ADJUSTING DELAY TIME
Sounds from the surround speakers are reproduced a split second after the front speakers for the effect of “depth”. This delay time, as well as that for the center speaker, can be adjusted.
1Play the Dolby Surround sound.
See “Playing Dolby Surround sound” (page 21).
2Press MANUAL SELECT repeatedly on the remote
control to select the delay time to adjust.
“C XmS”: delay time setting for center speaker
“S XmS” : delay time setting for surround speakers
3Press rf or gt to adjust the delay time.
[Center speaker]
Adjust the delay time so that screen dialog are heard clearly and naturally.
The default is 0 milliseconds (no delay). Adjust between 0 and 5 ms in 1 ms steps.
[Surround speakers]
Adjust the delay time to suit your preference.
Dolby Digital
The default is 5 ms. Adjust between 0 and 15 ms in 5 ms steps.
Dolby Pro Logic
The default is 20 ms. Adjust between 15 and 30 ms in 5 ms steps.
NOTE
•Adjustment of the delay time setting in Dolby Digital affects that of Dolby Pro Logic, and vice versa. Surround speaker delay time in Dolby Digital of 0 ms, 5 ms, 10 ms, and 15 ms, correspond to 15 ms, 20 ms, 25 ms and 30 ms in Dolby Pro Logic, respectively.
•Delay time adjustment is available only for speakers that are activated (i.e., no center speaker adjustment in the Phantom mode and no surround speaker adjustment in the 3 Stereo mode).
ADJUSTING DYNAMIC RANGE
In Dolby Digital, dynamic range between soft and loud sounds can be adjusted to suit your desired playback volume. Dynamic range adjustment is not available for Dolby Pro Logic.
1Play the Dolby Digital sound.
See “Playing Dolby Surround sound” (page 21).
2Hold down a SET until “MIDNIGHT THEATER” appears on the display.
3Press f or g to select the desired mode.
[MIN]
Minimum dynamic range compression. Enjoy the full dynamic range of the sound track as experienced in a movie theater.
[STD]
Standard dynamic range compression recommended by the software producers when playing back at home. Default.
[MAX]
Maximum dynamic range compression. Keeps soft sounds and dialogs intelligible even with the overall volume turned down. Select this mode when you have to keep the volume low, for example, when playing back late at night.
NOTE
a SET acts as the pause button during recording.
