Selecting A Listening Mode (Surround Mode); Standard Playback - Denon AVR-891 Owner's Manual

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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
Multi channel
2-channel
Stereo
Multi channel
2-channel Stereo
Surround
Multi channel
2-channel Stereo
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 75).
• Adjust the sound field effect with the menu "Surround Parameter" (vpage 50) to enjoy your favorite sound
mode.
• You can select the listening mode by pressing SURROUND MODE 0 or SURROUND MODE 1 on the main unit.
Press SURROUND MODE 0 or SURROUND MODE 1 and the modes are switched as shown below.
DIRECT STEREO STANDARD
VIRTUAL MATRIX VIDEO GAME
26
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 26) (The sound is played according to the settings of the speaker size in
"Speaker Config." (vpage 55).)
• Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not
recorded in source can be created.
DENON original
The surround effects suitable for the source type or according to your
surround playback liking can be selected from the DENON original sound mode and is used
(vpage 28) for playback.
• If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel audio
Stereo playback
and are played.
(vpage 28)
• Subwoofer signals are also output.
Sound recorded in source is played as is.
• Surround back signals or front height signals are not created.
• In this mode, the following items cannot be adjusted.
• Tone (vpage 51)
Direct playback
• Dynamic EQ ® (vpage 52)
(vpage 28)
• RESTORER (vpage 54)
If a "Small" speaker is used, playback in "Standard playback" mode is
recommended.
This mode is for playback in higher sound quality than in "Direct playback"
Pure direct playback mode. The following circuits that affect sound quality are set to off.
(vpage 28) • Main unit's display circuit (The display is turned off.)
• Analog video input/output circuit
MULTI CH STEREO ROCK ARENA
MONO MOVIE JAZZ CLUB
• MultEQ ® (vpage 52)
• Dynamic Volume™ (vpage 53)
z Set the Pure direct mode using the
remote control unit.
Standard playback
n Surround playback of 2-channel sources
1
Playing the source (vpage 21 –
25).
2
STANDARD
Press to select the
surround decoder to play back
multichannel sound.
STANDARD
• Each time is pressed, the surround mode is switched.
Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of "Amp
Assign" (vpage 55) or "Speaker Config." (vpage 55).
z1 This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback
DOLBY PLgz
using the front height speakers.
• "PLgz Height" is displayed.
This mode is for 7.1-channel or 6.1-channel
z2
DOLBY PLgx
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.
DOLBY PLg
Select this mode if no front height speaker nor
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, 6.1-channel or
DTS NEO:6
5.1-channel surround playback using the surround
back speakers.
• "DTS NEO:6 cinema" or "DTS NEO:6 music" is
displayed.
z1 This can be selected when "Amp Assign" is set to "Front
Height" or "Speaker Config." – "F.Height" is not set to "None".
z2 This can be selected when "Amp Assign" is set to "Normal" or
"Speaker Config." – "S.Back" is not set to "None".