Philips MX3600 warranty Surround Sound Options, Selecting Surround Sound

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For proper Surround Sound, you must connect the speakers correctly and select the right sound source mode. See page 13 and your separate Quick- Use Guide for details.

The Center and Surround speakers operate only when the DVD Home Cinema System is set to surround sound mode. The source you are playing (DVDs, Tuner, etc.) must be recorded or broadcast in Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Pro Logic surround sound.

Stereo broadcasts or recordings will produce some surround sound effects when played in a surround mode. However, monaural (mono) sources will not produce any sound from the surround speakers.

Selecting Surround Sound

Press SURROUND repeatedly to select a surround sound

1 or stereo mode. The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the number of speakers connected and the sound information available on the Disc, etc.

Surround Sound options are:

●Dolby Digital Surround - Also referred to as AC-3, Dolby 5.1, or MPEG Multichannel - delivers a realistic, dynamic sound similar to theater and cinema. Many DVDs are recorded in Dolby Digital Surround.

All five speakers (front left, front right, center, surround left, and surround right) and the Subwoofer of the DVD Home Cinema System must be connected to the DVD Receiver.

●DTS (Digital Theater Systems) Surround - A cinema sur- round sound format that offers superior digital audio perfor- mance. DTS offers more clarity and definition, especially for high- er tones. The better sound quality is a result of the limited sound compression (3:1 instead of 11:1 for Dolby Digital) and 20-bit res- olution.

●Dolby Pro Logic Surround - A specially encoded two-channel analog format that produces sound through four speakers (Front Left, Center, Front Right, and a single/monaural Surround) when using a Dolby Pro Logic Decoder. Dolby Pro Logic Surround is compatible with two-channel (right and left) Stereos, but you will have sound only from two channels (the left and right).

●Matrix - A new surround system that delivers four-channel sur- round sound (Front Left, Front Right, Surround Left, and Surround Right).

●VSS (Virtual Surround Sound) - The ProLogic, MPEG, or Dolby Digital surround sound is processed by a ‘virtualizer’ DSP, adding surround sound when using only the Front (left/right) speakers.

●Stereo - All sound is reproduced and played through the Front left/right speakers. This enables standard stereo reproduction.

 

 

Center Speaker

Front

Subwoofer

Above TV

Front

Speaker

 

Speaker

(Left)

 

(Right)

VIEWING AREA

Rear Speaker

Rear Speaker

(Left Surround)

(Right Surround)

DVD VIDEO DIGITAL SURROUND SYSTEM

STANDBY-ON

PLAY•PAUSE

STOP

PROGRAM

BASS

 

PREV

NEXT

SURROUND

TREBLE

OPEN•CLOSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

VOLUME

PLAY•PAUSE STOP PROGRAM

PREV NEXT SURROUND

1

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Contents MX3600D MX3700D Registration Card within 10 days. So please mail Exclamation point callsModel No Serial No Table of Contents Safety Information InstallationCopyright Protection Federal Communications Commission FCCIntroduction Remote Control Front Panel Rear Panel Connect to a standard AC outletFirst Time Setup Where Do You Start?Antenna Connections Connecting to a TV with a Composite yellow Video In Jack Hookups TVTo hear TV channels through the DVD Home Cinema System Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Video In channelConnecting to a TV with Component Video In Jacks Hookups TV cont’dConnect the DVD Receiver’s Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y Component Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Component VideoConnecting to a TV with an S-Video In jack Turn on the TV and set it to the correct S-Video In chanIt is not necessary to set Video OUT to S-VIDEO Connecting the Speakers Hookups SpeakersConnecting to a TV and Optional Audio Equipment Hookups OptionalConnect the DVD Receiver to a TV as shown on pages Connect the DVD Receiver’s Audio OUT jacks toConnecting to a VCR or Cable/Satellite Box Connect the DVD Receiver’s Audio OUT L/R jacks toAudio in L/R jacks on the VCR Connect the DVD Receiver’s Video OUT jack to the VideoQuick Disc Playback DVD Disc MenusPlayback Features Pausing PlaybackSystem Menu System Menu IconsTo exit, press System Menu or OK Subtitles, Audio Language SubtitlesAudio Language Press System MenuSlow Motion, Searching Slow MotionSearching Title/Chapter Selection, Time Search Title/Chapter SelectionPress System Menu Press or to select Title or Press System Menu to remove the Menu BarStatus, Zoom StatusZoom Angle, Step AngleStep Playback Control, MP3 Features MP3 FeaturesPlayback Control Video CD only Press or to select Press 9 to select PBC on or PBC OFFRepeat, Repeat A-B During DVD playback, press Repeat on the remote to play aDuring Video CD, Audio CD, or MP3 playback, press To resume regular playback, press Repeat A-B againFavorite Track Selection While playback is stopped, press Program on the DVDTV System NTSC, PAL TV Shape Screen Saver, Video Out Screen SaverVideo Out Scart option is not available for this DVD ReceiverDigital Output, Night Mode Night ModeDigital Output Press 9 repeatedly to select z, then pressSpeaker Settings Choose Rear Delay ifWhile playback is stopped, press System MENU. Press Choose Test Tone if youLanguage Settings DVD Audio, Subtitle, and Disc Menu LanguagesPress the Number buttons 0-9 on the remote control to Parental Control LevelsParental will be selected. Press Press 9 or 8 to select a Parental Control Level, then pressParental Control Password, Defaults Parental Control PasswordDefaults Are asked to enter the code for the first timeAudio and Sound Features Adjusting the VolumeAdjusting Bass and Treble Changing Surround Speaker Volume LevelsSurround Sound Options Selecting Surround SoundPress Surround repeatedly to select a surround sound Tuning Radio Stations Selecting Preset Radio StationsRadio Stations Programming Radio StationsSleep Timer Helpful Hints Helpful Hints cont’d Specifications Specifications are subject to change without noticeFront speakers/Surround speaker Center SpeakerGlossary CD Compact Disc audioIndex ZoomLimited Warranty Audio System
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