Marantz NR1601 NR1601 User Manual - English - Page 30

ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS SVENSKA Selecting a listening mode (Surround mode) This unit can play input audio signals in multi-channel surround mode or in stereo mode. Select a listening mode suitable for the playback contents (cinema, music, etc.) or according to your liking. Listening mode Input audio signal Playback 2-channel Multi channel Surround 2-channel Multi channel 2-channel Multi channel Stereo Stereo Surround Listening mode Multi-channel playback (vpage 26) For 2-channel signal input: • Surround-channel signals are created and played with surround playback. For multichannel signal input: • The surround signal recorded in source is played as surround playback. (The sound is played according to the settings of the speaker size in "Speaker Config." (vpage 49).) • Surround-back-channel or front-height-channel signals that are not recorded in source can be created. Stereo playback (vpage 28) • If multichannel signals are input, they are mixed down to 2-channel audio and are played. • Subwoofer signal is also output. Direct playback (vpage 28) Sound recorded in source is played as is. • Surround back signals or front height signals are not created. • In this mode, the following items cannot be adjusted. • Tone (vpage 46) • MultEQ® (vpage 46) • Dynamic EQ® (vpage 47) • Dynamic Volume® (vpage 47) • M-DAX (vpage 48) 2-channel Multi channel Virtual Surround Dolby Virtual Speaker/ Dolby Headphone playback (vpage 28) Virtual Surround processing is performed on 2-channel or multichannel input signals that are played back. • Some listening modes cannot be selected, depending on the audio format or number of channels of the input signal. For details, see "Types of input signals, and corresponding surround modes" (vpage 68). • Adjust the sound field effect with the menu "Surround Parameter" (vpage 45) to enjoy your favorite sound mode. • You can select the listening mode by pressing SURROUND MODE on the main unit. Press SURROUND MODE and the modes are switched as shown below. AUTO*(STEREO) STEREO DOLBY PLgz DOLBY PLg(x) Movie DOLBY PLg(x) Music DOLBY PLg(x) Game DOLBY VIRTUAL NEURAL MULTI CH STEREO zzFor "AUTO", press AUTO on the amplifier or remote control. DTS NEO:6 music DTS NEO:6 cinema Multi-channel playback nnSurround playback of 2-channel sources 1 Playing the source (vpage 22 - 24). 2 Press SURR. to select the surround decoder to play back multichannel sound. • Each time SURR. is pressed, the surround mode is switched. Which decoder can be selected depends on the settings of "Amp Assign" (vpage 49) or "Speaker Config." (vpage 49). DOLBY PLgz z1 This mode is for 7.1-channel surround playback using the front height speakers. • "PLgz Height" is displayed. DOLBY PLgx z2 This mode is for 7.1-channel or 6.1-channel surround playback using the surround back speakers. • "PLgx Movie", "PLgx Music"or "PLgx Game" is displayed. DOLBY PLg This mode is for 5.1-channel surround playback. Select this mode if no front height speaker nor surround back speaker is to be used. • "PLg Movie", "PLg Music"or "PLg Game" is displayed. DTS NEO:6 This mode is for 7.1-channel, 6.1-channel or 5.1-channel surround playback using the surround back speakers. • "DTS NEO:6 Movie" or "DTS NEO:6 Music" is displayed. MULTI CH STEREO This mode is for enjoying stereo sound from all speakers. NEURAL z3 This mode is for 7.1-channel, 6.1-channel or 5.1-channel surround playback using the surround back speakers. • "NEURAL" is displayed. z1 This can be selected when the "Amp Assign" (vpage 49) setting in the menu is set to "Normal", and the "Front Speaker Setup" setting (vpage 51) is set to "A". z2 This can be selected when "Amp Assign" is set to "Normal" or "Speaker Config." - "S.Back" is not set to "None". z3 This mode supports analog 2-channel audio, and linear PCM 2 channel (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) audio. 26