Denon AVR-1611 Owners Manual - English - Page 27
Selecting a listening mode Surround mode - subwoofer output
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ENGLISH 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 Multi channel Surround Listening mode Standard playback (vpage 24) For 2-channel signal input: • Surround-channel signals are created and played with surround playback. For multichannel signal input: • The surround signal recorded in source is played as surround playback. (The sound is played according to the settings of the speaker size in "Speaker Config." (vpage 49).) • Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not recorded in source can be created. 2-channel Multi channel Surround DENON original surround playback (vpage 26) The surround effects suitable for the source type or according to your liking can be selected from the DENON original sound mode and is used for playback. 2-channel Multi channel 2-channel Multi channel Stereo Stereo Surround Stereo playback (vpage 26) Direct playback (vpage 26) • If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel audio and are played. • 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 45) • MultEQ® (vpage 46) • Dynamic EQ® (vpage 46) • Dynamic Volume® (vpage 47) • RESTORER (vpage 48) • 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 67). • Adjust the sound field effect with the menu "Surround Parameter" (vpage 44) 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 MULTI CH STEREO ROCK ARENA VIRTUAL MATRIX VIDEO GAME MONO MOVIE JAZZ CLUB Standard playback nnSurround playback of 2-channel sources 1 Playing the source (vpage 20 - 23). 2 Press STANDARD to select the surround decoder to play back multichannel sound. • Each time STANDARD is pressed, the surround mode is switched. Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of "Amp Assign" (vpage 49) or "Speaker Config." (vpage 49). DOLBY PLgz z1 This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback using the front height speakers. • "PLgz Height" is displayed. DOLBY PLgx z2 This mode is for 7.1-channel or 6.1-channel surround playback using the surround back speakers. • "PLgx Cinema", "PLgx Music"or "PLgx Game" is displayed. DOLBY PLg 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 Cinema", "PLg Music", "PLg Game" or "Pro Logic" is displayed. DTS NEO:6 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. z1 This can be selected when "Amp Assign" is set to "Front Height" or "Speaker Config." - "Front 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". 24