
Surround
Multi channel
2-channel
Stereo
Multi channel
2-channel Stereo
Multi channel Surround
2-channel Stereo
Surround
Multi channel
• 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 108).
• Adjust the sound field effect with the menu "Surround Parameter" (vpage 73) to enjoy your favorite sound mode.
Listening mode
For 2-channel signal input:
• Surround-channel signals are created and played with surround playback.
For multichannel signal input:

Standard playback

• The surround signal recorded in source is played as surround playback.
(vpage 45) (The sound is played according to the settings of the speaker size in
"Speaker Config." (vpage 79).)
• Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not
recorded in source can be created.
DENON original The surround effects suitable for the source type or according to your
surround playback liking can be selected from the DENON original sound mode and is used
(vpage 47) for playback.
• If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel audio
Stereo playback
and are played.
(vpage 47)
• Subwoofer signals are also output.
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.
Direct playback
• Tone (vpage 75)
(vpage 47)
• Dynamic EQ ® (vpage 76)
• RESTORER (vpage 78)
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.
Pure direct playback
(vpage 47) • Main unit's display circuit (The display is turned off.)
• Analog video input/output circuit
Standard playback
n Surround playback of 2-channel sources
1
2
STANDARD
• If
the same function as with the remote
control unit can be obtained.
• Each time
surround mode is switched.
Which decoder can be selected depends on
the settings of "Amp Assign" (vpage 79)
or "Speaker Config." (vpage 79).
DOLBY PLgz
DOLBY PLgx
• MultEQ ® XT (vpage 75)
• Dynamic Volume™ (vpage 76)
DOLBY PLg
DTS NEO:6
z1 This can be selected when "Amp Assign" is set to "Normal" or
z2 This can be selected when "Amp Assign" is set to "Normal" or
Playing the source (vpage 25 –
44).
Press STANDARD to select the
surround decoder to play back
multichannel sound.
on the main unit is pressed,
STANDARD
is pressed, the
This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback
z1
using the front height speakers.
• "PLgz Height" is displayed.
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.
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.
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.
"Speaker Config." – "F.Height" is not set to "None".
"Speaker Config." – "S.Back" is not set to "None".
ENGLISH
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