Selecting A Listening Mode (Sound Mode); Selecting A Listening Mode; Direct Playback - Denon AVR-E300 Owner's Manual

Selecting a listening mode (Sound Mode)

This unit allows you to enjoy various kinds of surround and stereo
playback modes.
Multi-channel audio formats are provided on popular movie and music
disc formats such as Blu-ray and DVD, as well as being supported by
digital broadcasting, and even by streaming movies and music from
internet-based subscription services.
This unit supports playback of almost all of these multi-channel audio
formats. It also supports surround playback of audio formats other
than multi-channel audio such as 2-channel stereo audio.
This unit automatically generates a list of all the playable sound
modes based on the input audio format and the current speaker setup
configuration and displays the list on the screen. Therefore, you can
select a correct surround playback mode even if you are not familiar
with sound mode selection. Try out various surround playback modes
and enjoy surround playback in your favorite mode.
MOVIE
GExampleH When is pressed and held
MOVIE SOUND
STEREO
DOLBY PLII Cinema
DTS NEO:6 cinema
MULTI CH STEREO
MONO MOVIE
VIRTUAL
This unit provides not only sound modes that conform to the formats
recorded on discs such as Dolby and DTS but also extended types of
modes that create atmosphere of ROCK ARENA and JAZZ CLUB, etc.
The displayed sound modes include the 2-channel stereo playback
mode with no additional surround sound synthesis.
For audio formats recorded on a disc, see the disc jacket or label.
DVD

Selecting a listening mode

1
Play the selected device (vpage 28
2
MOVIE MUSIC
Press and hold ,
GAME
or to select a listening
mode.
This unit automatically generates and
displays a list of selectable sound
modes.
MOVIE MUSIC GAME
• Each time , or is
pressed, the listening mode is switched.
MOVIE
Switches to the listening mode
suitable for enjoying movies and TV
programs.
MUSIC Switches to the listening mode
suitable for enjoying music.
GAME
Switches to the listening mode
suitable for enjoying games.
• Pressing MOVIE , MUSIC or GAME displays a list of the listening
modes that can be selected. Each time you press
GAME
or , the listening mode changes.
• While the list is displayed, you can also use
listening mode.
MOVIE MUSIC GAME
• The , , or button memorizes the last sound
mode selected for its button. Pressing MOVIE
recalls the same sound mode as the one selected at the previous
playback.
• If the content played back does not support the previously selected
sound mode, the most appropriate sound mode for the content is
automatically selected.
69
– 60).

Direct playback

Sound recorded in source is played as is.
1
Play the
(vpage 28 – 60).
2
PURE
Press to select "DIRECT".
Direct playback begins.
In DIRECT listening modes, the following items cannot be adjusted.
• Tone (vpage 88)
• MultEQ ® (vpage 89)
• Dynamic Volume (vpage 90)
MOVIE MUSIC
,
ui to select a
, MUSIC , or GAME
selected device
• Restorer (vpage 88)
• Dynamic EQ (vpage 90)