Onkyo TX-NR717 Owner Manual - Page 42

Listening Mode Description Input Speaker Source Layout Dolby Pro Logic IIx*7 Dolby Pro Logic II PL Mo v i e PL Mu s i c PL Game PL x Mo v i e PL x Mu s i c PL x Game Dolby Pro Logic IIx expands any 2-channel source for 7.1-channel playback. It provides a very natural and seamless surround-sound experience that fully envelops the listener. As well as music and movies, video games can also benefit from the dramatic spatial effects and vivid imaging. If you're not using any surround back 4 speakers, Dolby Pro Logic II will be used instead of Dolby Pro Logic IIx. • Dolby PLIIx Movie Use this mode with any stereo or Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) movie (e.g., TV, DVD, VHS). • Dolby PLIIx Music Use this mode with any stereo or Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) music source (e.g., CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD). • Dolby PLIIx Game Use this mode with video games, especially those that bear the Dolby Pro Logic II logo. 9$/ • Dolby PLIIx Movie • Dolby PLIIx Music These modes use the Dolby Pro Logic IIx modes to expand 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-channel playback. % ) 7 Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height PL z He i gh t Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height is designed to more effectively use existing program material when height channel speaker outputs are present. Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height can be used to upmix a variety of sources from movies and music, but are particularly well-suited to upmix game content. 4 % ' ( ) # Dolby EX Do l b y EX Do l b y D EX These modes expand 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback. They're especially suited to Dolby EX soundtracks that include a matrix-encoded surround back channel. The additional channel adds an extra dimension and provides an enveloping surround sound experience, perfect for rotating and fly-by sound effects. % ) 7 Listening Mode DTS Neo:6 Ne o : 6 C i n ema Ne o : 6 Mu s i c Neo : 6 Audyssey DSX*8 Au d y s s e y DSX Turning On & Basic Operations Description Input Speaker Source Layout This mode expands any 2-channel source for up to 7.1-channel playback. It uses seven full-bandwidth channels of matrix decoding for matrix-encoded material, providing a very natural and seamless surround sound experience that fully envelops the listener. • DTS Neo:6 Cinema 4 Use this mode with any stereo movie (e.g., TV, DVD, VHS). • DTS Neo:6 Music Use this mode with any stereo music source (e.g., CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD). 9$/ • DTS Neo:6 This mode uses DTS Neo:6 to expand 5.1channel sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback. % ) 7 • Audyssey DSX % Audyssey DSX® is a scalable system that adds new speakers to improve surround impression. Starting with a 5.1 system Audyssey DSX first adds Wide channels ' ( ) for the biggest impact on envelopment. Research in human hearing has proven that information from the Wide channels is much more critical in the presentation of a realistic soundstage than Back Surround channels found in traditional 7.1 systems. Audyssey DSX then creates a pair of Height channels to reproduce the next most important acoustical and perceptual cues. In addition to these new Wide and Height channels, Audyssey DSX applies Surround Envelopment Processing to enhance the blend between the front and surround channels. # C En-42