Sony STR-DA3100ES - Manual (Page 35)

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When you select “ON”
SB DEC MODE setting is applied to 5.1 channel
and 6.1 channel decode in the input stream
(page 35).
a) 6.1 channel decode flag is the information recorded
in software like DVDs.
b)
Dolby Digital DVD that includes a Surround EX
flag. The Dolby Corporation web page can help you
distinguish Surround EX films.
c)
Software encoded with a flag to denote it has both
Surround EX and 5.1 channel signals.
d)
Software encoded with both 5.1 channel signals and
an extension stream designed for returning those
signals to 6.1 discrete channels. Discrete 6.1
channel signals are DVD specific signals not used in
movie theaters.
e)
When two surround back speakers are connected,
the output channel will be 7.1 channels.
f)
This decoder can be used for all 6.1 formats (Dolby
Digital EX, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Discrete
6.1).
Notes
• There may be no sound from the surround back
speaker in Dolby Digital EX mode. Some discs have
no Dolby Digital EX flag even though the packages
have Dolby Digital EX logos. In this case, select
“ON”.
• SB DECODING MODE/SB DEC MODE is
cancelled when Dolby Pro Logic IIx is selected in
AUTO FORMAT DIRECT (A.F.D.) mode.
You can select surround back decoding only
when SB DECODING is set to ON or AUTO
and the input stream contains the Dolby Digital
EX flag.
Notes
• Matrix decoder conformed to Dolby Digital EX is
applied regardless of the surround back decoder
mode setup when a sound field for a movie is
selected.
• Matrix decoder conformed to Dolby Digital EX is
applied if the speaker setting is 6.1 channel and
Movie decoder conformed to Pro Logic IIx is applied
if the speaker setting is 7.1 channel. when you select
Dolby PLIIx MS in the following conditions:
– a Dolby Digital EX signal is input.
– surround back decoder mode is set to AUTO.
Input stream Output
channel Applied surround
back decoder
Dolby Digital 5.1 5.1
e)
—
Dolby Digital
EX
b)
6.1 e) Matrix decoder
depending on
Surround Back
Decoding Mode (SB
DEC MODE), page 35
DTS 5.1 5.1 e) —
DTS-ES Matrix
6.1
c)
6.1 e) DTS Matrix decoder
DTS-ES Discrete
6.1
d)
6.1
e)
DTS Discrete decoder
Setting the Surround Back
Decoding Mode (SB DEC
MODE)
SB DEC
MODE Speaker
setting Applied surround back
decoder
[DDEX] 7.1 ch Matrix decoder conforms
to Dolby Digital EX
6.1 ch Matrix decoder conforms
to Dolby Digital EX
[PLIIx MV] 7.1 ch Movie decoder conforms
to Dolby Pro Logic IIx
6.1 ch Matrix decoder conforms
to Dolby Digital EX
[PLIIx MS] 7.1 ch Music decoder conforms
to Dolby Pro Logic IIx
6.1 ch Music decoder conforms
to Dolby Pro Logic IIx
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