Sony MULTI CHANNEL AV RECEIVER STR-DG710 User Manual

 

 

By decoding the surround back signal of DVD 
software (etc.) recorded in Dolby Digital 
Surround EX, DTS-ES Matrix, DTS-ES 
Discrete 6.1, etc., format, you can enjoy the 
surround sound intended by the filmmakers.
Select the surround back decoding mode using 
“SB DEC” on the SUR menu (page 40).
You can also use SUR BACK DECODING on 
the receiver.

x SB AUTO

When the input stream contains the 6.1 
channel decode flag

a)

, the appropriate 

decoding is performed on the surround back 
signal.

x SB ON

To decode the surround back signal regardless 
of the 6.1 channel decode flag

a)

, Dolby Digital 

EX is applied when the output channel is 6.1.

x SB OFF

Surround back decoding is not performed.

a)

A 6.1 channel decode flag is information recorded 
in software such as DVDs.

b)

A Dolby Digital DVD that includes a Surround EX 
flag. The Dolby Corporation web page can help 
you distinguish Surround EX films.

c)

Software encoded with a flag to denote it has both 
DTS-ES Matrix and 5.1 channel signals.

d)

Software encoded with both 5.1 channel signals 
and an extension stream designed for returning 
those signals to 6.1 discrete channels. Discrete 6.1 
channel signals are DVD specific signals not used 
in movie theaters.

• There may be no sound from the surround back 

speaker in Dolby Digital EX mode. Some discs 
have no Dolby Digital Surround EX flag even 
though the packages have Dolby Digital EX logos. 
In this case, select “SB ON”.

• You can select the surround back decoding mode 

only when A.F.D. mode is selected. However, this 
function is canceled when Dolby Pro Logic IIx is 
selected.

Dolby Digital 
5.1

5.1

—

Dolby Digital 
Surround EX

b)

6.1

Matrix decoder that 
conforms to Dolby 
Digital EX

DTS 5.1 

5.1

—

DTS-ES

 

Matrix 6.1

c)

6.1

DTS Matrix decoding

DTS-ES 
Discrete 6.1

d)

6.1

DTS Discrete 
decoding

Dolby Digital 
5.1

6.1

Matrix decoder that 
conforms to Dolby 
Digital EX

Dolby Digital 
Surround EX

b)

6.1

Matrix decoder that 
conforms to Dolby 
Digital EX

DTS 5.1 

6.1

Matrix decoder that 
conforms to Dolby 
Digital EX

DTS-ES

 

Matrix 6.1

c)

6.1

Matrix decoder that 
conforms to Dolby 
Digital EX

DTS-ES 
Discrete 6.1

d)

6.1

Matrix decoder that 
conforms to Dolby 
Digital EX