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Using the Virtual Surround Back
mode (VSB)
Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual
back channel through your surround speakers.
For example, you can choose to listen to
sources with no surround back channel infor-
mation (for example, 5.1 encoded material)
with emulated 6.1 encoding (
VSB ON
). Some-
times the material may sound better in the 5.1
format for which it was originally encoded. In
this case you can simply switch it off (
VSB OFF
)
or
(VSX-515 model only)
have the receiver only
apply this effect to 6.1 encoded sources like
Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES (
VSB AUTO
).
1
The table indicates when you will hear the
virtual surround back channel.
• Press
EXTENDED MODE
/
VSB MODE
(front panel) to select a virtual surround back
channel option.
Each press cycles through the options as
follows:
•
VSB ON
– Virtual Surround Back is always
used (for example, on 5.1 encoded
material)
•
VSB AUTO
–
(VSX-515 model only)
Virtual
Surround Back is automatically applied to
6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby
Digital EX or DTS-ES)
•
VSB OFF
– Virtual Surround Back mode is
switched off
Note
1 You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode with headphones or with the
STEREO
/
DIRECT
mode.
VSX-415 model only
• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the
Speaker setting
on page 41 is set to
S
∗
.
VSX-515 model only
• You can only use the Virtual Surround Back mode if the surround speakers are on and the surround back speaker is set to
NO
in
Speaker setting
on page 48.
• You can’t adjust the surround back channel level when you’re listening to the virtual surround back channel.
Type of source
VSB
mode
Standard
Advanced
surround
Multichannel
sources
Stereo sources
2
Pro Logic
II
2
Pro Logic
Neo:6
Dolby Digital EX/
DTS-ES encoded
multichannel source
with 6.1ch surround
ON
ìì
AUTO
ìì
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded
multichannel source
ON
ìì
AUTO
ì
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded stereo
source; other digital
stereo source
ON
ì ììì
AUTO
ìì
Analog 2-channel
(stereo) source
ON
ì ììì
AUTO
ìì
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