Home theater sound

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TV SURR. – Designed for mono or stereo TV broadcasts and other sources

SPORTS – Designed for sports and other programs based on commentary

GAME – Creates surround sound from video game sources

5 STEREO – Designed to give powerful surround sound to stereo music sources

Using the Sound menu

There are several optional sound settings you can make from the sound menu.

SYSTEM SETUP

TOP MENU

 

TUNE +

HOME

DVD MENU

MENU

 

ST –

ST +

 

ENTER

SOUND

RETURN

MODE

 

TUNE –

1

Press SOUND MODE.

2

Use

to choose the setting you want

to adjust.

 

The current setting is shown for each option (in the order shown in step 3, with the defaults in bold) as you cycle through the display.

3 Use

to adjust.

Make adjustments to the following settings:

Setting

What it does

Option(s)

Bass

Adjusts the amount of bass.

–4 to +4

 

 

 

Treble

Adjusts the amount of treble.

–4 to +4

 

 

 

Effect

Sets the effect level for the

10 to 90

 

currently selected Advanced

 

 

or Front Surround mode (each

 

 

mode can be set separately).

 

 

 

 

Dialog

Localizes dialog in the center

OFF

Enhancement

channel to make it stand out

 

MAX

(Press

from other background

ENTER in

sounds in a TV or movie

MID

step 2 to

soundtrack.

 

access)

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

What it does

Option(s)

 

English

 

 

 

 

Center

the center channel between

0 to 7

Provides a better blend of the

 

Widtha

front speakers by spreading

Default: 3

 

 

the front right and left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speakers, making it sound

 

 

 

 

wider (higher settings) or

 

 

Deutsch

 

narrower (lower settings).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensiona

Adjusts the depth of the

–3 to +3

 

 

surround sound balance from

Default: 0

 

 

front to back, making the

 

 

 

 

sound more distant (minus

 

 

 

 

settings), or more forward

 

 

Français

 

(positive settings).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panoramaa

Extends the front stereo

OFF

 

 

image to include the surround

 

 

 

 

ON

 

 

speakers for a ‘wraparound’

 

 

effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ENTER in

Dolby multichannel source

OFF

Line

To record a surround-

 

Recordingb

compatible downmix (left-

 

 

 

(Press

total/right-total, or Lt/Rt) of a

ON

 

 

 

 

step 2 to

(such as a DVD) from the line

 

 

 

access)

outputs of this system, switch

 

 

 

 

this feature on. This enables

 

 

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improved playback with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

systems that can provide

 

 

 

 

matrix-decoding (like Dolby

 

 

 

 

Pro Logic). Switch to OFF for a

 

 

 

 

simple stereo downmix (left-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

only/right-only, or Lo/Ro,

 

 

 

 

which is suitable for playback

 

 

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a.Only available when listening to 2-channel sources in Dolby

 

on a two-channel stereo

 

 

 

system or on headphones).

Pro Logic II Music mode.

b.• When the Line Recording mode is on, most sound features cannot be used. The display will briefly blink RMODE ON if you try and use a prohibited function.

This mode automatically switches off if you change the in- put function (DVD/CD, TUNER, etc.) or switch the power off.

When the Line Recording mode is off, audio from the an- alog output may be interrupted, depending on the operation.

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 for other settings.

5When you’re done, press ENTER to leave the Sound menu.

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