Sherwood R-956 manual Surround Sound, Surround modes, English

SURROUND SOUND

This unit incorporates a sophisticated Digital Signal Processor that allows you to create optimum sound quality and sound atmosphere in your personal Home Theater.

Surround modes

This unit has 9 different surround modes to allow you to enjoy surround sound with various program sources:

DTS, DOLBY DIGITAL, DOLBY PRO LOGIC, THEATER, HALL, STADIUM, CHURCH, 6.1 CH SURROUND, TruSurround.

DTS (Digital Theater System) : Allows you to enjoy 5.1(or 6) discrete channels of high quality digital audio

from DTS program sources bearing the “ ” trademark such as laser

discs, DVD and compact discs, etc. DTS Digital Surround delivers up to 6 channels of transparent audio(which are identical to the original masters) and results in exceptional clarity throughout a true 360˚ sound field.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issues and pending. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. © 1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

Note : The DTS program sources should be played back in the DTS mode. If not, no sound or sound like continuous noise will be heard.

DOLBY DIGITAL : Allows you to enjoy up to 5.1 channels of digital surround sound from Dolby Digital program

sources bearing the “” trademark such as laser discs, DVD’s etc.

Dolby Digital provides better sound quality, improved dynamic range and great sense of direction, compared with the conventional Dolby surround. Now, you are able to enjoy real Home Theater sound in your home.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC : This unit incorporates the Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder which has the same functions for playback as movie theaters and gives a theater-like experience in your home, naturally reproducing the audio sound field. Use with Dolby Pro Logic program sources bearing the

“ ” trademark such as video cassette tapes or laser discs.

Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.

THEATER : This mode provides the effect of being in a movie theater when watching a movie source that has a stereo sound track.

HALL : This mode provides the ambience of a concert hall for classical music sources such as orchestral, chamber music or an instrumental solo.

STADIUM: This mode provides an expansive sound field. For sources like a rock concert or athletic event you can enjoy a true stadium effect.

CHURCH: This mode provides the ambience of a church for baroque, string orchestral and choral group music.

6.1CH SURROUND : This mode extracts the rear center signal from the rear left and right signals and reproduce it as well as the original multichannel signals during playback of 5.1 CH program sources such as DTS, Dolby Digital, etc.

TruSurround: TruSurround employs sophisticated digital processing to create the illusion of five “phantom” speakers. Therefore, this mode allows you to experience a realistic multichannel experience from any multichannel audio source and a original three-dimensional sound field from any stereo audio source, through just a single pair of front speakers.

TruSurround and the symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. TruSurround technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.

When the 6.1 CH DIRECT INPUTS are connected to the 6.1(or 6) CH decoder for a surround sound(such as Dolby Digital or DTS, etc.), you can enjoy the corresponding surround sound, too. (For details, see the operator’s manual of the component to be connected.)

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