Sound and Volume Controls

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Selecting surround sound

Press SURR. (SURROUND) to select : MULTI-CHANNEL or STEREO.

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, Dolby Digital EX, 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 surround speakers.

Helpful Hint:

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 effect that matches your disc’s content or that optimizes 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 fl at sound output, select CONCERT or

CLASSIC.

Adjusting the Bass/ Treble level

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

A Press BASS or TREBLE on the remote control.

B Within fi ve seconds, use the VOL +- to adjust the Bass or Treble level ( MIN, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 or MAX.)

If the volume control is not used within fi ve seconds, it will resume its normal volume control function.

Volume control

Press VOL +/- on the remote control 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 Hon the remote control.

Playback will continue without sound and “MUTE” appears.

To restore the volume, press MUTE Hagain, or increase the volume level.

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HTS9800W/37B specifications

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