Denon AVR-3808CI User Manual



Shift sound image center to front or rear, to adjust playback balance.

 

 

 

 

Adjust delay time to control sound stage size.

Switch effect signal for multi-surround speakers on and off.

Adjust effect signal level.

Determine size of acoustic environment.

Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels for wider 
sound.

 

Set  to  a  lower  level  if  the  positioning  and  sense  of  phase  of  the 
surround signals seems unnatural.

“Room Size” does not indicate the size of the room in which sources 
are played.

 

 

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1: This can be selected when “Surround Back” is set to “2spkrs” 

at the GUI menu “Manual Setup” – “Speaker Setup” – “Speaker 
Configuration” setting (vpage 28).

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2: This can be selected when “Surround Back” is set to “2spkrs” 

or “1spkr” at the GUI menu “Manual Setup” – “Speaker Setup” 
–“Speaker Configuration” setting.

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3: This can be selected when playing DTS sources.

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4: This  can  be  selected  when  playing  DTS  sources  including  a 

discrete 6.1-channel signal identification signal.

 

Auto-select surround mode by source.
This function only works for software containing a special identification 
signal.
If the software being played is recorded in Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES, 
it is played in 6.1-channels. If not, it is played in 5.1-channels.

• When “AFDM” is set to “ON”, the surround mode is automatically 

set to the DOLBY D + PLgx C mode.

• To play in the DOLBY DIGITAL EX mode, set “AFDM” to “OFF” and 

“SB CH Out” to “MTRX ON”.

Some Dolby Digital EX sources do not include EX flags. If the playback 
mode  does  not  switch  automatically  even  when  “AFDM”  is  set  to 
“ON”, set “SB CH Out” to “MTRX ON” or “PLIIx CINEMA”.

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Select playback mode for surround back channels.

 

(for 2-channel sources)

Determine whether to use surround back speakers.

Soften  the  treble  range  of  movie  soundtracks  for  better 
understanding.

Compress dynamic range (difference between loud and soft sounds).

Adjust the low-frequency effects level (LFE).

Assign center channel signal to front left and right channels for wider 
sound.

Assign front L/R signal also to surround channels, for wider sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When  playing  DTS  sources,  this  is  only  displayed  for  compatible 
software.

For proper playback of the different program sources, we recommend 
setting to the values below.
• Dolby Digital sources:  “0 dB”
• DTS movie sources:  “0 dB”
• DTS music sources:  “–10 dB”

Compress dynamic range (difference between loud and soft sounds).

 

 

 

 

This can be set in the Dolby TrueHD mode.