Sound and Volume Controls

Volume control

 

Selecting digital sound effects

 

 

 

English

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

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

To turn off the volume temporarily

zPress MUTE.

ÎPlayback continues without sound and ‘VOLUME MUTED’ appears.

ÎTo restore the volume, press MUTE again, or increase the volume level.

Adjusting the Bass/Treble level

The BASS (low tone) and TREBLE (high tone) features enable you to define the sound processor settings.

A Press TREBLE/BASS to toggle between Treble and Bass mode.

B Within five seconds, use the VOL +- to adjust the Treble or Bass level.

ÎIf the volume control is not used within five seconds, it resume normal volume control function.

Selecting surround sound

zPress AMBISOUND to select between Auto, Multi-channel or Stereo sound.

ΑAuto’ is the default surround setting (recommended). Multi-channel or Stereo will be selected based on the audio stream of the played content.

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

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

zPress SOUND to select the available sound effect.

Movies

Music

Description

 

 

 

ACTION

ROCK

Enhanced low and high range

 

 

for great sounding movie

 

 

effects and atmosphere.

 

 

Great for action movies and

 

 

rock/pop music.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

GAMING

PARTY

Slightly enhanced low range

 

 

and strong mid range ideal for

 

 

party music and video gaming.

 

 

 

CONCERT

CLASSIC

Flat and pure sound mode.

 

 

Ideal for listening to classical

 

 

music and watching live

 

 

concert DVDs.

 

 

 

MTV

RnB

Enhanced low and mid range

 

 

for groovy and punchy

 

 

sounds. Suitable for R&B, Hip

 

 

Hop and MTV videos.

 

 

 

CARTOONS

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.

 

 

 

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Philips HTS8100 Sound and Volume Controls, Volume control, Adjusting the Bass/Treble level, Selecting surround sound