• Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding of Dolby Digital 5.1 channel
recordings or Dolby Digital Surround EX discs that do not trigger
automatic decoding.
Note: DTS, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS 96/24,
DTS-ES 96/24 and Dolby Digital signals are auto-detected and
cannot be overridden. However
, you can choose to use Dolby
Digital Surround EX decoding for any Dolby Digital 5.1 source
material.
You can also downmix Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1
recordings for 2-channel playback.
• PCM 2-channel (non 96kHz) digital signals can be overridden to
Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby 3-Stereo, DTS Neo:6, DSP 1–4, 5CH
Stereo, 7CH Stereo, and Stereo.
• Dolby Digital 2-channel Stereo can be overridden to Dolby Pro Logic
II, Dolby 3-Stereo, and Stereo.
The following topics describe in detail the manual surround mode options
available for each type of recording:
Dolby Digital 5.1 discs
Dolby Digital Surround EX discs
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Dolby Digital decoding is auto-detected and cannot be overridden. You
may, however, select a 2-channel downmix of 5.1 channel recordings.
In a 6.1 or 7.1 channel system, you can also choose Dolby Surround
EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Cinema (7.1 channel
only), or Rotel XS processing for center back channels.
Note: In addition to the options that follow, you can press the
2CH button on the front panel or the remote to toggle between 2-
channel downmix and multichannel playback.
• On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then press
the +/– buttons to change between DD 5.1 channel or DD 2.0
channel downmix playback.
• On a 6.1 system. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the
+/– buttons to step through five options: DD 2.0 channel downmix,
DD 5.1 channel, DD Surround EX center back processing, DD with
Pro Logic IIx Music center back processing or DD with Rotel XS center
back processing. You should typically select Surround EX or discs that
are labeled Dolby Digital Surround EX. For standard 5.1 channel
discs, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music or Rotel XS processing will provide
a more diffuse surround effect than the more highly localized Dolby
EX decoding and will probably be the better 6.1 channel options
for non-Surround EX discs. Selecting DD 5.1 forces the center back
channel processing off for conventional 5.1 channel playback. You
can also repeatedly press the DOLBY PLIIx Mode button on the front
panel until the desired center back channel option is selected.
• On a 7.1 system. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use the
+/– buttons to step through six options: DD 2.0 channel downmix,
DD 5.1 channel, DD Surround EX center back processing, DD with
Pro Logic IIx Music center back processing, DD with Pro Logic IIx
Cinema back channel processing, or DD with Rotel XS center back
processing. You should typically select Surround EX or discs that
are labeled Dolby Digital Surround EX. For standard 5.1 channel
discs, Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music or Rotel XS processing will provide a
more diffused surround effect than the more highly localized Dolby
EX decoding and may be the better 7.1 channel options for non-
Surround EX discs. Selecting DD 5.1 forces the center back channel
processing off for conventional 5.1 channel playback. You can also
repeatedly press the DOLBY PLIIx Mode button on the front panel until
the desired center back channel option is selected.
Note: When playing any Dolby Digital source, you can select
one of three dynamic range control settings. See the Dynamic
Range topic in the Other Settings section of this manual.
Dolby Digital 2.0 discs
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Dolby Digital decoding is auto-detected and cannot be overridden. You
may, however, select 2-channel playback, 5.1 channel playback with Pro
Logic II matrix surround, 6.1/7.1 channel playback with Pro Logic IIx
matrix surround, or Dolby 3-Stereo playback.
• On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then use
the +/– buttons to step through four options: DD 2.0 channel, DD
with Pro Logic II Cinema matrix surround, DD with Pro Logic II Music
matrix surround, or Dolby Digital 3 channel stereo. You can also
repeatedly press the 2CH button on the front panel or the remote to
select the same options.
• On a 6.1/7.1 system. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then
use the +/– buttons to step through four options: DD 2.0 channel,
DD with Pro Logic IIx Cinema matrix surround, DD with Pro Logic IIx
Music matrix surround, or Dolby Digital 3 channel stereo. You can
also repeatedly press the 2CH button on the front panel or the remote
to select the same options.
• To select Cinema or Music options in Pro Logic II or Pro Logic
IIx modes. Press the SUR+ button twice while in Pro Logic II or Pro
Logic IIx modes. Then, use the +/– buttons to select the Music or
Cinema options.
Note: When playing any Dolby Digital source, you can select
one of three dynamic range control settings. See the Dynamic
Range topic in the Other Settings section of this manual.
DTS 5.1 discs
DTS 96/24 discs
DTS-ES 6.1 discs
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DTS decoding is auto-detected and cannot be overridden. You may,
however, select a 2-channel downmix of 5.1 channel recordings or add
Rotel XS center back processing for 5.1 channel discs.
Note: In addition to the options that follow, you can press the
2CH button on the remote to toggle between 2-channel downmix
and multichannel playback.
• On a 5.1 system. Press the SUR+ button on the remote, then press
the +/– buttons to change between DTS 5.1 channel or DTS 2.0
channel downmix playback.
• On a 6.1/7.1 system with a DTS 5.1 disc. Press the SUR+ button
on the remote, then use the +/– buttons to step through the optional
modes: DTS 2.0 channel downmix, DTS 5.1 channel, DTS with Rotel
XS center back processing, DTS with Pro Logic IIx Music center back
processing, or DTS with Pro Logic IIx Cinema center back processing
