Surround; Surround Modes And Parameters - Denon AVR-4311CI Owner's Manual

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." (vpage 95).
Surround mode (vpage 50)
DIRECT/PURE DIRECT (2-channel) z1
DIRECT/PURE DIRECT (Multi-channel) z1
DSD DIRECT (2-channel)
DSD DIRECT (Multi-channel)
STEREO
EXT.IN/PURE DIRECT EXT z2
MULTI CH IN
WIDE SCREEN
DOLBY PRO LOGIC gz
DOLBY PRO LOGIC gx
DOLBY PRO LOGIC g
DOLBY PRO LOGIC
DOLBY PRO LOGIC gx A-DSX
DOLBY PRO LOGIC g A-DSX
DOLBY PRO LOGIC A-DSX
DTS NEO:6
DTS NEO:6 A-DSX
Audyssey DSX
DOLBY DIGITAL
DOLBY DIGITAL Plus
DOLBY TrueHD
DTS SURROUND
DTS 96/24
DTS-HD
DTS Express
MULTI CH STEREO
SUPER STADIUM
ROCK ARENA
JAZZ CLUB
CLASSIC CONCERT
MONO MOVIE
VIDEO GAME
MATRIX
VIRTUAL
During playback in PURE DIRECT mode, the surround parameters are the same as in DIRECT mode.
z1
z2 During playback in PURE DIRECT EXT mode, the surround parameters are the same as in EXT.IN mode.
A signal for each channel contained in an input signal is output as audio.
z3
If "Surround Parameters" – "PLgz Height" (vpage 88) is set to "ON", sound is output from the front height
z4
speakers.
If "Surround Parameters" – "Speaker" (vpage 88) is set to "Height" or "Height/Wide", sound is output from the
z5
front height speakers.
If "Surround Parameters" – "Speaker" (vpage 88) is set to "Wide" or "Height/Wide", sound is output from the
z6
front wide speakers.
z7 If "Audyssey DSX" (vpage 90) is set to "ON–Height–" or "ON–Height/Wide–", sound is output from the front
height speakers.
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Channel output
Front Surround Surround back
Center
L/R L/R L/R
S
D z3
S D D
S
S D D
S
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D
S D D
S D D D
S D D
S D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S D D D
S
Front height Front wide
Subwoofer
L/R L/R (vpage 86)
D z9
D z3 D z3
D
D
D
D
D z4
D
D z5 D z6
D
D D
D
D
D
D z7 D z8
D
D z7 D z8
D
D z7 D z8
D
D
D z7 D z8
D
D z7 D z8
D
D z4
D
D z4
D
D z4
D
D z4
D
D z4
D
D z4
D
D z4
D
D z5 D z6
D
D z5 D z6
D
D z5 D z6
D
D z5 D z6
D
D z5 D z6
D
D z5 D z6
D
D z5 D z6
D
D z5 D z6
D
D z9
If "Audyssey DSX" (vpage 90) is set to "ON–Wide–" or "ON–Height/Wide–", sound is output from the front
z8
wide speakers.
Only when "Subwoofer Mode" is set to "LFE+Main" (vpage 96), sound is output from the subwoofer.
z9
z10 If this surround mode is selected, only the "Height" mode setting is available for "Surround Parameters" –
"Mode" (vpage 86).
z11 This item can be selected when "Surround Parameters" – "Mode" (vpage 86) is set to "Cinema".
z12 This item can be selected when "Surround Parameters" – "Mode" (vpage 86) is set to "Cinema" or "Pro Logic".
z13 This item cannot be set when "Surround Parameters" – "Surround Back" (vpage 87) 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".
Surround Parameters (vpage 86)
DRC
D. COMP
Mode Cinema EQ.
z14z17
z15z17
(vpage 86)
(vpage 86)
(vpage 86)
S S
S S
S S
S
S S S
S z10
S S S
S z11
S S S
S z12
S S S
S z12
S S S
S z11
S S S
S z12
S S S
S z12
S S S
S z11
S S S
S z11
S S S
S z13
S S
S z13
S
S z13
S
S z13
S
S z13
S
S z13
S
S z13
S
S z13
S
S
S S
S S
S S
S S
S S
S S
S S
S S
LFE
Delay Time
z16z17
(vpage 87)
(vpage 87)
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S S
S