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Listening to your system
Using Virtual Surround Back (VSB)
When you're not using surround back
speakers, selecting this mode allows you to
hear a virtual surround back channel through
your surround speakers. You can choose to
listen to sources with no surround back
channel information, or if the material sounds
better in the format (for example, 5.1) for which
it was originally encoded, you can have the
receiver only apply this effect to 6.1 encoded
sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES.
The table indicates when you will hear the
virtual surround back channel (
plays through surround speaker(s)).
Type of source
Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES/
WMA9 Pro encoded
multichannel sources with
6.1ch surround
Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro
encoded multichannel
sources
Dolby Digital/DTS/WMA9 Pro
encoded stereo source; other
digital stereo source
Analog 2-channel (stereo)
sources
a Excluding WMA9 Pro format
b Only applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.
c Not applicable when using the Virtual Surround Back mode.
Using Midnight and Loudness
The Midnight listening feature allows you to
hear effective surround sound of movies at low
volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts
according to the volume at which you're
listening. The Loudness listening feature can
be used to get good bass and treble from
music sources at low volume levels.
Note
1 • The Virtual Surround Back mode is not effective when using headphones, the Stream Direct, Stereo, Front Stage Surround
Advance mode. It is also unavailable if the surround speaker is set to NO in Speaker Setting on page 41 (however, the surround
back speaker must be set to NO).
• Depending on the input signal and the Listening Mode, the Virtual Surround Back mode may not be effective.
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En
1
=Sound
SBch
Processing /
Multichannel
Virtual SB
sources
mode
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
•
Press SB ch (SB ch PROCESSING) to select
a virtual surround back channel option.
Each press cycles through the following:
• VSB ON – Virtual Surround Back is always
used (for example, on 5.1 encoded
material)
• VSB AUTO – Virtual Surround Back is
automatically applied to 6.1 encoded
sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or
DTS-ES)
• VSB OFF – Virtual Surround Back mode is
switched off
Standard
Stereo sources
2 Pro Logic II x
2 Pro Logic
a,b
c
b
c
•
Press MIDNIGHT (MIDNIGHT/LOUDNESS)
to switch between MIDNIGHT, LOUDNESS,
and OFF.
Advanced
surround
Neo:6
a
a
a
a
a
a
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