Using the listening modes, About the listening modes – Onkyo TX-SR501 User Manual
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Using the Listening Modes
With its built-in surround-sound decoders and DSP pro-
grams, the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E can transform your home
listening room into a movie theater or concert hall.
To get the most from surround sound, it’s important that you
install and configure your speakers correctly. See “Installing
Your Speakers” on page 20 and “Configuring Speaker Set A”
on page 26 for information.
The TX-SR501/TX-SR501E provides a number of listening
modes for use with various types of source material, includ-
ing Dolby Digital, DTS, Pro Logic II, and Neo:6. In addition,
you can use the special Onkyo DSP programs, Orchestra,
Unplugged, and so on, to add surround effects to stereo
sources.
Listening mode availability depends on the format of the cur-
rently selected input signal. For example, the Dolby Digital
listening modes are available only while a Dolby Digital for-
mat signal is being received. Likewise, the DTS listening
modes are available only while a DTS format signal is being
received.
The following table lists all the possible listening modes and
indicates which modes can be selected for each source for-
mat. The “Speakers” column lists the minimum number of
speakers (excluding subwoofer) necessary to use each mode.
The adjacent diagram graphically indicates which speakers
are actually used in that mode. If you use less than the mini-
mum number of speakers, some modes will not be available.
See page 20 for information on connecting the necessary
speakers, and see page 25 for information specifying the
number of speakers connected.
*
This is the minimum number of speakers (excluding subwoofer) necessary to use each mode.
The adjacent diagrams graphically indicate which speakers are actually used in each mode: black means used, white means not used.
About the Listening Modes
Source format
Analog/
PCM
96 kHz
PCM
Dolby Digital
DTS
Listening mode
Speakers*
2-channel
Others
5.1
6.1
Direct
2
✔
✔
Stereo
2
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
PL II Movie
(Pro Logic II Movie)
3
✔
✔
PL II Music
(Pro Logic II Music)
3
✔
✔
Neo: Cinema
(DTS Neo:6 Cinema)
3
✔
Neo: Music
(DTS Neo:6 Music)
4
✔
Dolby D
(Dolby Digital)
3
✔
Dolby D EX
(Dolby Digital EX)
6
✔
DTS
3
✔
✔
DTS-ES
6
Matrix 6.1
Discrete 6.1
Orchestra
4
✔
Unplugged
4
✔
Studio-Mix
4
✔
TV Logic
4
✔
All Ch St
4
✔
Center
Front right
Subwoofer
Sur right
Sur back
Sur left
Front left