Operations for surround mode
The buttons described below are used on page 28.
Using the surround mode
You can enjoy more realistic sound field than a stereo sound
by using the surround mode.
• The surround modes are also available for external
components.
7 Auto Surround (AUTO SURROUND)
This function automatically selects the appropriate
surround mode according to the incoming signals. For
example, a multi channel source is automatically
reproduced in an appropriate multichannel surround mode.
Available Surround modes for each input signal
The √ marks show available surround modes.
Mode Surround
SURROUND
Signal
Dolby Digital
(Multi-channel)
Dolby Digital
(2 channel)
DTS Digital Surround
(Multi-channel)
DTS Digital Surround
(2 channel)
Analog or Linear PCM
1
*
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
2
*
"DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc.
3
*
You can select these modes by pressing SURROUND. (See page 28.)
Auto
Dolby Surround
off
Surround
AUTO
DPL II
OFF
SURROUND
MOVIE*
√
√
—
√
√
√
√
√
—
√
√
√
√
√
√
7 Dolby Surround
Dolby Pro Logic II*
Dolby Pro Logic II has a developed multichannel playback
format to decode all 2 channel sources — stereo source and
Dolby Surround encoded source — into a 5.1 channel.
Dolby Pro Logic II has 2 modes — Movie and Music:
• Pro Logic II Movie (DPL II MOVIE)
Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded
sources bearing the mark
• Pro Logic II Music (DPL II MUSIC)
Suitable for reproduction of any 2 channel stereo music
sources.
7 Dolby Digital
Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the
software encoded with Dolby Digital (
• There are other encoding formats of digital surround
introduced by Dolby Laboratories, such as Dolby Digital
EX.
7 DTS Digital Surround
Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the
software encoded with DTS Digital Surround (
).
DTS Digital Surround (dts SURROUND) is another
discrete multi-channel digital audio format available on CD
and DVD software.
• There are other encoding formats of multi-channel
digital surround introduced by Digital Theater Systems,
Inc., such as DTS-ES, DTS 96/24.
Dolby
DTS Digital
Digital
Surround
DPL II
DOLBY
3
3
MUSIC*
DIGITAL
SURROUND
√
—
√
—
—
—
√
—
√
—
1
.
1
*
2
*
DSP
dts
ALL CH
3
STADIUM*
STEREO*
—
—
—
√
—
√
—
—
√
—
√
—
Continued on the next page
).
or
3
GAME*
3
—
√
√
—
√
√
√
√
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