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About Listening Modes
The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high
fidelity and stunning surround sound.
■Explanatory Notes
Input Source
The following audio formats are supported by the listening mode.
Speaker Layout
The illustration shows which speakers are activated in each channel. See “Speaker Configuration” for the speaker setup
(➔ page 52).
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After enabling the corresponding speakers, press RECEIVER followed by SP LAYOUT repeatedly to select the layout you want to
use. Note that these layouts can only be selected when “Front High + Front Wide” is set to “No” (➔ page 51).
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This layout cannot be selected with SP LAYOUT. To use this layout, set “Front High + Front Wide” to “No” (➔ page 51) and
enable “Surround Back” (➔ page 52).
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This layout cannot be selected with SP LAYOUT. To use this layout, set “Front High + Front Wide” to “Yes” (➔ page 51).
SP LAYOUT
Front speakers
Center speaker
Surround speakers
Subwoofer(s)
Surround back speakers
Front high speakers
Front wide speakers
Listening
mode buttons
This is mono (monophonic) sound.
This is stereo (stereophonic) sound. Two independent audio signal channels are reproduced through two speakers.
This is 5.1-channel surround sound. This surround system has five main channels of sound and a sixth subwoofer
channel (called the point-one channel).
This is 7.1-channel surround sound. This is a further sound enhancement to 5.1 channel sound with two additional
speakers that provide greater sound envelopment and more accurate positioning of sounds.
This is DTS-ES surround sound. This surround system can produce a discrete or a matrix-encoded sixth channel from
existing DTS 5.1 encoded material.
This is Dolby Digital EX surround sound. This provides a center back surround channel from 5.1-channel sources.
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