Cinema 800 - Decoding and Playback Modes

The Cinema 800 features several decoders and playback modes to bring you an extremely high quality sound bar experience.

Incoming Digital Audio Signals the Cinema 800 Will Decode:

• PCM
• LPCM Up to 8 Channels
• AC3 (Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1, Dolby 7.1, Etc.)
• EAC3 (Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1, Dolby 7.1, Etc.)
• Dolby TrueHD
• Dolby Atmos

Playback Modes, Definitions and Recommended Use Cases:

NOTE: The Cinema 800 is a 3.1 bar (5.1 if you have Surround 3 speakers). Using Dolby Technology, we virtualize 4 Atmos speakers to achieve "5.1.4 audio".

• Standard Mode - Atmos mixed to 5.1.4
  • Recommended For: Everyday listening for music, movies and TV shows.
  • This will use Dolby processing filters. This is different than Direct mode below, which will provide exactly what format the source is using.
• Direct Mode - Output format same as source format, up to 5.1.4. Any format exceeding a 5.1.4 signal will downmix to 5.1.4 (4 Atmos speakers virtualized)
  • Recommended For: “Artist intent” playback of movies and TV shows, stereo (2-Channel)
    music playback.
• Movie Mode - Atmos mixed to 5.1.4 (4 Atmos speakers virtualized)
  • Recommended For: Immersive, optimized listening experience for movies
• Music Mode - Atmos mixed to 5.1.4 (4 Atmos speakers virtualized)
  • Recommended For: Immersive, optimized listening experience for music
• Game Mode - Atmos mixed to 5.1.4 (4 Atmos speakers virtualized)
  • Recommended For: Immersive optimized listening experience for gaming
• Party Mode - Mixes audio to "All Channel Stereo".
  • Speaker Channel assignments in Party Mode:
    • Left = Left
    • Right = Right
    • Center = Left + Right
    • Left Surround = Left
    • Right Surround = Right
      • Recommended For: Background/party music from all speakers

NOTE: You can change the playback mode by tapping the "MODE" button on your remote. Keep tapping this button to scroll through the different modes.