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• The following modes apply conventional 2-channel signals

such as digital PCM or analog stereo signals to high
performance Digital Signal Processor to recreate sound
fields artificially. Select one of the 7 provided surround
modes according to the program source you want to play.

Movie
This mode provides the effect of being in a movie theater
when watching a action movies with dynamic soundtracks.

Drama
This mode is suitable for movies with lots of dialog.

Game
This mode is suitable for video games.

Stadium
This mode provides the expansive sound field to achieve the
true stadium effect when watching baseball or soccer games.

Classic
This mode provides the acoustic effects of a large concert
hall for classical music.

Hall
This mode provides the ambience of a concert hall for rock or
pop music.

MULTI CH Stereo
This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all speakers.

Notes:

• Before surround playback, first perform the speaker setup procedure, etc. on the SETUP menu for optimum

performance. (For details, refer to “Setting the speaker setup” on page 20.)

• Select the desired surround mode.

• Depending on the input source you select, the surround modes are selected as follows :
When selecting an input source other than BD/DVD

Signal format being input

Selectable surround mode

Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources

AUTO SURROUND, corresponding DOLBY mode, STEREO

Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sources

AUTO SURROUND, , (DOLBY D+ PLIIx MOVIE),
[DOLBY DIGITAL], STEREO

Dolby Digital 2 channel sources

AUTO SURROUND, , [DOLBY
PLII MOVIE, DOLBY PLII MUSIC, DOLBY PLII GAME], DOLBY PRO LOGIC, STEREO

DTS ES Discrete 6.1 channel sources,
DTS ES Matrix 6.1 channel sources,
DTS 96/24 sources

AUTO SURROUND, corresponding DTS mode, STEREO

DTS sources

AUTO SURROUND, , (DTS+PLIIx MOVIE), [DTS], STEREO

PCM 2 channel sources,
PCM multi-channel sources,
Analog stereo sources,

AUTO SURROUND, , [DOLBY
PLII MOVIE, DOLBY PLII MUSIC, DOLBY PLII GAME], DOLBY PRO LOGIC, MOVIE, DRAMA,
GAME, STADIUM, CLASSIC, HALL, MULTI CH STEREO, STEREO

When selecting the BD/DVD

Signal format being input

Selectable surround mode

Dolby Digital Plus sources, Dolby TrueHD sources,
Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources,
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sources,
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio sources,
DTS-HD Master Audio sources,
DTS ES Discrete 6.1 channel sources,
DTS ES Matrix 6.1 channel sources,
DTS 96/24 sources,
DTS sources,
PCM multi-channel sources,
PCM 2 channel sources,
Dolby Digital 2 channel sources

AUTO SURROUND, MOVIE, DRAMA, GAME, STADIUM, CLASSIC, HALL,
MULTI CH STEREO, STEREO

• Depending on surround back speaker setting, some surround modes can be selected or not as follows:
< >: Possible only when surround back speaker is not set to “NO”.
[ ] : Possible only when surround back speaker is set to “NO”.
( ) : Possible only when surround back speaker is set to “X2”.

Note:
• When listening with the headphones, only the stereo mode can be selected.

ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND

• Press the SURROUND MODE UP/DOWN (>/<) buttons to select a surround mode or

press the STEREO button to select the stereo mode.

• Each time the SURROUND MODE UP/DOWN (>/<) buttons are pressed, the surround

mode changes as follows :

Auto surround mode :

The truest possible playback mode will be automatically
selected according to the number of channels in the signal
being input.

Manual surround mode : You can select the desired of different surround modes

selectable for the signal being input.

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