Sound and Volume Controls

Sound Control

IMPORTANT!

For proper surround sound, make sure the speakers and subwoofer are connected (see page 14.)

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

E n g l i s h

To listen through the headphones

Press VOICE on the remote to select “CLEAR

Connect the headphones plug to the n socket

 

VOICE ON.”

 

at the front of the DVD system.

 

To turn off the setting, press VOICE again to

 

The speakers will be muted.

 

select “CLEAR VOICE OFF.”

 

 

 

 

To turn off the volume temporarily

 

Changing subwoofer volume level

Press MUTE on the remote.

Press SUB +/- on the remote to adjust

Playback will continue without sound and

"MUTE" appears.

 

subwoofer volume level (-6dB to + 6dB.)

 

To restore the volume, press MUTE again or

 

 

 

 

increase the volume level.

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MX5500D specifications

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