Technics SC-DV170 manual Enjoying surround sound, Features Software, Changing sound field

Enjoying surround sound

The following chart gives a summary of this unit’s surround features. It also shows additional features that can be used to enhance your listening enjoyment.

Note

³None of the features are effective when headphones are used or when radio is selected as the source.

³You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these surround systems and effects are used with some sources. If this occurs, either turn the surround system or effect off or reduce the level of the effect.

quality

Surround system

DOLBY DIGITAL

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Features	Software
³Dolby Digital is a discrete 5.1 (6) channel	DVDs encoded with Dolby Digital can be
surround system developed for cinema	identified with this mark.
use. The sound signals in Dolby Digital
format are compressed to 1/10 their
original size, allowing an entire movie to
be recorded on a single DVD.
³This unit automatically recognizes DVDs
that have been recorded with Dolby
Digital.
³Not all Dolby Digital sources are
recorded with 5.1 (6) channels.
Some sources marked Dolby Digital may
be recorded in Dolby Surround, a 2
channel system.

Changing sound field and

DOLBY PRO LOGIC

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SUPER	MOVIE
SURROUND
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	MUSIC

SIMULATED STEREO

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³Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding system that was developed to get a better sense of presence from sources encoded with Dolby Surround. Positioning has been improved by the addition of a separate center speaker channel.

³This unit has built-in Dolby Pro Logic circuitry.

³This mode adds surround effects to movie software that hasn’t been recorded with the above systems. ³In MOVIE mode you can adjust the

volume of the surround speakers to get the best surround effect.

This mode adds surround effects to stereo sources.

This mode adds stereo-like effects to monaural sources.

Software encoded with Dolby Surround can be identified with this mark.

³DVD

³Video CD ³CD ³Laser Disc ³Video tape

Any stereo sound source except for radio. ³DVD

³Video CD ³CD ³Cassette tape ³Laser Disc ³Video tape

Any monaural sound source except for radio.

³DVD

³Video CD ³CD ³Cassette tape ³Laser Disc ³Video tape

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Amplifier modes	(On the tuner/amplifier)
When using the above surround systems (except for SIMULATED STEREO), the	Surround mode	TRI-AMP mode (stereo)
amplifier is automatically switched to the surround mode.
In all other cases, the TRI-AMP mode (stereo) is engaged. In this mode, three
separate amplifiers are used to drive the three sections (LOW, MID, and HIGH) of
the two front speakers.