Sony STR-DE545 Operating Instructions (Receiver) Operating Instructions Manual page 32

Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays
Source sound displays
The letters (L, C, R, etc.) indicate the source sound. The box around the letters varies to show how the receiver downmixes
the source sound (based on the speakers settings). When using music sound modes such as HALL or JAZZ CLUB, the
receiver adds reverberation based on the source sound.
The following table shows how the indicators light up when using AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode.
Although the table below shows almost all of the configurations available from multi channel surround signals, the ones
marked " " are the most common.
Recording
Format Input Channel Display
(Front/Rear)
DOLBY DIGITAL [1/0]
1/0
DTS [1/0]
DOLBY DIGITAL [2/0]
2/0*
DTS [2/0]
DOLBY DIGITAL [3/0]
3/0
DTS [3/0]
DOLBY DIGITAL [2/1]
2/1
DTS [2/1]
DOLBY DIGITAL [3/1]
3/1
DTS [3/1]
DOLBY DIGITAL [2/2]
2/2
DTS [2/2]
DOLBY DIGITAL [3/2]
3/2
DTS [3/2]
2/0**
DOLBY DIGITAL [2/0]
DOLBY PROLOGIC
PCM XX kHz***
* Signals with Dolby surround encoded flag OFF
** Signals with Dolby surround encoded flag ON
*** The sampling rate is displayed.
Notes
• The receiver performs Pro Logic decoding and the display conforms to 2/0** when using the following movie sound modes with 2/0*
or STEREO PCM format signals. (C. STUDIO A, B, C, V. MULTI and V. SEMI-M.)
• When using music sound modes such as HALL or JAZZ CLUB with standard audio formats e.g., PCM, the receiver creates rear
signals from the front L and R signals. In this case, sound is output from the rear speakers, but output channel indicators for the rear
speakers do not light.
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Source sound and Output Channel Display
All speakers Rear speakers
present absent
a a
DIGITAL C DIGITAL
C
dts dts
L R L
L R L
dts dts
a a
DIGITAL L C R DIGITAL L
L C R L
dts
dts
a a
DIGITAL L R DIGITAL L
S
L R L
dts S dts
a a
DIGITAL L C R DIGITAL L
S
L C R L
S dts
dts
a a
DIGITAL L R DIGITAL L
LS RS LS
L R L
LS RS dts LS
dts
a a
DIGITAL L C R DIGITAL L
LS RS LS
L C R L
dts
dts LS RS LS
L C R L
PRO LOGIC S PRO LOGIC
L C R L
PRO LOGIC S PRO LOGIC
L R L
Center speaker Rear/center
absent speakers absent
a a
C DIGITAL C DIGITAL
C C
dts dts
R L R
R L R
dts dts
a a
C R DIGITAL L C R DIGITAL
C R L C R
dts dts
a a
R DIGITAL L R DIGITAL
S S
R L R
S dts S dts
a a
C R DIGITAL L C R DIGITAL
S S
C R L C R
S dts S
dts
a a
R DIGITAL L R DIGITAL
RS LS RS
R L R
RS dts LS RS dts
a a
C R DIGITAL L C R DIGITAL
RS LS RS
C R L C R
dts dts
RS LS RS
C R L C R
S PRO LOGIC S PRO LOGIC
C R L C R
S PRO LOGIC S PRO LOGIC
R L R
C
C
L R
L R
L C R
L C R
L R
S
L R
S
L C R
S
L C R
S
L R
LS RS
L R
LS RS
L C R
LS RS
L C R
LS RS
L C R
S
L C R
S
L R