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For more detailed
information on the
various Dolby and DTS
surround formats you
can visit www.dolby.com
or www.dts.com.
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Surround Modes
This screen allows the user to select the specific decode and downmix
options that will be available to the listener in Stereo and Multi-channel
applications. The options for each format are “Yes” or “No” and are acces-
sible by touching the “Mode” button on the front panel of your AVR-6 /
AVR-8.
Formats Available For Stereo Sources:
The following formats are avail-
able when using media that contains either digital or analog stereo signals
(Dolby 2.0, digital PCM stereo, DTS 2.0 etc.)
Dolby Pro Logic -
Original Dolby surround format that produces
five-channels of output from two-channel stereo material. Best used
when material is encoded in Dolby Pro Logic, otherwise it is recom-
mended that you use Dolby Pro Logic II.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx -
Advanced Dolby decoding process that pro-
duces five-channels of output when using two-channel stereo mate-
rial. This format offers three different modes; Movie, Music, and
Game which provide various enhancements depending upon the
source materials.
DTS Neo: 6 -
This DTS based format outputs six channels of audio
when using two-channel stereo material. This format also offers two
different modes, Cinema and Music which provide various enhance-
ments depending upon the source materials.
7ch Stereo -
This setting allows for two channel sources to be played
out to 5.1 or 7.1 speakers depending on the Speaker Type configura-
tion. In this mode, all left channel information will be sent to the left
speakers and the right channel information will be sent ot the right
channel speakers - the center channel speaker will receive a mix of
both the left and the right.
Stereo Downmix -
this setting mixes down a Dolby Digital 5.1 or
DTS audio stream to Left and Right Speakers.
