Listening Mode Options And Usage - Extron electronics SSP 7.1 User Manual

Listening Mode Options and Usage

Listening Mode Options
Stereo
This mode plays a stereo source in its pure, unprocessed form. It is the default factory setting for
any analog signal and any PCM or Dolby Digital 2/0 source coming through the digital inputs.
It can be used to downmix a multichannel source format into a mixed stereo output signal.
Mono
This mode plays mono source material or stereo that has been mixed to a mono form. It can be
used to downmix a multichannel source format into a single mixed mono output signal.
The audio can be output to the center channel only or to the front left and front right channels as
a dual mono signal.
Two advanced configurations apply only to mono sources and outputs.
Analog Source (applies to Input 5 only) — If two mono signals are input on input 5 (analog),
the user can choose whether the source input for the mono decoding mode is
Right Only
Output Channels — This adjustment lets the user select whether mono signals are output
to the center channel (
channels (
Stereo to All
This mode plays stereo or downmixed stereo sources to all stereo channel output pairs in the
system.
If the source is a single analog mono signal and the listening mode is set to
following conditions apply:
•
•
•
Mono to All
This mode plays mono or downmixed mono sources to all channel outputs in the system. The
mono source (
Setup and Control Software or SIS commands.
Dolby Digital 5.1
This mode is used with Dolby Digital encoded source formats. It produces up to 5.1 discrete
channels (center, left and right front, left and right surround, and a low frequency effects channel).
DTS
This mode is used with DTS Digital Surround encoded source formats. It also produces up to
5.1 discrete channels (center, left and right front, left and right surround, and a low frequency
effects channel).
This is the default mode for DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 source formats when the system is set up for 3.0
to 5.1. It can be used with this source format to play the audio without the matrix-encoded back
channel information.
, or . The default option is
L+R (Sum)
Center Only
). The default option is
Front L+R Only
If the mono source is set to left channel only, the audio is output only to available left
channels in the system.
If the mono source is set to right channel only, the audio is output only to available right
channels in the system.
If the mono source is set to
L+R (Sum)
to all available stereo pairs.
,
Left Only Right Only
.
L+R (Sum)
) or a dual mono signal is sent to the right and left front
Front L+R Only
, the audio is distributed evenly as a dual mono signal
, or ) can be selected using the SSP 7.1
L+R (Sum)
SSP 7.1 • Reference Material
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Left Only
.
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Stereo to All
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