Philips Sound Solutions
3.2. Compact Control Panel
The Compact Control Panel contains the following controls:
Mute Button | Resize Button | Close Button |
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Master Volume
Master Volume controls the overall output level of the sound system. This volume control is synchronized with the volume control on the system tray (the yellow speaker icon).
Mute
This button toggles the sound on or off to attached speakers or headphones. It mutes the sound but does not stop the player.
Resize
Resize button toggles between the compact mode (basic controls) and the expanded mode (for more advanced options).
Close
Closes the PSA2 HD control panel without affecting audio operation.
Default
Pushing the Default button resets most controls to a predefined functional state.
Help
This button launches the
Reverb
This button toggles the QSound Environmental Modeling (QEM) on or off. However, some games apply their own environmental effects, which are not controlled by this button. Environmental modeling uses reverb (reflected sound) and delay to create the impression that the listener is in a particular environment.
QEM provides a wide range of
PSA2 HD responds automatically to games that use the EAX and EAX2.0 commands. These games automatically control the selection of environments (regardless of what is selected from the Visualization Control Panel) to match various scenes and locations, and change these selections as the environment changes. The slider in the Visualization Control Panel controls the intensity of the reverb. If the level of Reverb is not as expected, check the slider in the Visualization Control Panel and adjust properly.
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