Selecting A Listening Mode (Surround Mode); Multi-Channel Playback - Marantz SR5005 User 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 signal Playback
2-channel
Surround
Multi channel
2-channel
Stereo
Multi channel
2-channel Stereo
Surround
Multi channel
2-channel
Virtual
Surround
Multi channel
• 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 76).
• Adjust the sound field effect with the menu "Surround Parameter" (vpage 52) to enjoy your favorite sound mode.
• You can select the listening mode by pressing SURROUND MODE on the main unit.
Press SURROUND MODE and the modes are switched as shown below.
AUTO*(STEREO) STEREO DOLBY PLgz
DOLBY VIRTUAL NEURAL
AUTO
zFor "AUTO", press on the amplifier or remote control.
SVENSKA SVENSKA NEDERLANDS NEDERLANDS
Listening mode
For 2-channel signal input:
• Surround-channel signals are created and played with surround
playback.
For multichannel signal input:

Multi-channel playback

• The surround signal recorded in source is played as surround
(vpage 29)
playback. (The sound is played according to the settings of the
speaker size in "Speaker Config." (vpage 56).)
• Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not
recorded in source can be created.
• If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel
Stereo playback
audio and are played.
(vpage 31)
• Subwoofer signal is 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.
Direct playback
• Tone (vpage 53)
(vpage 31)
• Dynamic EQ ® (vpage 54)
• M-DAX (vpage 55)
Dolby Virtual Speaker/
Virtual Surround processing is performed on 2-channel or
Dolby Headphone
multichannel input signals that are played back.
playback (vpage 31)
DOLBY PLg(x) Movie DOLBY PLg(x) Music
MULTI CH STEREO
DTS NEO:6 music
ESPAÑOL ESPAÑOL ITALIANO ITALIANO
Multi-channel playback
n Surround playback of 2-channel sources
1
2
• Each time
Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of "Amp
Assign" (vpage 56) or "Speaker Config." (vpage 56).
DOLBY PLgz
DOLBY PLgx
• MultEQ ® (vpage 53)
DOLBY PLg
• Dynamic Volume ® (vpage 54)
DTS NEO:6
MULTI CH
STEREO
NEURAL
DOLBY PLg(x) Game
z1 This can be selected when the "Amp Assign" (vpage 56) setting
DTS NEO:6 cinema
z2 This can be selected when "Amp Assign" is set to "Normal" or
z3 This mode supports analog 2-channel audio, and linear PCM 2
FRANÇAIS FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH DEUTSCH
Playing the source (vpage 23 – 27).
Press SURR. to select the surround
decoder to play back multichannel
sound.
SURR.
is pressed, the surround mode is switched.
This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback using
z1
the front height speakers.
• "PLgz Height" is displayed.
z2 This mode is for 7.1-channel or 6.1-channel surround
playback using the surround back speakers.
• "PLgx Movie", "PLgx Music"or "PLgx Game" is
displayed.
This mode is for 5.1-channel surround playback. Select
this mode if no front height speaker nor surround back
speaker is to be used.
• "PLg Movie", "PLg Music"or "PLg Game" is
displayed.
This mode is for 7.1-channel, 6.1-channel or
5.1-channel surround playback using the surround
back speakers.
• "DTS NEO:6 Cinema" or "DTS NEO:6 Music" is
displayed.
This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all
speakers.
This mode is for 7.1-channel, 6.1-channel or
z3
5.1-channel surround playback using the surround
back speakers.
• "NEURAL" is displayed.
in the menu is set to "Normal", and the "Front Speaker Setup"
setting (vpage 58) is set to "A".
This cannot be selected when the "Speaker Config." – "Front
Height" is set to "None".
"Speaker Config." – "S.Back" is not set to "None".
channel (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) audio.
ENGLISH ENGLISH
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