Audio Menu

4:3 LB (Letter Box)

Select this option for a standard aspect ratio TV. 4:3 aspect ratio programs fill the screen. Wide-screen video images are displayed full- width with black letterbox masks inserted top and bottom.

4:3 PS (Pan/Scan)

Select this option for a standard aspect ratio TV. 4:3 aspect ratio programs fill the screen. Wide-screen video images enlarged to fill the screen vertically, cutting off portions of the left and right sides.

Picture Source

This setting optimizes the picture for film or video source material.

VIDEO (Normal): Optimized for video source material without rapid motion.

VIDEO (Action): Optimized for video source material with rapid motion.

FILM: Optimized for film source images.

AUTO: Automatically recognizes film or video source material and adjusts the picture accordinly. This is the default mode and pro- vides the best overall performance for the widest range of DVD material.

Screen Saver

TV Monitors can be easily damaged if a static image is displayed for a long time. The Screen Saver feature automatically darkens the screen when a still image (such as a DVD menu) is displayed for five minutes.

ON: Activates the automatic screen saver function.

OFF: Disables the screen saver function.

MP3/JPEG

Some discs contain both MP3 audio and JPEG images. This setting determines which of the two is played.

MP3: Select this option to play MP3 files.

JPEG: Select this option to play JPEG files.

There are five items on the Audio Menu to tailor the audio performance of the system. These adjustments can also be made from the front panel and/or remote control as described in the Comprehensive Setup and Sound Settings sections of the manual.

L/R Balance

The BAL item allows you to adjust the left/right balance of the front speakers with a range of L –21 to Center and Center to R –21.

•CENTER: The standard setting with the sound balanced equally between the two front speakers.

•L (–):Settings indicated by an L followed by a negative number indicate that the volume of the left speaker is reduced and the sound shifted towards the right.

•R (–):Settings indicated by an R followed by a negative number indicate that the volume of the right speaker is reduced and the sound shifted towards the left.

Bass

Adjust the low frequency response of the sys- tem over a range of –10 to +10. A setting of 0 is flat response with no cut or boost.

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Treble

Adjust the high frequency response of the system over a range of –10 to +10. A setting of 0 is flat response with no cut or boost.

LFE Attenuation

This setting provides an option to reduce the level of the Dolby Digital and DTS Low Fre- quency Effects (LFE) channel from its normal setting if you hear bass distortion.

•0dB: The normal setting, reproduces the LFE channel at its full level.

•–10dB:Reduces the level of the LFE channel by 10 decibels.

NOTE: The LFE attenuation setting has no ef- fect with any input signal other than Dolby Digital or DTS.

Dynamic Range Compression

Dolby Digital recordings are capable of wide dynamic range (the difference between the soft- est and loudest sounds). In some cases, this may tax amplifiers and/or speakers. In other cases, you may want to reduce the dynamic range when listening at low volume levels.

•MID: slightly reduced dynamic range, roughly comparable to the signal from a compact disc

•MAX: more heavily reduced dynamic range, but still comparable to the signal from a typical VHS Hi-Fi recording.

•OFF: full dynamic range; no compression

NOTE: The Dynamic Range Compression fea- ture ONLY affects Dolby Digital signals.