Kenwood BDR-A7 - Manual (Page 17)

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• The following modes apply conventional 2-channel signals
such as digital PCM or analog stereo signals to high
performance Digital Signal Processor to recreate sound
fields artificially. Select one of the 7 provided surround
modes according to the program source you want to play.
■ Movie
This mode provides the effect of being in a movie theater
when watching a action movies with dynamic soundtracks.
■ Drama
This mode is suitable for movies with lots of dialog.
■ Game
This mode is suitable for video games.
■ Stadium
This mode provides the expansive sound field to achieve the
true stadium effect when watching baseball or soccer games.
■ Classic
This mode provides the acoustic effects of a large concert
hall for classical music.
■ Hall
This mode provides the ambience of a concert hall for rock or
pop music.
■ MULTI CH Stereo
This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all speakers.
■ Notes:
• Before surround playback, first perform the speaker setup procedure, etc. on the SETUP menu for optimum
performance. (For details, refer to “Setting the speaker setup” on page 20.)
• Select the desired surround mode.
• Depending on the input source you select, the surround modes are selected as follows :
■ When selecting an input source other than BD/DVD
Signal format being input Selectable surround mode
Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources AUTO SURROUND, corresponding DOLBY mode, STEREO
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sources AUTO SURROUND, <DOLBY DIGITAL EX, DOLBY D+PLIIx MUSIC>, (DOLBY D+ PLIIx MOVIE),
[DOLBY DIGITAL], STEREO
Dolby Digital 2 channel sources AUTO SURROUND, <DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE, DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC, DOLBY PLIIx GAME>, [DOLBY
PLII MOVIE, DOLBY PLII MUSIC, DOLBY PLII GAME], DOLBY PRO LOGIC, STEREO
DTS ES Discrete 6.1 channel sources,
DTS ES Matrix 6.1 channel sources,
DTS 96/24 sources
AUTO SURROUND, corresponding DTS mode, STEREO
DTS sources AUTO SURROUND, <DTS+PLIIx MUSIC>, (DTS+PLIIx MOVIE), [DTS], STEREO
PCM 2 channel sources,
PCM multi-channel sources,
Analog stereo sources, AUTO SURROUND, <DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE, DOLBY PLIIx MUSIC, DOLBY PLIIx GAME>, [DOLBY
PLII MOVIE, DOLBY PLII MUSIC, DOLBY PLII GAME], DOLBY PRO LOGIC, MOVIE, DRAMA,
GAME, STADIUM, CLASSIC, HALL, MULTI CH STEREO, STEREO
■ When selecting the BD/DVD
Signal format being input Selectable surround mode
Dolby Digital Plus sources, Dolby TrueHD sources,
Dolby Digital EX 6.1 channel sources,
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sources,
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio sources,
DTS-HD Master Audio sources,
DTS ES Discrete 6.1 channel sources,
DTS ES Matrix 6.1 channel sources,
DTS 96/24 sources,
DTS sources,
PCM multi-channel sources,
PCM 2 channel sources,
Dolby Digital 2 channel sources
AUTO SURROUND, MOVIE, DRAMA, GAME, STADIUM, CLASSIC, HALL,
MULTI CH STEREO, STEREO
• Depending on surround back speaker setting, some surround modes can be selected or not as follows:
< >: Possible only when surround back speaker is not set to “NO”.
[ ] : Possible only when surround back speaker is set to “NO”.
( ) : Possible only when surround back speaker is set to “X2”.
■ Note:
• When listening with the headphones, only the stereo mode can be selected.
ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND
• Press the SURROUND MODE UP/DOWN (>/<) buttons to select a surround mode or
press the STEREO button to select the stereo mode.
• Each time the SURROUND MODE UP/DOWN (>/<) buttons are pressed, the surround
mode changes as follows :
Auto surround mode : The truest possible playback mode will be automatically
selected according to the number of channels in the signal
being input.
Manual surround mode : You can select the desired of different surround modes
selectable for the signal being input.
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