OPTIONAL SETTING

5Sound Adjustment

You can adjust the smart sound, equalizer and some other sound functions.

Before you begin: You must set ”Home” in ”Location” (Refer to page 35). Otherwise, the settings you adjusted will not be memorized after you turn off the unit.

1Press [MENU / EXIT] to display the main menu.

Use [Cursor K/L] to select the desired option, then press [OK].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

PICTURE

 

 

On

 

 

 

SOUND

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURES

This selects the modes for more spatial or

 

 

 

 

 

LANGUAGE

surround sound reproduction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLU-RAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

 

Emphasized effect.

 

Off

 

Natural effect.

 

 

 

 

2Use [Cursor K/L] to select “SOUND”, then press [OK].

or

PICTURE

Smart Sound

Standard

SOUND

 

 

Equalizer

 

 

SETUP

Virtual Surround Sound

On

 

FEATURES

Auto Volume Leveling

Off

 

LANGUAGE

TV Speakers

Ext. Amp

 

BLU-RAY

 

 

 

USB

 

 

3Use [Cursor K/L] to select the sound type you want to adjust, then press [OK].

or

 

 

 

PICTURE

Smart Sound

Standard

SOUND

Equalizer

 

 

SETUP

Virtual Surround Sound

On

 

FEATURES

Auto Volume Leveling

Off

 

LANGUAGE

TV Speakers

Ext. Amp

 

BLU-RAY

 

 

 

USB

 

 

4Adjust the following items.

Smart Sound

Use [Cursor K/L] to select the desired setting, then press [OK].

(“Personal “, “Standard “, “Movie “, “Music “ and “News “)

or

PICTURE

Smart Sound

Personal

SOUND

Equalizer

Standard

 

 

SETUP

Virtual Surround Sound

Movie

 

FEATURES

Auto Volume Leveling

Music

 

LANGUAGE

TV Speakers

News

 

BLU-RAY

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

Equalizer

Adjust tonal quality for each frequencies.

Use [Cursor s / B<>] to select the specific frequency and use [Cursor K/L] to adjust the level, then press [OK].

or

PICTURE

0

0

0

0

0

 

SOUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

LANGUAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLU-RAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120Hz

500Hz

1.5kHz

5kHz

10kHz

Virtual Surround Sound

Virtual Surround Sound gives you the stereo phonic virtual space through your existing 2-channel stereo system.

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Auto Volume Leveling

This function keeps a constant loudness differential between the TV commercials and the programs.

Use [Cursor K/L] to select the desired option, then press [OK].

or

PICTURE

 

 

On

 

SOUND

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP

Auto Volume Leveling reduces volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURES

differences between

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LANGUAGE

channels and programs, providing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a consistent audio level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLU-RAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Select if you want to reduce volume

 

differences between the TV commercials

 

 

and the programs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Select if you want to remove the auto

 

volume leveling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV Speakers

Select the audio output from the unit’s speakers, or not. If your amplifier compatible with the CEC function is connected to this unit using an HDMI cable, some part of the sound operations such as volume up can access synchronized by using this unit’s remote control.

Use [Cursor K/L] to select the desired option, then press [OK].

 

or

PICTURE

 

 

On

 

 

SOUND

"On":

 

Off

 

 

 

 

SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound will be output from the TV speakers.

 

Ext. Amp

 

 

 

FEATURES

"Off":

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound will not be output from the TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

LANGUAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLU-RAY

"Ext. Amp":

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation is possible by connecting to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI-CEC compatible amp with a HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cable. For details look in the user manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

The sound will be output from the unit’s

 

 

speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The sound will not be output from the

 

 

unit’s speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ext. Amp

This function allows you to control audio

 

 

output from CEC-compatible devices

 

 

 

with the unit’s remote control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5Press [MENU / EXIT] to exit.

Note:

If you press [SMART SOUND], the items for “Smart Sound“ (“Personal”, “Standard”, “Movie”, “Music” and “News”) will appear at the upper left of the TV screen, in which you can switch to the desired setting.

To cancel sound adjustment, press [MENU / EXIT].

We do not guarantee 100% interoperability with other brands of CEC compliant devices.

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Philips 42MD459B user manual 5Sound Adjustment

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