Playing sources
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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 information (for example, 5.1
encoded material) with emulated 6.1
encoding (
VSB ON
). Sometimes the material
may sound better in the 5.1 format for which
it was originally encoded. In this case you can
have the receiver only apply this effect to 6.1
encoded sources like Dolby Digital EX or DTS-
ES (
VSB AUTO
), or you can simply switch it
off (
VSB OFF
).
The table indicates when you will hear the
virtual surround back channel.
•
Press SB CH MODE (front panel)
repeatedly to cycle the virtual surround
back channel options.
Each press cycles through the options as
follows:
• You can’t use the Virtual Surround Back
mode if the
Speaker setting
on page 45 is
set to
S
.
• You can only use the Virtual Surround
Back mode if the
Surround back speaker
setting
on page 46 is set to
SB
or
SB SW
(VSX-D812 only).
• You can’t adjust the surround back
channel level when you’re listening to the
virtual surround back channel.
VSB OFF
VSB ON
VSB AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
ON
AUTO
DTS-ES/Dolby Digital
Matrix encoded
multi-channel sources
with 6.1 surround
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded multi-channel
sources
Dolby Digital/DTS
encoded stereo sources,
Stereo sources
Analog 2-channel
(stereo) source
STANDARD
decoding
All modes
MOVIE/MUSIC/
PROLOGIC
STANDARD
ADVANCED SURROUND
NEO:6 CINEMA/
NEO:6 MUSIC
Type of source
Virtual
Surround
Back mode
