Listening Mode Setup
Description listening mode parametersDolby D THX Surround EX
This setting allows you to set whether or not Dolby Digital sources
Subwooferwill be played back using THX Surround EX when a surround
Set this to Off if you are not using a subwoofer (even if one isback speaker is connected.
connected). If No is selected for the Subwoofer setting in theAuto: Automatically outputs signals with EX-identifying
Speaker Config sub-menu, then this setting will not appear.signals using THX Surround EX.
On: Outputs using THX Surround EX regardless of whether or
Re-EQnot the signal contains EX identifiers.
Depending on the listening mode, you can either turn Re-EQ on orOff: Does not output using THX Surround EX regardless of
off.whether or not the signal contains EX identifiers (Dolby D is
Re-EQ: Re-EQ (re-equalization) takes the edginess orused).
brightness out of your home cinema sound to compensate forHowever, if the surround channel is monaural or nonexistent, the
the fact that sound mixed for theaters may sound too brightplayback is made using normal THX regardless of the above
when played back through speakers in the home environment.setting. For THX Surround EX playback, Dolby D THX Surround
On: Select to turn on the re-equalization filter.EX is displayed for the listening mode.
Off: Select to turn off the re-equalization filter.
DTS THX Surround EX
Surround SpeakersThis setting allows you to set whether or not DTS sources will be
This setting allows you to decide which speakers to output to whenplayed back using the THX Surround EX when a surround back
speaker is connected.
surround back speakers are connected and you are playing back a
5.1-channel source.On: Outputs using THX Surround EX regardless of whether or
not the signal contains ES identifiers.
Surround L/R: This outputs the sound to the surround left and
right speakers as normal and outputs nothing to the surroundOff: Does not output using THX Surround EX regardless of
back speaker.whether or not the signal contains ES identifiers (DTS is used).
Surround Back: This outputs the sound to the surround backHowever, if the surround channel is monaural or nonexistent, the
speakers and outputs nothing to the surround left and rightplayback is made using normal DTS regardless of the above
speakers. This setting can only be selected when two surroundsetting. For THX Surround EX playback, DTS THX Surround EX
back speakers are connected to the DTR-7.1.is displayed for the listening mode.
Sur L/R+Back: This outputs the sound to both the surround left
and right speakers and the surround back speaker.Front Effect
Some live recordings contain acoustic reverberation. When you
Dolby D 6.1play these sources, more reverberation will be applied by the DSP,
This setting allows you to set whether or not Dolby Digital sourcescreating too much reverb effects and the sound loses frame or
presence. In this case, set this setting to Off. No reverberation
will be played back using the matrix 6.1-channel output when a
surround back speaker is connected.from the DSP will be applied to the sound output from the three
front channels, so the sound source is be played as it is without any
Auto: Automatically outputs signals with EX-identifying
signals using 6.1-channel Dolby Digital.further reverberation.
On: Outputs using 6.1-channel Dolby Digital regardless of
whether or not the signal contains EX identifiers.
Off: Does not output using 6.1-channel Dolby DigitalEffect Level
regardless of whether or not the signal contains EX identifiers
(Dolby D is used).This parameter allows you to adjust the strength of sound effects to
However, if the surround channel is monaural or nonexistent, thematch the playback source material, the acoustics of your room,
and such other factors. This can be set to Low, Mid-low,
playback is made using normal Dolby Digital regardless of the
above setting. For Dolby Digital 6.1-channel playback, Dolby D 6.1Middle, Mid-high, or High.
is displayed for the listening mode.
Room Size
DTS-ESThis parameter allows you set virtual hall size to simulate for each
surround mode. You can choose from Large, Mid-Large,
This setting allows you to set whether or not DTS sources will beMiddle, Mid-Small, or Small.
played back using the matrix 6.1-channel (DTS-ES) output when a
surround back speaker is connected.
Auto: Automatically outputs signals with ES-identifying
signals using DTS-ES playback.
On: Outputs using DTS-ES playback regardless of whether or
not the signal contains ES identifiers.
Off: Does not output using DTS-ES playback regardless of
whether or not the signal contains ES identifiers (DTS is used).
However, if the surround channel is monaural or nonexistent, the
playback is made using normal DTS regardless of the above setting.
For DTS-ES playback, DTS-ES is displayed for the listening mode.
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