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

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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 multi-channel 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 multi-channel source format into a single mixed
mono output signal.
The audio can be output to the center channel only, front left or front right only. If
there is no center channel, the signal is output to left and right front channels as a
dual mono signal.
Two advanced configurations apply only to mono sources:
Mono Source (applies to Analog Input #5 only) — If two mono signals are input
on input 5 (analog), the user can choose whether the left input, right input, or
mixed left and right inputs become the source for the mono decoding mode. By
default, the L + R (Sum) option is used.
Mono Output — This adjustment lets the user select whether mono signals are
output to the center channel or a dual mono signal is sent to the right and left front
channels. By default, the center channel is used.

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 "Stereo
to All", the following conditions apply:
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Mono to All

This mode plays mono or downmixed mono sources to all channel outputs in the
system. The mono source (left input, right input, or mixed left and right inputs)
can be selected using the SSP 7.1 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, and left and right surround with a
low frequency effects channel).
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If the mono source is set to left channel only, the audio will be output only to
available left channels in the system
If the mono source is set to right channel only, the audio will output only to
available right channels in the system
If the mono source is set to Left + Right channels, the audio will be distributed
evenly as a dual mono signal to all available stereo pairs.