Philips 5.1 Compact Control Panel, Master Volume, Mute, Resize, Close, Default, Help, Reverb

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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 on-line help system. It contains detail descriptions of all features of the PSA2 HD interface and its operation.

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 high-quality environmental modeling effects that are selectable from the Visualization panel. By selecting a default environment, you impose the effects of that environment for music, movies, or games that do not use the EAX feature.

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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