HPT-071 - Auto Playback

The simplest, most direct listening option is the AUTO SURROUND feature. With this, the receiver automatically detects what kind of source you’re playing and selects multichannel or stereo playback as necessary.

• Press AUTO/DIRECT repeatedly until AUTO SURROUND shows briefly in the display (it will then show the decoding or playback format). Check the digital format indicators in the display to see how the source is being processed.

NOTE: Stereo surround (matrix) formats are decoded accordingly using NEO:6 CINEMA or DOLBY PLIIx MOVIE (see "Listening in Surround Sound" below for more on these decoding formats).

Listening in Surround Sound

Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to.

• If the source is Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround encoded, the proper decoding format will automatically be selected and shows in the display

When you select STEREO ALC (Auto Level Control stereo mode), this unit equalizes playback sound levels if each sound level varies with the music source recorded in a portable audio player.

When you select STEREO, you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo.

The following modes provide basic surround sound for stereo and multichannel sources:
Explanatory notes:
No: No connected / Yes: Connected / Two: Two speakers are connected / –: Whether connected or no

a. If surround back channel processing (page 23) is switched off, or the surround back speakers are set to NO, DOLBY PLIIx becomes DOLBY PLII (5.1 channel sound).
b. You can also adjust the C.WIDTH, DIMEN., and PNRM. effect (see Setting the Audio options on page 23).
c. You can also adjust the C.IMG effect.
d. This mode can only be selected when surround back channel processing is switched off.
e. You can choose the STEREO mode by using STEREO button.
The audio is heard with your surround settings and you can still use the Midnight, Loudness, Phase Control, Sound Retriever and Tone functions.

NOTE: In modes that give 6.1 channel sound, the same signal is heard from both surround back speakers.

Using the Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround feature creates a variety of surround effects. Try different modes with various soundtracks to see which you like.