Selecting A Listening Mode (Surround Mode); Standard Playback - Denon AVR-391 Owner's Manual

Selecting a listening mode (Surround mode)

This unit can play input audio signals in multi-channel surround mode or in stereo mode.
Select a listening mode suitable for the playback contents (cinema, music, etc.) or according to your liking.
Listening Mode
Input audio
Playback
signal
2-channel
Surround
Multi channel
2-channel
Surround
playback (vpage 23)
Multi channel
2-channel
Surround
Multi channel
2-channel
Stereo
Multi channel
Stereo
2-channel
Multi channel Surround
• Some listening modes cannot be selected, depending on the audio format or number of channels of the input
signal. For details, see "Types of input signals, and corresponding surround modes" (vpage 46).
• Adjust the sound fi eld effect with the menu "Surround Parameter" (vpage 34) to enjoy your favorite sound
mode.
• Buttons on the remote control unit or main unit can be used for operations.
GOperations with the remote control unitH
SURROUND 0 SURROUND 1
Press or and the modes are switched as shown below.
GOperations with the main unitH
SURROUND MODE 0 SURROUND MODE 1
Press or
DIRECT
VIRTUAL z MULTI CH STEREO z
z The display varies depending on the audio format or the number
of channels of input signals.
Listening mode
For 2-channel signal input:
• Surround-channel signals are created and played with surround playback.
For multichannel signal input:

Standard playback

• The surround signal recorded in source is played as surround playback.
(vpage 21) (The sound is played according to the settings of the speaker size in
"Speaker Confi g." (vpage 7).)
• Surround-back-channel signals that are not recorded in source can be
created.
Multi channel stereo
This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all speakers.
Virtual playback This mode is for enjoying surround effects using only the front speakers
(vpage 23) or headphones.
• If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel audio
Stereo playback
and are played.
(vpage 23)
• Subwoofer signals are also output.
Sound recorded in source is played as is.
• Surround back signals are not created.
Direct playback
• In this mode, the following items cannot be adjusted.
(vpage 23)
• Tone (vpage 36)
and the modes are switched as shown below.
PLg (or PLgx) z
STEREO
DTS NEO:6 z
Standard playback
n Surround playback of 2-channel sources
1
2
• Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of
"Speaker Confi g." (vpage 7).
DOLBY PLgx
• RESTORER (vpage 36)
DOLBY PLg
DTS NEO:6
zThis can be selected when "Speaker Confi g." – "S.B(Pre)"
(vpage 7) is not set to "None".
Playing the source (vpage 17 – 20).
GOperations with the remote
control unitH
Press SURROUND 0 or
1 to select the
SURROUND
surround decoder to play back
multichannel sound.
Select the surround mode while viewing
the display on the display of this unit.
GOperations with the main unitH
Press to select
STANDARD
the surround decoder to
play back multichannel
sound.
z
This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback
using the surround back speakers.
• "PLgx Cinema", "PLgx Music"or "PLgx Game"
is displayed.
This mode is for 5.1-channel surround playback.
Select this mode if no surround back speaker is
to be used.
• "PLg Cinema", "PLg Music", "PLg Game" or
"Pro Logic" is displayed.
This mode is for 7.1-channel or 5.1-channel
surround playback using the surround back
speakers.
• "DTS NEO:6 Cinema" or "DTS NEO:6 Music" is
displayed.
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