Philips MX3900D, MX3950D warranty Sound and Volume Controls, Sound Control, Volume control

Sound and Volume Controls

E n g l i s h

Sound Control

IMPORTANT!

For proper surround sound, make sure the speakers and subwoofer are connected (see page 11.)

Selecting surround sound

●Press SURROUND (SURR.) to select : MULTI-channel, 3D SOUND 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 center and surround speakers operate only when the DVD home cinema system is set to Multi-channel mode.

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

➜Stereo broadcasts or recordings will produce some surround channel effects when played in a surround mode. However, monaural (single channel sound) sources will not produce any sound from the surround speakers.

Note:

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

Adjusting Bass/Treble level

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

1Press BASS or TREBLE.

➜ The level indicator appears.

2Within five seconds, use the VOLUME control to adjust the Bass or Treble level (-3 to +3.)

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

Selecting digital sound effects

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

●Press SOUND on the remote.

When playing movie discs or while in TV/AV 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.

Turning on/off clear voice effect

You can enhance the center and surround sound outputs by activating the clear voice sound feature if you have selected Multi-channel as the surround mode.

●Press VOICE on the remote to select “CLEAR VOICE ON.”

➜ To turn off the setting, press VOICE again to select “CLEAR VOICE OFF.”

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 listen through the headphones

●Connect the headphones plug to the n socket at the front of the DVD system.

➜ The speakers will be muted.

	Changing subwoofer volume level	To turn off the volume temporarily
● Press SUB +/- on the remote to adjust		● Press MUTE on the remote.
		➜ Playback will continue without sound and
	subwoofer volume level (-6dB to +6dB.)
		"MUTE" appears.
		➜ To restore the volume, press MUTE again or
		increase the volume level.

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