Operations During Playback; Selecting The Surround Mode; Playing Sources According To The Sources' Audio Signal Format/Number Of Channels (Standard Playback); Settings - Denon AVR-890 Owner's Manual

Operations During Playback

Turning Off the Sound Temporarily (Muting)
Press .
• The sound is reduced to the level set at menu "Mute Level" (vpage
31).
• To cancel, press again. Muting can also be canceled by adjusting
the master volume.
Listening with Headphones
Plug the headphones into the PHONES jack on the main
unit.
The sound from the speakers and pre-out connectors is automatically
cut.
NOTE
• To prevent hearing loss, do not raise the volume level excessively
when using headphones.
• Unplug headphones when performing Audyssey™ Auto Setup or
other settings.
Switching the front speakers
Press .
Front A Front B
Front A+B
NOTE
When you set to "Custom" with "Front Speaker Setup" (vpage 29),
you cannot operate .
Playing Components

Selecting the Surround Mode

Select a surround mode to enjoy surround playback with your favorite sound field effects.
q Playing Sources According to the Sources' Audio Signal Format/Number of
Front
Channels (Standard Playback)
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 mode (vpage 27)
1
Playing the source (vpage 40).
2
Press
to select the surround
mode.
n
Multichannel sources
The surround modes that can be selected
differ according to the input source.
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2channel sources
When you select "DOLBY PLgz" , set "Amp
Assign" to "Front Height" .
DOLBY PLgx,
DOLBY PLg
or
DOLBY PLgz
DTS NEO:6
z
: DOLBY PLgx can be selected when surround back speakers are
being used.
Rear
z
: The signals are decoded in DOLBY PLgx,
DOLBY PLg or DOLBY PLgz, for playback.
: The signals are decoded in DTS NEO:6 for
playback.
3
This is the operation for playing 2-channel sources.
Select the mode for the source at "Mode" (vpage
46).
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DOLBY PLgx, DOLBY PLg
Cinema
: This mode is suited for movie sources.
Music
: This mode is suited for music sources.
Game
: This mode is suited for games.
Pro Logic
: This is the Pro Logic playback mode. This can be
selected when playing with a DOLBY PLg decoder.
When this mode is selected, "DOLBY PL " is
displayed.
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DTS NEO:6
Cinema
: This mode is suited for movie sources.
Music
: This mode is suited for music sources.
※
The modes that can be selected depend on the input source
being played.
The "Cinema" and "Music" modes can also be set by pressing
.
or
ENGLISH
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