Owner's Manual

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Appendix
Listening Mode Effects
In alphabetical order
 AllCh Stereo
This mode is ideal for background music. Stereo sound is played through the
surround speakers as well as the front speakers, creating a stereo image.
 Atmos
Since this mode calculates the positional data of audio recorded in Dolby Atmos
audio in real-time and outputs it from appropriate speakers, you can enjoy the
natural and stereophonic sound eld of Dolby Atmos with any speaker layout
including connection of only front speakers. Also, the Dolby Atmos sound design
can be reproduced more faithfully by connecting surround back speakers or
height speakers. You can select this mode when inputting the Dolby Atmos
audio format.
Unlike existing surround systems, Dolby Atmos does not rely on channels, but
rather enables the accurate placement of sound objects that have independent
motion in a 3D space with even greater clarity. Dolby Atmos is an optional
audio format for Blu-ray Discs and achieves a more stereophonic sound eld by
introducing a sound eld above the listener.
According to the speaker layout, the following listening modes are displayed.
– Atmos 2.0/2.1: When only front speakers are installed
– Atmos 3.0/3.1: When front speakers and center speaker are installed
– Atmos 4.0/4.1: When front speakers and surround speakers are
installed
– Atmos 5.0/5.1: When front speakers, center speaker and surround
speakers are installed
– Atmos 6.0/6.1: When front speakers, surround speakers and surround
back speakers are installed
– At m o s 7.0 / 7.1: When front speakers, center speaker, surround speakers
and surround back speakers are installed
– Atmos 2.0.2/2.1.2: When front speakers and height speakers are
installed
– Atmos 3.0.2/3.1.2: When front speakers, center speaker and height
speakers are installed
– Atmos: Selectable in the "4.1.2 ch", "5.1.2 ch", "6.1.2 ch", "7.1.2 ch",
"4.1.4 ch", "5.1.4 ch", "6.1.4 ch" or "7.1.4 ch" setting with surround speakers
and height speakers installed.
• To enable transfer of this audio format, connect via an HDMI cable and set
the audio output on the player to Bitstream output.
• When "Speaker Virtualizer" ( →p137) is set to "Off" (Default: On), modes
other than
Atmos cannot be selected.
 DD (Dolby Audio - DD)
This mode faithfully reproduces the sound design recorded in the Dolby Digital
audio format.
Dolby Digital is a multi-channel digital format developed by Dolby Laboratories,
Inc. and is widely adopted for use in movie production. It is also a standard audio
format for DVD-Video and Blu-ray Discs. It is possible to record a maximum of
5.1 channels on a DVD-Video or Blu-ray Disc; two front channels, one center
channel, two surround channels, and the LFE channel dedicated to the bass
region (sound elements for the subwoofer).
• To enable transfer of this audio format, connect via a digital cable and set the
audio output on the player to Bitstream output.
 DD+ (Dolby Audio - DD+)
This mode faithfully reproduces the sound design recorded in the Dolby Digital
Plus audio format.
The Dolby Digital Plus format has been improved based on Dolby Digital,
increasing the number of channels and endeavoring to improve sound quality
by giving more exibility in data bit rates. Dolby Digital Plus is an optional audio
format based on 5.1 ch for Blu-ray Discs. It is possible to record a maximum of
7.1 channels with additional channels such as the surround back channel.
• To enable transfer of this audio format, connect via an HDMI cable and set
the audio output on the player to Bitstream output.