Sound and Volume Controls

ZOOM

MUTE

VOL+-

SURROUND

SOUND

VOCAL KARAOKE

Volume control

Press VOL +/- to increase or decrease the volume level.

‘VOL MIN’ is the minimum volume level and ‘VOL MAX’ is the maximum volume level.

To turn off the volume temporarily Press MUTE %.

Playback continues without sound and ‘MUTE’ appears.

To restore the volume, press MUTE

%again, or increase the volume level.

Selecting surround sound

Press SURROUND to select between Multi-Channel or Stereo sound.

The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the sound available on the disc.

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

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

Selecting digital sound effects

Select a preset digital sound effect 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.

Movies

Music

Description

 

 

 

CONCERT

CLASSIC

Flat and pure sound mode.

 

 

Ideal for listening to classical

 

 

music and watching live

 

 

concert DVDs.

 

 

 

DRAMA

JAZZ

Clear mid and high range.

 

 

Recreates the atmosphere of a

 

 

live club with the artist just in

 

 

front of you. Good for Jazz

 

 

music and watching dramas.

 

 

 

ACTION

ROCK

Enhanced low and high range

 

 

for great sounding movie

 

 

effects and atmosphere. Great

 

 

for action movies and rock/pop

 

 

music.

 

 

 

MTV

RnB

Enhanced low and mid range

 

 

for groovy and punchy sounds.

 

 

Suitable for R&B, Hip Hop and

 

 

MTV videos.

 

 

 

GAMING

PARTY

Slightly enhanced low range

 

 

and strong mid range ideal for

 

 

party music and video gaming.

 

 

 

CARTOON

LOUNGE

Moderate sound mode suitable

 

 

for lounge music and watching

 

 

cartoons.

 

 

 

SPORTS

SPORTS

Moderate mid range and

 

 

surround effects for clear

 

 

vocals and the atmosphere of a

 

 

live sports venue.

 

 

 

NEWS

NEWS

Enhanced mid range for clear

 

 

vocals/speech.

 

 

 

NIGHT

NIGHT

Dynamically controlled sound

 

 

mode suitable for watching

 

 

movies at night or for non-

 

 

intrusive background music.

 

 

 

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Philips HTS3152/93 Sound and Volume Controls, Volume control, Selecting surround sound, Selecting digital sound effects

HTS3152/93 specifications

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