Sound and Volume Controls

Selecting surround sound

●Press SURROUND on the remote to select : MULTI-CHANNEL or STEREO.

➜The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the number of speakers used and the sound available on the disc.

➜The centre and rear speakers operate only in Multi-channel surround mode.

➜The available output modes for Multi- channel include: Dolby Digital, DTS (Digital Theater Systems) Surround and Dolby Pro Logic II.

➜Stereo broadcasts or recordings will produce some surround channel effects when played in a surround mode.

However, mono (single channel sound) sources will not produce any sound from the rear speakers.

Helpful Hints:

–The SURROUND button is not functional for SACD playback. You have to access the disc menu in order to select between multi-channel and stereo tracks, see page 29.

–You are not able to select the surround sound mode if the system setup menu is turned on

Selecting digital sound effects

Select a preset digital sound effects that matches your disc’s content or that optimises the sound of the musical style you are playing.

●Press SOUND to select the available sound effect.

When playing movie discs, you can select : CONCERT, DRAMA,ACTION or SCI-FI.

When playing music discs, you can select : ROCK, DIGITAL, CLASSIC or JAZZ.

Helpful Hint:

–For flat sound output, select CONCERT or CLASSIC.

Volume control

To turn off the volume temporarily

●Press MUTE on the remote.

➜Playback will continue without sound and "MUTE" appears.

➜To restore the volume, press MUTE again, or increase the volume level.

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DVP5500S specifications

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