Using the AAC Sounds
You can apply special sound modes to the tracks recorded in the AAC (Advanced Audio Coding: see the right column) format.
•You can use this effect only for playback of the AAC encoded tracks.
•This function also affects the sounds through the PHONES jack and the LINE OUT jacks.
•To record into the HDD using the AAC format, see pages 42 to 51.
On the remote control ONLY:
To activate the AAC sound modes, press AAC SOUND repeatedly until an AAC sound mode you want appears in the main display.
The SOUND indicator lights up on the display.
•Each time you press the button, AAC sound modes change as follows:
HALL MID NIGHT HEAD PHONES
AAC SOUND OFF MONO FILM (canceled)
AAC 128
SOUND indicator | SOUND |
| Ex. When “HALL” is selected |
HALL | : Use this when you want to add |
| depth and brilliance to the |
| sounds. |
MID NIGHT | : Use this when listening at night. |
| A powerful sound will be |
| maintained even at a low volume |
| level. |
HEAD PHONES : Use this when listening with the headphones. Spatial and stereophonic feelings will be maintained.
MONO FILM : Use this to listen to a monaural source. Stereophonic feeling will be created.
AAC SOUND OFF : AAC sound mode is canceled.
To check the current AAC sound mode, press AAC
SOUND once.
To cancel the AAC sound modes, press AAC SOUND
repeatedly until “AAC SOUND OFF” appears in the main display.
The SOUND indicator goes off from the display.
If “NOT AAC” appears in the main display
While playing a
What is AAC?
AAC, licensed by Dolby Laboratories, is
Even compared to MP3 technology, AAC can provide
Licensed AAC Patents (U.S. patent numbers)
Pat. 5,848,391; | 5,291,557; | 5,451,954; |
5 400 433; | 5,222,189; | 5,357,594; |
5 752 225; | 5,394,473; | 5,583,962; |
5,274,740; | 5,633,981; | 5 297 236; |
4,914,701; | 5,235,671; | 07/640,550; |
5,579,430; | 08/678,666; | 98/03037; |
97/02875; | 97/02874; | 98/03036; |
5,227,788; | 5,285,498; | 5,481,614; |
5,592,584; | 5,781,888; | 08/039,478; |
08/211,547; | 5,703,999; | 08/557,046; |
08/894,844; | 5,299,238; | 5,299,239; |
5,299,240; | 5,197,087; | 5,490,170; |
5,264,846; | 5,268,685; | 5,375,189; |
5,581,654; | 5,548,574; | 5,717,821 |