Selecting The Surround Mode - Denon AVR-990 Owner's Manual

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Selecting the Surround Mode

Symbols used to indicate buttons in this manual
Button located on both the main unit
and the remote control unit
Button only on the main unit
Button only on the remote control unit
STANDARD DIRECT/STEREO
DSP SIMULATION
Rear
PURE DIRECT
STANDARD

q Playing Sources According to the
Sources' Audio Signal Format/
Number of Channels (Standard
BUTTON
Playback)
<BUTTON>
[BUTTON]
Operations
The selectable surround modes depend on the following:
• Format of the audio signals being input
• Number of channels of the audio signals being input
• The set amplifier assignment (vpage 33)
1
Playing the source (vpage 51).
2
STANDARD
Press
Surround Playback of 2-channel Sources
n
PURE DIRECT
q The mode switches as shown below each time
pressed.
DOLBY PLgz
DOLBY PLgx
DOLBY PLg
DTS NEO:6
z1 : This can be set when "Amp Assign" is set to "Front Height" and
DIRECT/STEREO
"Speaker Configuration" – "Front Height" is set to something
DSP
other than "None".
SIMULATION z2 : This can be set when "Amp Assign" is set to "Normal" and
"Speaker Configuration" – "Surround Back" is set to something
other than "None".
w Select the mode for the source at "Mode" (vpage 69).
Cinema
Music
Game
Pro Logic
Height
The modes that can be selected depend on the input source being
b
played.
to select the surround mode.
STANDARD
z1
: The signals are decoded in DOLBY PLgz for
playback.
z2
: The signals are decoded in DOLBY PLgx for
playback.
: The signals are decoded in DOLBY PLg for
playback.
: The signals are decoded in DTS NEO:6 for
playback.
: This mode is suited for movie sources.
: This mode is suited for music sources.
: This mode is suited for games.
: This is the Pro Logic playback mode. This can
be selected when playing with a DOLBY PLg
decoder.
: This is the Front Height playback mode. Set
"Front Height" to "ON" (vpage 70).
Surround Playback of Multi-channel Sources
n
(Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.)
In the case of standard playback of multi channel sources, the AVR-
990 recognizes the format of the multi-channel audio input signal
and automatically operates the appropriate decoder for surround
sound.
Displaying the Currently Playing Surround Mode
The indication contents of the
Input signal
DOLBY DIGITAL
DOLBY DIGITAL
DOLBY DIGITAL EX
(other than 2ch) / DOLBY DIGITAL+PLgx CINEMA
DOLBY DIGITAL+PLgx MUSIC
DOLBY DIGITAL EX
DOLBY DIGITAL+PLgz HEIGHT
DOLBY DIGITAL+
DOLBY DIGITAL+ +EX
DOLBY DIGITAL+ + PLgx CINEMA
DOLBY DIGITAL Plus (z4)
DOLBY DIGITAL+ + PLgx MUSIC
DOLBY DIGITAL+ + PLgz HEIGHT
DOLBY TrueHD
DOLBY TrueHD+EX
is
DOLBY TrueHD (z4) DOLBY TrueHD+PLgx CINEMA
DOLBY TrueHD+PLgx MUSIC
DOLBY TrueHD+PLgz HEIGHT
DTS SURROUND
DTS+PLgx CINEMA
DTS (5.1ch) /
DTS+PLgx MUSIC
DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 / DTS+PLgz HEIGHT
DTS+NEO:6
DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 /
DTS ES MTRX6.1 (z1)
DTS 96/24
DTS ES DSCRT6.1 (z2)
DTS 96/24 (z3)
DTS-HD HI RES
DTS-HD MSTR
DTS-HD+NEO:6
DTS-HD (z4) DTS-HD+PLgx CINEMA
DTS-HD+PLgx MUSIC
DTS-HD+PLgz HEIGHT
DTS EXPRESS
MULTI CH IN
MULTI IN+PLgx CINEMA
PCM (multi ch)
MULTI IN+PLgx MUSIC
MULTI IN+PLgz HEIGHT
MULTI CH IN 7.1
z1 : This is displayed when the input signal is "DTS-ES Matrix 6.1"
and the AVR-990's "AFDM" setting is set to "ON"
z2 : This is displayed when the input signal is "DTS-ES Discrete
6.1".
z3 : This is displayed when the input signal is "DTS 96/24".
z4 : When a signal is input, the HD AUDIO indicator lights.
For details, see page 93, 94.
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