Enjoying sound ﬁeld effects

Sound ﬁeld effects differ depending on input sources. Select the mode you prefer after listening to the actual sound.

Dolby Virtual Speaker

You can enjoy surround effects as if you were listening to

5.1channel sources. (Dolby Pro Logic also works for stereo signals of video, CD, etc.)

Using Dolby Virtual Speaker

	•	The mode switches each time you

Press
		press the button. (➜ below)

REFERENCE	Standard sound effect.
(Standard mode)


WIDE (Wide mode)	Broadens the effect to the left and right.

SFC (Sound Field Control)

You can enjoy more dynamic and broader surround effects when using SFC with Dolby Digital, DTS and stereo signals (video, CD, etc.).

Using SFC (Sound Field Control)

You can enjoy by adding your favorite surround effect to the Dolby Virtual Speaker (➜ above) effect.

Press	•	The mode switches each time you
Press		press the button. (➜ below)

To cancel SFC mode

Press

	MUSIC

LIVE	Sound reﬂection and spread as if
	you were in a large concert hall.

POP/ROCK	Best suited for pop and rock music.

VOCAL	Enhance vocals.

JAZZ	Sound reﬂections as if you were in a
	small Jazz club.

DANCE	Sound spread echoing in a large
	space such as a dance hall.

	MOVIE

NEWS	Best suited for dialogs in news and
	drama movies.

ACTION	Best suited for action movies with
	impact.

STADIUM	Enjoy the feeling of being at a live
	sporting event.

MUSICAL	Enjoy the feeling of being at a live
	musical performance.

GAME	Enjoy games with greater audio
	impact.

MONO	Enjoy older monaural audio movies.

Canceling sound ﬁeld effects

Press

•The surround effects disappear for 2-channel sources such as CD and TV.

•When the input signals are multi-channel LPCM or surround digital signals such as Dolby Digital or DTS, those signals are converged and are output from the left and right front speakers. When you use surround speakers, the surround playback (➜ below) is achieved.

•The condition before the sound field effect is canceled is restored when you turn the unit off/on, switch input sources or plug/unplug the headphones.

When connecting the surround speakers

Surround playback

Multi-channel signals are distributed to the left and right front speakers, and the left and right surround speakers to output.

SFC (Sound Field Control) (➜ left)

Using SFC (Sound Field Control)

Press	•	The mode switches each time you
Press		press the button. (➜ left)

To cancel SFC mode

Press [–SETUP, OFF]. (➜ above)

Dolby Pro Logic

You can enjoy 2-channel sources such as CD with the surround effect.

Using Dolby Pro Logic

Press

To cancel sound ﬁeld effects

Press [–SETUP, OFF]. (➜ above)

Note

•See page 5 about how to display the surround digital signal/ sound field.

•If the input signal is 2-channel, Dolby Virtual Speaker also

works in conjunction by pressing [ PL ]. (Only when not connecting the surround speakers)

•You cannot use Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Pro Logic and SFC when the source contains PCM signals with sampling frequencies of over 48 kHz. They are automatically canceled if those signals are input. To use the effect when playing back

other sources, press [ VIRTUAL SPEAKER], [ PL ] or [SFC MUSIC, MOVIE] again to select.

•You can also press [GAME] on the remote control to select “GAME ” mode (➜ left) of SFC. (➜ page 20)

•When using the surround speakers, Dolby Pro Logic cannot be used for surround signals such as Dolby Digital and DTS, and multi-channel LPCM signals.

•When playing back 7.1-channel LPCM signals, you can enjoy wider sound field effects as if another speaker is added.

You can make the setting without using this effect. (➜ page 22)

Enjoying movies and music

Play

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