Onkyo HT-r591 - Manuel (Page 31)

Turning On & Basic Operations
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About Listening Modes
The AV receiver’s listening modes can transform your
listening room into a movie theater or concert hall, with
high fidelity and stunning surround sound.
■ Explanatory Notes
Front speakers
Center speaker
Surround speakers
Surround back speakers
Front high speakers
Subwoofer
Input Source
The following audio formats are supported by the listening
mode. Speaker Layout
The illustration shows which speakers are activated in each
channel. See “Sp Config (Speaker Configuration)” for the
speaker setup (
➔ page 42 ).
This is mono (monophonic) sound.
This is stereo (stereophonic) sound. Two
independent audio signal channels are reproduced
through two speakers.
This is 5.1-channel surround sound. This surround
system has five main channels of sound and a sixth
subwoofer channel (called the point-one channel).
This is 7.1-channel surround sound. This is a further
sound enhancement to 5.1-channel sound with two
additional speakers that provide greater sound
envelopment and more accurate positioning of
sounds.
This is DTS-ES surround sound. This surround
system can produce a discrete or a matrix-encoded
sixth channel from existing DTS 5.1 encoded
material.
This is Dolby Digital EX surround sound. This
provides a center back surround channel from 5.1-
channel sources.