MSB Technology DVD Audio Player user manual Home Theater with Blended Mono Stereo Subs

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Home Theater - with Blended Mono

and Stereo Subs

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Here side channels are derived from the front and rear on each side. The percent of front and rear are adjusted using the Main Trim pots. The 6 dB cut equalizes the levels.

Home Theater - with Blended Sides

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Center Channel Downmixing

Center channel issues are special. The center channel was first developed by Dolby to allow voices to sound like they were coming from the characters in a movie watched on a small TV set. With a stereo system and small TV, the voice track moved back and forth with the action. The sound stage of the audio system was perhaps 6 feet wide but the TV only 2 foot wide. The characters did not stay in the picture. In such a case, a center channel is useful. Now we consider a wide screen home theater with a projector and large screen. Now the audio and video stages match and a center speaker focuses the voices right in the center of the screen even when they are not. In this case elimination of the center speaker is advantageous.

There are two ways to downmix the center channel. First, by going into the Player setup menu, the center speaker can be turned off. The center track is downmixed into the front channels. A better way is by using the AUX channels. The center is blended with the fronts right at the output. The center output is not used and can be used as a second sub channel. The big advantage with this setup, is that the center

Home Theater - with Downmixed Center

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Contents Super DVD Audio Player Contents Player Settings using the On Screen Menus IEEE1394 Setup Or Projector. It is a complete system. If Burn-In Unique Features and Unprecedented PerformancePreamp Upgrade Features Using the remote controls Disc/Content Format Playback CompatibilityDVD-Video regions Enhanced Audio system System Design and ConnectionsStand alone system Add to a complex home theater Enhanced Home Theater DesignVideo Outputs Rear Panel DetailsInputs MSB Network Analog Audio OutputsDigital Audio Outputs IEEE1394 Network Creating an IEEE1394 networkFront Panel Controls DisplayComplete Remote Remote controlsSimple Volume Remote Page Player Setup Eight Channel Audio Configuration Stereo Standard ConfigurationSetup Operations Configuration OptionsStereo Bi Amp Configuration Stereo Tri Amp ConfigurationConfiguration Home Theater StandardHome Theater with Blended Mono Stereo Subs Home Theater with Blended SidesHome Theater with Downmixed Center Center Channel DownmixingMaster Slave Mode Home Theater with Center RearPlayer Settings using the On Screen Menus Switching onUsing the on-screen displays Setting up with the Setup NavigatorFront panel and small remote controls Playing discsBasic playback controls DVD disc menusFAQ Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Using the Multi DialIntroduction Scanning discsUsing repeat play Using random playFrame advance/frame reverse Looping a section of a discOther functions available from the program menu Creating a program listEditing a program list Switching subtitles Switching DVD-Video audio languageSwitching DVD-RW audio channel Switching DVD-Audio audio channelAudio Settings Menu Video Settings MenuUsing the Initial Settings menu Digital Audio Out settingsCreating your own presets Digital Out Default setting OnVideo Output settings Language settingsDisplay settings OptionsAuto Disc Menu Default setting On Group Playback Default setting SingleDVD Playback Mode Default setting DVD-Audio Bonus GroupSacd Playback Default setting 2ch Area CD Playback Default setting PCM PlaybackAudio Output Mode Default 2 Channel SpeakersIEEE1394 Setup Additional InformationAbout the audio output settings Screen sizes and disc formatsWidescreen TV users Standard TV usersGlossary Language code listSelecting languages using the language code list Troubleshooting No sound out of the 8 analog outputsScreen is stretched or aspect does not change IEEE1394 troubleshooting IEEE1394-related messagesUpgrades and Modifications Limited WarrantyCare and Placement of the Player