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Chapter 5:
Listening to your system
Important
•
VSX-2014i model only
– The listening modes and many
of the features described in this section are not
available when playing SACD or DVD-Audio discs
using the i.LINK connection.
Tip
• The listening modes described below can also be
selected using the front panel controls. Simply press
LISTENING MODE SELECT
repeatedly to access the
modes you want, then use the
MULTI JOG
to select a
particular listening mode (after five seconds the
mode is automatically set).
Auto playback
There are many ways to listen back to sources using this
receiver, but for the simplest, most direct listening option
is the Auto Surround feature. With this, the receiver
automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing
and selects multichannel or stereo playback as
necessary.
• While listening to a source, press AUTO SURR for
auto playback of a source.
AUTO SURROUND
shows briefly in the display before
showing the decoding or playback format. Check the
digital format indicators in the front panel display to see
how the source is being processed.
Note
• Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded
accordingly using
Neo:6 CINEMA
or
2
Pro Logic
IIx MOVIE
(see
Listening in surround sound
below for
more on these decoding formats).
• The Auto Surround feature is canceled if you connect
headphones or select the multichannel analog
inputs.
Listening in surround sound
Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in
surround sound. However, the options available will
depend on your speaker setup and the type of source
you’re listening to.
If you connected surround back speakers, see also
Using
the surround back channel (Extended mode)
on page 34.
Standard surround sound
The following modes provide basic surround sound for
stereo and multichannel sources.
• While listening to a source, press STANDARD.
If necessary, press repeatedly to select a listening mode.
• If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround
encoded, the proper decoding format will
automatically be selected and shows in the display.
With two channel sources
, you can select from:
•
2
Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
– Up to 7.1 channel sound,
especially suited to movie sources
•
2
Pro Logic IIx MUSIC
– Up to 7.1 channel sound,
especially suited to music sources
•
2
PRO LOGIC
– 4.1 channel surround sound (sound
from the surround speakers is mono)
•
Neo:6 CINEMA
– 6.1 channel sound, especially
suited to movie sources
•
Neo:6 MUSIC
– 6.1 channel sound, especially suited
to music sources
With multichannel sources, if you have connected
surround back speaker(s) and have selected
Extended
ON
, you can select (according to format):
•
2
Pro Logic IIx MOVIE
– See above (only available
when you’re using two surround back speakers)
•
2
Pro Logic IIx MUSIC
– See above
•
Dolby Digital EX
– Creates surround back channel
sound for 5.1 channel sources and provides pure
decoding for 6.1 channel sources (like Dolby Digital
Surround EX)
•
DTS-ES
– Allows you to hear 6.1 channel playback
with DTS encoded sources
RECEIVER CONTROL
SHIFT
THX
SLEEP DIALOG E
AUTO SURR
STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO
MPX
AUDIO
CH
RETURN
SUBTITLE
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
SIGNAL
SELECT
EFFECT
/CH SEL
ACOUSTIC
EQ
HDD
CH CH
DVD
RECEIVER
RECEIVER CONTROL
SHIFT
THX
SLEEP DIALOG E
AUTO SURR
STANDARD ADV.SURR STEREO
MPX
AUDIO
CH
RETURN
SUBTITLE
MIDNIGHT/
LOUDNESS
SIGNAL
SELECT
EFFECT
/CH SEL
ACOUSTIC
EQ
HDD
CH CH
DVD
RECEIVER
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