I believe I’ve been more than patient considering it isn’t my job to teach anybody anything. I guess I’m just be filled with the holiday spirit. The manual contains the sound modes applicable to various signals. If one is confounding you when playing a certain disc, contact Denon.
I never
expected you to
teach me anything -- please do not misunderstand. You
have been patient, and I was appreciative from the very beginning of the thread (you can go back and see where I specifically thanked you each and every time you assisted me). I merely wanted some "breathing room" here as I asked more questions because it seemed like I was beginning to ruffle your feathers, which was NOT my intention, whether this is believed or not. I was merely asking for some patience because, again, I am coming from an amplifier that was made and sold in 2007, so things are VERY different to me (I've explained this ad nauseum already).
The problem with the manual is that I don't really understand the layout and explanations of a lot of things, and I'm far from the first individual who has mentioned this issue with Denon manuals. Referring back to it isn't helpful when I am viewing a certain disc and not understanding why the receiver is behaving the way it is.
If I have disturbed you to the point that you feel as though you need to guide me towards the manual now, I apologize -- but that was NEVER my intention. Again, I do appreciate the assistance you have provided thus far, and I do acknowledge that you are one of the first people online to be able to answer my questions about how the upmixers work in a 5.1 system and why certain sampling frequencies of discs make the AVR react a certain way. I thank you -- and have thanked you in the past -- for that.
Because of the aggravation this has caused me, I am contemplating packing this unit up and going back to my old Onkyo; it worked better and much simpler for our 5.1 system, and I like its aesthetics/control layouts better, to say nothing of the way I believe the Onkyo sounds "stronger."