Listening to your system
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Chapter 6:
Listening to your system
Important
• The listening modes and many features described in
this section may not be available depending on the
current source, settings and status of the receiver.
Auto playback
There are many ways to listen back to sources using this
receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option
is the Auto Surround feature. The receiver automatically
detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects
multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.
1
• While listening to a source, press , then
press
AUTO/ALC/DIRECT
(
AUTO SURR
/
ALC
/
STREAM
DIRECT
)
2
for auto playback of a source.
AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display before
showing the decoding or playback format. Check the
digital format indicators in the front panel display to see
how the source is being processed.
•If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround
encoded, the proper decoding format will
automatically be selected and shows in the display.
• When listening to the FM radio, the Neural THX
feature is selected automatically (see Using Neural
THX on page 49 for more on this).
ALC – In the Auto level control (ALC) mode, this receiver
equalizes playback sound levels.
Tip
•When an ALC is selected, the effect level can be
adjusted using the EFFECT parameter in Setting the
Audio options on page 61.
Listening in surround sound
Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in
surround sound. However, the options available will
depend on your speaker setup and the type of source
you’re listening to.
If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using
surround back channel processing on page 54.
Standard surround sound
The following modes provide basic surround sound for
stereo and multichannel sources.
3
• While listening to a source, press , then
press
STANDARD
(
STANDARD SURROUND
).
4
If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.
•If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround
encoded, the proper decoding format will
automatically be selected and shows in the display.
With two channel sources, you can select from:
5
• 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE –
Up to 7.1 channel sound,
especially suited to movie sources
1• Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using Neo:6 CINEMA or 2 Pro Logic IIx MOVIE (see Listening in surround
sound above for more on these decoding formats).
• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect headphones.
2• For more options using this button, see Using Stream Direct on page 54.
• The AUTO SURROUND mode cannot be selected in the following cases:
– When MULTI CH IN input is selected.
– When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 61.
AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT
PHASE CTRLTHX STATUS
REMOTE
SETUP
HDD DVD
STANDARD
STEREO
MENU
ADV SURR
TV/DTV
AUDIO
INFO
DISP
MPX PQLS
CH
RECEIVER
TV CTRL
3 In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.
4 The STANDARD listening mode cannot be selected in the following cases:
– When headphones are plugged in.
– When MULTI CH IN input is selected.
– When the HDMI audio output parameter is set to THROUGH in Setting the Audio options on page 61.
5If surround back channel processing (page 54) is switched OFF, or the surround back speakers are set to NO (this happens automatically if
the Surround back speaker setting on page 86 is set to anything but Normal), 2 Pro Logic IIx becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound).
AUTO/ALC/
DIRECT
PHASE CTRLTHX STATUS
REMOTE
SETUP
HDD DVD
STANDARD
STEREO
MENU
ADV SURR
TV/DTV
AUDIO
INFO
DISP
MPX PQLS
CH
RECEIVER
TV CTRL
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