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The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with high fidel-
ity and stunning surround sound.
Explanatory Notes
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Input Source
The following audio formats are supported by the listening mode.
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Speaker Layout
The illustration shows which speakers are activated in each channel. See “Speaker Configuration” for the speaker setup
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About Listening Modes
A
This is mono (monophonic) sound.
S
This is stereo (stereophonic) sound. Two independent audio signal channels are reproduced through two
speakers.
D
This is 5.1-channel surround sound. This surround system has five main channels of sound and a sixth sub-
woofer channel (called the point-one channel).
F
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.
G
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.
H
This is Dolby Digital EX surround sound. This provides a center back surround channel from 5.1-channel
sources.
Listening Mode
SP Layout
e
d
f
b
a
g
c
a
Front speakers
b
Center speaker
c
Surround speakers
d
Surround back speakers
e
Front high speakers
f
Front wide speakers
g
Subwoofers
Z
X
C
N
Press
Receiver
followed by
SP Layout
repeatedly to
select the speakers you want to use; front high, front
wide, or surround back.