Cambridge SoundWorks AVS550 user manual Compression, Dual Mono, Speaker Setup

COMPRESSION:

Controls the amount of dynamic range compression from FULL compression to no compression (OFF). You may freely adjust this to your taste. FULL compression is useful for low-powered speaker systems, or listening at reduced levels at night to avoid disturbing others. With FULL compression low-level dialogue becomes louder and loud passages are quieter. Turning the compression OFF will give the most realistic dynamic range, with wide contrast between the loudest scenes and the quietest ones. This provides the full impact of the soundtrack. The default is OFF.

DUAL MONO:

The normal setting is STEREO.

L-MONO - sends only the left channel signal to both Left and Right output channels.

R-MONO - sends only the right channel output to both channels. These two selections are useful for some VCDs which may have one language on each channel in Mono. MIX-MONO - mixes both left and right chan- nels, sending the resulting mono mix to both output channels. Use this when you are using a mono speak-

er/amplifier system, or sending the output to an older TV with a single speaker.

SPEAKER SETUP:

Use this menu to alter the AVS550 for different speaker configurations and non-ideal speaker placement.

DOWNMIX: Selects downmix mode to use if you do not have a surround system.

•Lt/Rt applies Pro Logic downmix. This is useful for recording a 5.1 source to a videotape for later play- back using Dolby Pro Logic.

•STEREO applies a standard stereo downmix appro- priate for use with a conventional stereo speaker system or headphones.

•OFF is the default used with a surround speaker system.

CENTER: Select ON if you have a center channel speaker (default).

REAR: Select ON if you have rear channel surround speakers (default).

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