Selecting A Listening Mode (Surround Mode); Multi-Channel Playback - Marantz SR7005 User Manual

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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
playback (vpage 46)
Multi channel
2-channel
Stereo
Multi channel
2-channel Stereo
Multi channel Surround
2-channel
Dolby Virtual Speaker/
Virtual
Surround
playback (vpage 48)
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 75) to enjoy your favorite sound mode.
• You can select the listening mode by pressing SURROUND MODE on the main unit.
Press SURROUND MODE and the modes are switched as shown below.
AUTO*(STEREO) STEREO
DOLBY VS NEURAL
AUTO
z For "AUTO", press on the amplifier or remote control unit.
46
FRANÇAIS ITALIANO
Listening mode
For 2-channel signal input:
• Surround-channel signals are created and played with surround playback.
For multichannel signal input:
Multi-channel • The surround signal recorded in source is played as surround playback.
(The sound is played according to the settings of the speaker size in
"Speaker Config." (vpage 80).)
• Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not
recorded in source can be created.
• If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel audio
Stereo playback
and are played.
(vpage 48)
• 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 48)
• Dynamic EQ ® (vpage 76)
• M-DAX (vpage 78)
Virtual Surround processing is performed on 2-channel or multichannel
Dolby Headphone
input signals that are played back.
DOLBY PLgz DOLBY PLg(x) Movie DOLBY PLg(x) Music
MULTI CH STEREO
DTS NEO:6 music
ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS SVENSKA
• MultEQ ® XT (vpage 76)
• Dynamic Volume ® (vpage 77)
DOLBY PLg(x) Game
DTS NEO:6 cinema

Multi-channel playback

n Surround playback of 2-channel sources
1
Playing the source (vpage 27 –
45).
2
Press SURR. to select the
surround decoder to play back
multichannel sound.
SURROUND MODE
• If on the main unit is
pressed, the same function as with the
remote control unit can be obtained.
SURR.
• Each time is pressed, the surround
mode is switched.
Which decoder can be selected depends on
the settings of "Amp Assign" (vpage 80)
or "Speaker Config." (vpage 80).
DOLBY PLgz z1 This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback
using the front height speakers.
• "PLgz Height" is displayed.
DOLBY PLgx This mode is for 7.1-channel or 6.1-channel
z2
surround playback using the surround back
speakers.
• "PLgx Movie", "PLgx Music" or "PLgx Game"
is displayed.
DOLBY PLg
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 Movie", "PLg Music", "PLg Game" is
displayed.
DTS NEO:6
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.
MULTI CH
This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all
STEREO
speakers.