Setting Up the Player

Various sound formats and sound effects

Minimum speaker configuration for

DTS/Dolby Digital/MPEG2 surround sounds

 

Center Speaker

Left front

Right

speaker

front

 

speaker

Left

Right surround

surround

speaker

speaker

 

The 5.1-channel digital surround format of DOLBY DIGITAL/ DTS/MPEG2 enables you to individually play five full-range (20 Hz-20 kHz) channels (left and right front, center, two surround channels) plus an LFE (Low Frequency Effect) channel for the low-range effect sound. It will create a realistic sound as heard in theaters and concert halls.

DOLBY DIGITAL Surround

DVD Video that have the mark are recorded using this

D I G I T A L

system.

DTS Surround

DVD Video and CD that have the mark are recorded using this system.

MPEG2

DVD Video that have the mark are recorded using this system. MPEG2 may have 8 channels. In this case, left and right center speakers in addition to the above speaker configuration are used.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC Surround

This surround format consists of 4 channels (left and right front, center, and monaural surround channel) and emphasizes the center channel. This format is very effective for panning music, conversation, and three-dimensional sound movement output from three front channels. It also simulates the atmosphere and surround effects of the sound reflected from the side and rear walls of the theater.

DVD Video that have the mark are recorded using this system.

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