Bryston SP2 PREAMP owner manual Appendix a, Changing DTS NEO6 Settings, SP2 Surround Modes

. 3: Panorama. .Mode .extends .the .front .stereo . image .to .include .the .surround .speakers .for .an . exciting .“wrap .around” .effect .with .side .wall . imaging.

PLII. .Music .also .applies .a .mild .high-frequency .shelf . filter .to .the .surround .channels .for .a .more .natural . soundfield. .Auto-balance .is .disabled. .

To. .change .the .PLII .Music .settings: .

. 1: First. .enter .the .main .menu .by .pressing .on .any . one .of .the .menu .buttons .(< .- .> .or .SELECT) .

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. 2: Next.		.move .the .cursor .to .“PLII”. .Hit .‘SELECT’; .
	you .are .now .in .the .‘PLII .Music’ .menu.
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Move.	.the .cursor .to .the .setting .you .want .to .change. .
The .options .are: .
. .	CEN .– .center .width .(0 .to .7; .default .3) . .
. .	DIM .– .dimension .(-3 .to .+3; .default .0) . .

. . PAN .– .panorama .(YES .or .NO; .default .NO) . Hit .‘SELECT’; .you .can .now .change .the .chosen .PLII .

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Changing DTS NEO:6 Settings

Neo .6 .provides .up .to .six .full-band .channels .of . matrix .decoding .from .stereo .matrix .material. .Users . with .6.1 .and .5.1 .systems .will .derive .six .and .five . separate .channels .respectively, .corresponding .to . the .standard .home-theater .speaker .layouts. .(The . “.1” .subwoofer .channel .is .generated .by .bass .man- agement .in .the .preamp .or .receiver.) .Neo:6 .also . offers .a .music .mode .to .expand .stereo .non-matrix . recordings .into .the .five- .or .six-channel .layout, .in .

a.way .which .does .not .diminish .the .subtlety .and . integrity .of .the .original .stereo .recording.

“Center Image” is a variable in Neo:6 music mode only. .

Neo:6 .derives .a .center .channel .from .two-chan- nel .material. .In .cinema .mode, .for .Left/Right .film . soundtracks, .sounds .steered .to .the .center .are .sub- tracted .from .the .left .and .right .channels. .In .music . mode, .the .intent .in .the .front .channels .is .less .one . of .steering .and .more .one .of .stabilizing .the .front . image .by .augmenting .it .with .a .center .channel, . while .preserving .the .original .perspective .of .the .ste- reo .mix. .Therefore .the .derived .center .is .never .fully .

subtracted .from .the .left .and .right .channels. .

. “Center .Image” .is .the .factor .controlling .the . amount .of .subtraction. .It .varies .between .0 .and .0.5 . in .steps .of .0.1 .and .the .default .value .is .0.2. .

. When .Center .Image .= .0, .the .factor .is .zero .and . nothing .is .subtracted .from .the .left .and .right .chan- nels. .When .Center .Image .= .0.5, .the .center .chan- nel .is .subtracted .from .the .left .and .right .channels .at . half .level .(-6 .dB) .for .each .channel. .The .signal .level . sent .to .the .center .channel .output .is .not .affected .by . Center .Image. .

. This .control .should .be .set .based .on .room .lay- out .and .personal .preferences. .A .setting .of .0 .allows . the .left .and .right .channels .to .pass .through .unal- tered .from .the .stereo .mix. .A .setting .of .0.5 .gives . more .center .channel .dominance, .which .is .particu- larly .desirable .if .listeners .are .located .well .off-cen- ter. .At .any .setting, .the .center .speaker .anchors .the . image. .

To .change .the .Center .Image: .

. 1: First. .enter .the .main .menu .by .pressing .on .any . one .of .the .menu .buttons .(< .- .> .or .SELECT)

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. 2: Next. .move .the .cursor .to .“DTS”. .Hit .‘SELECT’; . you .are .now .in .the .‘DTS .Settings’ .menu.

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3: Move. .the .cursor .to .‘CEN’ .and .h0llit .‘SELECT’ .– . you .can .now .change .the .NEO:6 .center .imgage . setting. .(0 .– .0.5)

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APPENDIX A

SP2 Surround MODES

Pressing .the .MODE .button .will .illuminate .the .LED . and .let .you .sequentially .select .one .of .the .many . available .decoding .modes .for .2 .channel .signals. . These .special .modes .are .designed .to .expand .your . enjoyment .of .almost .any .2 .channel .music .source . and .many .other .2 .channel .signals. .You .are .encour- aged .to .experiment .with .the .options .on .various . sources. .Not .all .will .supply .something .you .may . like, .but .there .are .so .many .variables .that .it .does . pay .to .take .a .few .moments .to .listen .to .the .options. . The .custom .SP2 .Surround .Modes .use .a .set .of .DSP . algorithms .to .create .a .set .of .simulated .signals . using .the .original .left .and .right .2 .channel .data .and . feeds .these .to .the .to .centre .and .surround .speak-

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