I have a 3803 (I think that's the number) and as I recall those additional two channels are there so you can switch between them and the 'regular' rear channels--the manual makes a distinction between movie and cd sound. I agree with those who say read the manual--even though you already have. There is SO much material and they are poorly written that I have read parts of mine 10 times before I 'got' it....and I have been in hifi a long time. I am not aware of true discrete dvds, but I don't pay any attention to video. SACD's are 5.1 at most. good luck!
Surround Speaker Confusion with Denon Receiver
Hope someone can clear this up for me. I have a Denon AVR 3300, 5.1 receiver. It actually has 2 side channel speaker connections (left and right side) but it also has 2 additional side channel connections so you could actually have a 7.1 configuration. My question is this, does anyone know if the 2 additional connections are discrete rear left and right signal channels or are they just receiving the same side signal as the 2 side channels, in other words is this a true 7.1 reciever or just a 5.1 reciever with extra side channel channels? Thank you for clearing this up for me.
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