Pioneer VSX-1121-K User Manual

Auto Surround, ALC and Stream Direct with different input

signal formats

The following charts show what you will hear with different input signal formats, depending on the
Stream Direct mode (see Using Stream Direct on page 37 ) you have selected.

Stereo (2 channel) signal formats

Input signal format

Auto Surround / ALC /

DIRECT

PURE DIRECT

Surround Back speaker(s): Connected

Dolby Digital Surround

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

DTS Surround

Neo:6 CINEMA

Other stereo sources

Stereo playback

Analog sources

As above

ANALOG DIRECT (stereo)

PCM sources

As above

PCM DIRECT

DVD-A sources

As above

SACD sources

As above

Stereo playback

Surround Back speaker(s): Not connected

Dolby Digital Surround

Pro Logic II MOVIE

DTS Surround

Neo:6 CINEMA

Other stereo sources

Stereo playback

Analog sources

As above

ANALOG DIRECT (stereo)

PCM sources

As above

PCM DIRECT

DVD-A sources

As above

SACD sources

As above

Stereo playback

Additional information

Multichannel signal formats

Input signal format

Auto Surround / ALC

PURE DIRECT / DIRECT

Surround Back speaker(s): Connected

Dolby Digital EX (6.1 channel flagged)

Dolby TrueHD EX (6.1 channel flagged)

Dolby Digital EX

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

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Dolby Digital EX

Pro Logic IIx MOVIE

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DTS-HD Master Audio ES (6.1 channel

flagged)

DTS-ES (Matrix)

DTS-ES (6.1 channel sources/6.1 channel

flagged)

DTS-ES (Matrix/Discrete)

DTS sources (5.1 channel encoding)

Straight decoding

DTS-HD sources

As above

Other 5.1/6.1/7.1 channel sources

As above

Surround Back speaker(s): Not connected

DVD-A sources/Multi-ch PCM

Straight decoding

SACD sources (5.1 channel encoding)

As above

Other 5.1/6.1/7.1 channel sources

As above

a Unavailable with only one surround back speaker connected.