Selecting a listening mode (surround mode), Multi-channel playback, N surround playback of 2-channel sources – Marantz SR5005 User Manual
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Multi-channel playback
n
Surround playback of 2-channel sources
1
Playing the source (vpage 23 – 27).
2
Press
SURR.
to select the surround
decoder to play back multichannel
sound.
• Each time
SURR.
is pressed, the surround mode is switched.
Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of “Amp
Assign” (vpage 56) or “Speaker Config.” (vpage 56).
DOLBY PLgz
z
1
This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback using
the front height speakers.
• “PLgz Height” is displayed.
DOLBY PLgx
z
2
This mode is for 7.1-channel or 6.1-channel surround
playback using the surround back speakers.
• “PLgx Movie”, “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 Movie”, “PLg Music”or “PLg Game” 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.
MULTI CH
STEREO
This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all
speakers.
NEURAL
z
3
This mode is for 7.1-channel, 6.1-channel or
5.1-channel surround playback using the surround
back speakers.
• “NEURAL” is displayed.
z
1 This can be selected when the “Amp Assign” (vpage 56) setting
in the menu is set to “Normal”, and the “Front Speaker Setup”
setting (vpage 58) is set to “A”.
This cannot be selected when the “Speaker Config.” – “Front
Height” is set to “None”.
z
2 This can be selected when “Amp Assign” is set to “Normal” or
“Speaker Config.” – “S.Back” is not set to “None”.
z
3 This mode supports analog 2-channel audio, and linear PCM 2
channel (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) audio.
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
Listening mode
2-channel
Multi channel
Surround
Multi-channel playback
(vpage 29)
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 56).)
• Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not
recorded in source can be created.
2-channel
Multi channel
Stereo
Stereo playback
(vpage 31)
• If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel
audio and are played.
• Subwoofer signal is also output.
2-channel
Multi channel
Stereo
Surround
Direct playback
(vpage 31)
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 53)
• MultEQ® (vpage 53)
• Dynamic EQ® (vpage 54)
• Dynamic Volume® (vpage 54)
• M-DAX (vpage 55)
2-channel
Multi channel
Virtual
Surround
Dolby Virtual Speaker/
Dolby Headphone
playback (vpage 31)
Virtual Surround processing is performed on 2-channel or
multichannel input signals that are played back.
• 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 76).
• Adjust the sound field effect with the menu “Surround Parameter” (vpage 52) to enjoy your favorite sound mode.
• You can select the listening mode by pressing SURROUND MODE on the main unit.
Press SURROUND MODE and the modes are switched as shown below.
DOLBY VIRTUAL
DOLBY PLg(x) Music
NEURAL
DOLBY PLg(x) Game
AUTO*(STEREO)
STEREO
DOLBY PLgz
DOLBY PLg(x) Movie
MULTI CH STEREO
DTS NEO:6 cinema
DTS NEO:6 music
z
For “AUTO”, press
AUTO
on the amplifier or remote control.