Owner’s Manual

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Enjoying unprocessed playback
You can play back input sources without any sound field effect
processing.
⬛ Playing back in original channels
(straight decode)
When the straight decode mode is enabled, the unit produces stereo
sound from the front speakers for 2-channel sources such as CDs, and
produces unprocessed multichannel sounds for multichannel sources.
1
Press STRAIGHT.
Each time you press the key, the straight decode mode is enabled
or disabled.
Y
• To enable 6.1/7.1-channel playback from 5.1-channel sources when surround back
speakers are used, select a surround decoder (p.67).
• If “Layout (Surround)” (p.111) in the “Setup” menu is set to “Front”, Virtual CINEMA
FRONT (p.66) works when multichannel source is played back.
⬛ Playing back in extended multichannel
(surround decoder)
The surround decoder enables unprocessed multichannel playback from
2-channel or multichannel sources.
Y
• Speakers that produce sounds will change depending on your speaker system and
the selected decode type (p.105).
• For details on each decoder, see “Glossary” (p.141).
1
Press SUR. DECODE to select a surround decoder.
Each time you press the key, the surround decoder changes.
Y
• When the Dolby Surround decoder is selected, virtual surround processing (such as
Virtual CINEMA FRONT) (p.67), YPAO Volume (p.97) or Compressed Music Enhancer
(p.68) does not work.
• If the Dolby Surround decoder is selected when only one surround back speaker is
used, no sound is output from the surround back speaker (except when a Dolby
Atmos content is played).
• When the Neural:X decoder is selected, virtual surround processing (such as Virtual
CINEMA FRONT) (p.64), YPAO Volume (p.97), Dialogue Level (p.97), Extra Bass (p.98)
or Compressed Music Enhancer (p.68) does not work.
VOL.
STRAIGHT
bSurround
Use the Dolby Surround decoder suitable for all
sources. A real acoustic space (including overhead)
will be created especially when object-based audio
(such as Dolby Atmos content) is played.
Neural:X
Use the DTS Neural:X decoder suitable for all
sources. A real acoustic space (including overhead)
will be created especially when object-based audio
(such as DTS:X content) is played.
Neo:6 Cinema
Uses the DTS Neo:6 decoder (or DTS-ES Matrix
decoder) suitable for movies. Sounds will be output
from the surround/surround back speakers.
Neo:6 Music
Uses the DTS Neo:6 decoder (or DTS-ES Matrix
decoder) suitable for music. Sounds will be output
from the surround/surround back speakers.
VOL.
†‡Surround
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