Understanding the Multi-Channel Surround Displays
Playback channel display
The display shows which channels are being played back and which speakers are being used. The letters (L, C, R, etc.) light
to show the channels being played back. The boxes around the letters light to show which speakers are being used. The
display varies depending on the number of speakers connected ("Speaker Setup and Playback Channel Display" column).
This unit also displays the number of channels in the input signal ("Input Channel Display" column).
Although the table below shows almost all of the configurations available from multi channel surround signals, the ones
marked "
" are the most common.
Recording
Format
Input Channel Display
(Front/Rear)
DOLBY DIGITAL [1/0]
dts [1/0]
1/0
MPEG [1/0]
DOLBY DIGITAL [2/0]
2/0*
dts [2/0]
MPEG [2/0]
DOLBY DIGITAL [3/0]
dts [3/0]
3/0
MPEG [3/0]
DOLBY DIGITAL [2/1]
dts [2/1]
2/1
MPEG [2/1]
DOLBY DIGITAL [3/1]
dts [3/1]
3/1
MPEG [3/1]
DOLBY DIGITAL [2/2]
dts [2/2]
2/2
MPEG [2/2]
DOLBY DIGITAL [3/2]
dts [3/2]
3/2
MPEG [3/2]
DOLBY DIGITAL [2/0]
2/0**
dts [2/0]
MPEG [2/0]
DOLBY PRO LOGIC
LINEAR PCM**
ANALOG STEREO
* Without Pro Logic
** When Pro Logic is ON or a "CINEMA" or "VIRTUAL" sound field is selected.
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Speaker Setup and Playback Channel Display
All speakers
Rear speakers
present
absent
a
a
DIGITAL
C
DIGITAL
C
DTS
DTS
C
MPEG
MPEG
L
R
L
L
R
L
DTS
DTS
L
R
L
MPEG
MPEG
a
a
DIGITAL
L
C
R
DIGITAL
L
L
C
R
L
DTS
DTS
L
C
R
L
MPEG
MPEG
a
a
DIGITAL
L
R
DIGITAL
L
S
L
R
L
DTS
S
DTS
L
R
L
MPEG
S
MPEG
a
a
DIGITAL
L
C
R
DIGITAL
L
S
L
C
R
L
DTS
S
DTS
L
C
R
L
MPEG
S
MPEG
a
DIGITAL
L
R
a
DIGITAL
L
LS
RS
LS
L
R
L
DTS
LS
RS
DTS
LS
L
R
L
MPEG
LS
RS MPEG
LS
a
a
DIGITAL
L
C
R
DIGITAL
L
LS
RS
LS
L
C
R
L
DTS
LS
RS
DTS
LS
L
C
R
L
MPEG
LS
RS MPEG
LS
L
C
R
L
PRO LOGIC
S
PRO LOGIC
L
C
R
L
DTS
S
DTS
L
C
R
L
MPEG
S
MPEG
L
C
R
L
PRO LOGIC
S
PRO LOGIC
L
R
L
L
R
L
Center speaker
Rear/center
speakers absent
absent
a
a
C
DIGITAL
C
DIGITAL
C
C
DTS
DTS
C
C
MPEG
MPEG
R
L
R
R
L
R
DTS
DTS
R
L
R
MPEG
MPEG
a
a
C
R
DIGITAL
L
C
R
DIGITAL
C
R
L
C
R
DTS
DTS
C
R
L
C
R
MPEG
MPEG
a
a
R
DIGITAL
L
R
DIGITAL
S
S
R
L
R
S
DTS
S
DTS
R
L
R
S
MPEG
S
MPEG
a
a
C
R
DIGITAL
L
C
R
DIGITAL
S
S
C
R
L
C
R
S
DTS
S
DTS
C
R
L
C
R
S
MPEG
S
MPEG
R
a
DIGITAL
L
R
a
DIGITAL
RS
LS
RS
R
L
R
RS
DTS
LS
RS
DTS
R
L
R
RS MPEG
LS
RS MPEG
a
a
C
R
DIGITAL
L
C
R
DIGITAL
RS
LS
RS
C
R
L
C
R
RS
DTS
LS
RS
DTS
C
R
L
C
R
RS MPEG
LS
RS MPEG
C
R
L
C
R
S
PRO LOGIC
S
PRO LOGIC
C
R
L
C
R
S
DTS
S
DTS
C
R
L
C
R
S
MPEG
S
MPEG
C
R
L
C
R
S
PRO LOGIC
S
PRO LOGIC
R
L
R
R
L
R
C
C
C
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
C
R
L
C
R
L
C
R
L
R
S
L
R
S
L
R
S
L
C
R
S
L
C
R
S
L
C
R
S
L
R
LS
RS
L
R
LS
RS
L
R
LS
RS
L
C
R
LS
RS
L
C
R
LS
RS
L
C
R
LS
RS
L
C
R
S
L
C
R
S
L
C
R
S
L
C
R
S
L
R
L
R