About Listening Modes; Explanatory Notes; Input Source; Speaker Layout - Onkyo HT-R791 Instruction Manual

About Listening Modes
The AV receiver's listening modes can transform your
listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with
high fidelity and stunning surround sound.
N Explanatory Notes
@ @ Front speakers
@ Center speaker
@ @ Surround speakers
@ Subwoofer(s)
(2) (_) Surround back speakers
@ @ Front high speakers
Input Source
The following audio formats are supported by the listening
modes.
This is mono (monophonic) sound.
This is stereo (stereophonic) sound. Two
independent audio signal channels are reproduced
through two speakers.
I #IR'_ This is 5. l-channel surround sound. This surround
system has five main channels of sound and a sixth
subwoofer channel (called the point-one channel).
This is 7. l-channel surround sound. This is a
further sound enhancement to 5. l-channel sound
with two additional speakers that provide greater
sound envelopment and more accurate positioning
of sounds.
This is DTS-ES surround sound. This surround
system can produce a discrete or a matrix-encoded
sixth channel from existing DTS 5.1 encoded
material.
This is Dolby Digital EX surround sound. This
_rovides a center back surround channel from 5. l-
:hannel sources.
Turning On & Basic Operations
Speaker Layout
The illustration shows which speakers are activated in each
channel. See "Speaker Configuration" for the speaker
setup (_ pag÷ 50).
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