JBL Synthesis owner manual Advanced Music Operations, Switching to the Music System

2.2Advanced Music Operations

As we have discussed the Music System is virtually a “system-within-the-system”, and can operate separately from the Cinema Mode. Within the Music System, there are a number of adjustments you can make directly from your Remote Controller.

2.2.1 Switching to the Music System

Most listeners prefer to listen to Music in its classic “stereo” modality. This gives the perception that the listener is sitting in front of a bandstand, and that all of the sound is coming from the front of the room, where the band is visualized to be. To switch to this “pure stereo” mode, press the BYPASS button, which shuts off the Center Speaker and the Ambient Surrounds, thereby muting all of the Surround effects and engages the music speakers.

Of course, other listeners like the sensation of being “inside the music”. With the Center Speaker engaged and the Ambients playing, it can feel as if you are in the middle of the orchestra. For this experience, do not press BYPASS.

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