Surround Modes; Standard Playback; Surround Playback Of 2-Channel Sources; Playing Multi-Channel Sources (Dolby Digital, Dts, Etc.) - Denon AVR 689 - AV Receiver Owner's Manual

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Surround Modes

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
[Front]
op
[Rear]
[D/ST]
op


Standard Playback

q
This is the mode for enjoying surround sound according to the
program source.
BUTTON
<BUTTON>
[BUTTON]

Surround Playback of 2-channel Sources

<SURR. PARA>
Selecting the surround mode
Select by turning
[Selectable items]
DOLBY PLgx
or
DOLBY PLg
DTS NEO:6
<SELECT/ENTER>, op
z : DOLBY PLgx can be selected when surround back speakers are
being used.
DOLBY PLg can be selected when surround back speakers are not
being used.
Select the mode to suit the source
<SURR. PARA>
Press
desired mode using
n DOLBY PLgx or DOLBY PLg
Cinema
[STD] Music
[SIMU]
Game
[PARA]
PL
<SELECT/ENTER> [STD]
or pressing .
z
: The signals are decoded in DOLBY PLgx or DOLBY
PLg for playback.
: The signals are decoded in DTS NEO:6 for
playback.
[PARA]
or . Display "Mode" and select your
o p .
: 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.
When this mode is selected, "DOLBY PL" is
displayed.
n DTS NEO:6
Cinema
: This mode is suited for movie sources.
Music
: This mode is suited for music sources.
Select the "Cinema" , "Music" , "Game" and "PL" modes at "Surround
Parameter" – "Mode" (vpage 34).
Playing Multi-channel Sources
(Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.)
In the case of standard playback of multi channel sources, the AVR-
689 recognizes the format of the multi-channel audio input signal and
automatically operates the appropriate decoder for surround sound.
[Selectable items]
STANDARD
:
Any of the surround modes in the "Display" column in the following
table.
The mode changes depending upon factors such as the
• Input signal
• Whether or not surround back speakers
are being used.
Input signal
DOLBY DIGITAL DOLBY DIGITAL
Dolby
(other than 2ch) / DOLBY DIGITAL EX
Digital
DOLBY DIGITAL
DOLBY DIGITAL+PLgx CINEMA
Source
EX DOLBY DIGITAL+PLgx MUSIC
DTS SURROUND
DTS (5.1ch) /
DTS+PLgx CINEMA
DTS-ES Discrete
DTS DTS+PLgx MUSIC
6.1 /
Surround DTS+NEO:6
DTS-ES Matrix
Source DTS ES MTRX6.1 (z1)
6.1 /
DTS ES DSCRT6.1 (z2)
DTS 96/24
DTS 96/24 (z3)
z1 : This is displayed when the input signal is "DTS-ES Matrix 6.1" .
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" .
• For details, see page 59.
SELECT/ENTER
• To select these surround modes using the
STD
main unit or press the button on the main remote control unit.
Display
knob on the