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Denon AVR-2809CI User Manual

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A5

SB CH Out

(Selectable displays during multi-channel source playback.

)

Select playback mode for surround back channels.

[Selectable items]

OFF

:

No signal is played from the surround back
channels.

MTRX ON

:

The surround channel signals undergo digital
matrix processing and are output from the
surround back channels.

PLIIx CINEMA

z

1

: Decoded in Dolby Pro Logic

II

x Cinema mode,

surround back signal played.

PLIIx MUSIC

z

2

: Decoded in Dolby Pro Logic

II

x Music mode,

surround back signal played.

ES MTRX

z

3

: DTS signal played with digital matrix

processing.

ES DSCRT

z

4

: Signal included in DTS-ES Discrete 6.1-channel

sources played.

DSCRT ON

:

Mode for discrete playback of surround back
signals included in 7.1-channel digital discrete
audio signals (DVD, etc.).

z

1: This can be selected when “Surround Back Speaker” is set

to “2spkrs” at the menu “Manual Setup” – “Speaker Setup”
– “Speaker Configuration” setting (vpage 27).

z

2: This can be selected when “Surround Back Speaker” is set to

“2spkrs” or “1spkr” at the menu “Manual Setup” – “Speaker
Setup” –“Speaker Configuration” setting.

z

3: This can be selected when playing DTS sources.

z

4: This can be selected when playing DTS sources including a

discrete 6.1-channel signal identification signal.

Settings can also be made when

STANDARD or

BACK>

is pressed.

When using surround back speakers, adopt the following
settings.
q

Adopt “7.1ch” for the “Amp Assign” setting.

The default setting for the Amp Assign mode of AVR-2809CI

is “ZONE2”.

w

Adopt a setting other than “OFF” for the “SB CH Out” setting
of “Surround Parameter”.

A3

Room Size

Determine size of acoustic environment.

[Selectable items]

Small

: Simulate acoustics of a small room.

Med.S

: Simulate acoustics of a medium-small room.

Medium

: Simulate acoustics of a medium room.

Med.L

: Simulate acoustics of a medium-large room.

Large

: Simulate acoustics of a large room.

NOTE

“Room Size” does not indicate the size of the room in which sources
are played.

• Some Dolby Digital EX sources do not include EX flags. If the playback

mode does not switch automatically even when “AFDM” is set to
“ON”, set “SB CH Out” to “MTRX ON” or “PLIIx CINEMA”.

• When the “Amp Assign” setting is “7.1ch”, and using the surround

back speakers, you can set “AFDM”.

A4

AFDM (Auto Flag Detect Mode)

Auto-select surround mode by source.
This function only works for software containing a special identification
signal.
If the software being played is recorded in Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES,
it is played in 6.1-channels. If not, it is played in 5.1-channels.

[Selectable items]

ON

OFF

Example : Playing Dolby Digital software (with EX flag)

• When “AFDM” is set to “ON”, the surround mode is automatically

set to the DOLBY + PLgx CINEMA mode.

• To play in the Dolby Digital EX mode, set “AFDM” to “OFF” and

“SB CH Out” to “MTRX ON”.

For details on adjusting individual parameters, see “Adjusting the parameters” (vpage 42).

A2

Effect Level

Adjust effect signal level.

[Variable range] 1

~

10

~

15

Set to a lower level if the positioning and sense of phase of the
surround signals seems unnatural.

k

Dimension

Shift sound image center to front or rear, to adjust playback balance.

[Variable range] 0

~

3

~

6

A1

Effect

Switch effect signal for multi-surround speakers on and off.
When “Effect” is set to “ON”, a surround effect with a strong sense of
expansion is achieved.

[Selectable items]

ON

OFF

Set to a lower level if the positioning and sense of phase of the
surround signals seems unnatural.

A0

Delay Time

Adjust delay time to control sound stage size.

[Variable range] 0 ms

~

30 ms

~

300 ms

l

Center Width

Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels for wider
sound.

[Variable range] 0

~

3

~

7

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