Using the Listening Modes
Types of Listening ModesY PLIIx Game
This is the best mode for enjoying games, providing
Listening modes on the DTR-10.5 enable you to enjoy
the best sense of signal movement.
movie theater or concert hall quality sounds in your
Dolby Digital
room. The DTR-10.5 provides the following listening This is a surround mode that will make you feel as if
modes. Before playing a source in optimal sound, be you are sitting in a seat inside a theater or concert hall.
sure to complete the Speaker/Output Setup (See pages This mode can be used with DVDs and LDs with the
88 - 91). mark.
Dolby VS (Dolby Virtual Speaker)
Direct The dynamic surround sound effects speciŢc to 5.1
This mode allows you to enjoy pure sounds straight from channel speakers are reproduced through 2 speakers.
an original source. Every channel of the audio input When combined with ODolby Pro Logic II�/ODTS
source will be output Oas is� to respective channels. NEO:6,� this mode provides 5.1 channel surround
Pure Audio music recorded in 2 channels on CD or MP3 through
only 2 speakers. This mode can also be applied to a sys-
In addition to the Direct mode, playback of music more
tem equipped with more than 2 speakers.
faithful to the original sounds is enabled because the If you are able to use only 2 speakers in a separate room
display window is turned off to minimize noise sources (Zone 2 or Zone 3) or main room B, this mode will let
(the power supply to the video circuitry is also turned you experience truly powerful sounds of a movie, CD or
off, so nothing is displayed on the screen). game through the virtual surround effects. When you
Stereo use this mode with three or more speakers, the speakers
used for output will depend on the input source and
Sounds are output from the right and left front speakers,
and the subwoofer. decoding mode.
Dolby Digital EX/Dolby EX
Mono
This mode enables 6.1 channel playback of music or
This mode is suitable for playing old movies recorded
movies recorded in 5.1 channels. Adding a surround
in monaural sound, or for playing the right and left channel to the backside of 5.1 channel speakers to make
channels separately on bilingual sources. This mode them 6.1 channel speakers will enhance space expres-
also allows you to listen to multiplexed soundtracks on sions that should give you a real feel of moving sounds
DVDs and other sources. such as 360-degree rotation or overhead �ying. Since
sounds on the surround back channel are divided into
Dolby Pro Logic II
the surround left and right channels, this mode also
This mode enables 5.1-channel playback of music and enables conventional 5.1 channel playback. When play-
movies recorded in 2 channels. You can select the Movie
ing DVDs and LDs recorded in 5.1 channels with the
mode, best designed for playing movies, the Music
mark, Dolby Digital EX mode turns on, and when
mode, best designed for listening to music, and the playing other sources, Dolby EX turns on.
Game mode, best suited for enjoying games.
DTS
Y PLII Movie
Sound data that would be of tremendous size if com-
This mode can be used with VHS and DVD videos pletely divided into 5.1 channels are compressed into
with the mark, and certain television
digital data with a status as close as possible to the orig-
programs.inal sounds. Playing in this mode requires a DVD player
Y PLII Music able to output DTS. This mode can be used with CDs,
This mode can be used with stereo music CDs and DVDs and LDs with the mark.
DVD recordings of live concerts.
DTS 96/24
Y PLII Game This is a listening mode available with DTS 96/24. This
This mode can be used with game discs. mode allows you to enjoy delicate sounds.
Dolby Pro Logic IIx DTS-ES Discrete
This mode reproduces in 5.1-7.1 channels music CDs
This is a 6.1 channel surround system based on DTS
and movies recorded in 2 channels. Together with
clearer sounds, you will hear more natural and smoother with a surround back channel added. Since all 6.1 chan-
nels including the added surround back channel are
surround effects than ever before. In addition to CDs
and movies, game sources are played with a dramatic recorded as completely independent digital data, a 3-D
spatial presentation and with sound localization. feeling and a sense of moving sounds are reproduced
And this mode enables 7.1 channel playback of music more clearly. This mode can be used with CDs, DVDs,
and movies recorded in 5.1 channels. You can select the
and LDs with the mark.
PLIIx Movie and PLIIx Music mode.
Y PLIIx Movie
This is the best mode for viewing movies.
Y PLIIx Music
This is the best mode for playing music.
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