Sound and Volume Controls (continued)

Selecting surround sound

Press SURR 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 surround speakers operate only in Multi-channel surround mode.

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.

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

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 or in TV mode, you can select :

CONCERT, DRAMA,ACTION or SCI-FI.

When playing music discs or while in TUNER or AUX/DI mode, you can select : ROCK, DIGITAL, CLASSIC or JAZZ.

Helpful Hint:

– For flat sound output, select CONCERT or

CLASSIC.

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Helpful Hint:

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

Volume control

Adjust VOLUME control (or press VOL +/- on the remote) 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 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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Philips HTS3300 user manual Selecting surround sound, Selecting digital sound effects, Volume control

HTS3300 specifications

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