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Surround .Modes: .

HALL: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .emulates .a .medium . or .large .concert .hall. .It .provides .a .longer .reverber- ation .time .than .other .modes .and .gives .the .effect . that .music .is .heard .at .a .greater .distance .from .the . performers. .It .is .ideal .for .orchestral .classical .music . and .light .orchestral .music, .such .as .that .found .on . many .film .soundtrack .albums, .but .this .mode .will . generally .sound .a .bit .muddy .on .rock .or .pop .music. .

THEATRE: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .simulates .a . room .larger .than .a .club, .and .it .is .intended .to .simu- late .what .you .would .hear .in .the .front .rows .in .a . medium-size .theatre. .The .reverberation .here .is . not .overly .obtrusive, .since .a .theatre .is .intended . for .clarity .of .speech. .This .mode .is .suited .for .opera, . rock, .easy .listening .music, .and .any .music .you . might .hear .in .a .theatre. .

STADIUM: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .provides .a . prominent .“slap .echo,” .emanating .largely .from . the .rear, .and .it .gives .a .lively .effect .especially .on . solo .instruments .such .as .bass .guitar. .This .mode .is . unsuitable .for .speech .as .the .echo .destroys .intelli- gibility. .The .sound .is .“big” .but .slightly .artificial .— .it . is .suitable .for .stadium .rock, .and .other .music .that . one .would .hear .in .a .large .stadium .environment. .

CLUB: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .is .intended .to . simulate .being .fairly .close, .around .10 .feet .away, . in .a .small .intimate .club .setting .with .a .moderate . amount .of .reverberation .that .does .not .destroy . clarity. .The .result .is .a .bit .colored .for .speech .due . to .the .small .room .size, .but .it .is .quite .suitable .for . jazz .groups, .cabaret, .small-venue .rock .‘n .roll, .and .

a.small .disco .venue .where .dance .music .is .played. . This .mode .can .also .be .used .for .classical .chamber . music .and .solo .instrumental .music .of .most .kinds. .

CHURCH: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .simulates .a . large, .spacious .acoustic .space .with .a .very .long . reverberation .time. .It .is .well-suited .to .organ . music, .choral .music, .and .New .Age .music. .It .is .too . reverberant .for .most .other .kinds .of .material, .but .it . is .very .spacious .for .material .it .is .suited .to. .

Natural: .This .mode .enhances .the .basic .ste-

reo .reproduction .by .using .the .inherent .acoustics . recorded .within .the .source .material. .If .the .source . material .was .surround .encoded .or .recorded .in . an .acoustically .oriented .manner .(such .as .a .lot . of .classical .music .and .many .live .recordings) .this . mode .can .provide .truly .spectacular .effects .and .an . enhanced .sense .of .the .space .in .which .the .music .

was .being .performed. .

PARTY: .The .Party .(Five-Channel .Mono) .Mode .con- verts .stereo .input .to .a .mono .signal .which .is .then . distributed .to .the .five .satellite .channels. .

Stereo5: .The .Stereo5 .(Five-Channel .Stereo) .Mode . converts .stereo .input .to .surround .sound. .The .ste- reo .signal .is .distributed .to .the .five .satellite .chan- nels, .creating .a .giant .stereo .image .in .your .listening . space. .

(Please .note .that .the .apparent .effect .of .the . Surround .Mode .can .be .adjusted .by .altering .the . delay .parameters .and .channel .volume .of .the .cen- tre, .surrounds .and .back .channel(s), .using .the . appropriate .menus). .

NOTE: .Remember .there .really .are .no .“correct” . settings .that .will .work .equally .well .for .all .kinds .of . music. .You .may .need .to .adjust .the .parameters .and . mode .depending .on .the .music .material. .

Acknowledgements .

Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. U.S. patent numbers 5,043,970; 5,189,703; and/or 5,222,059. European patent number 0323830. Other U.S. and foreign patents pending. Lucasfilm and THX are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. Surround EX is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used under authorization. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. “DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround” and “Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. Copyright 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.

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