Sherwood RVD-6090R operating instructions Surround Sound, Surround modes, Delay time, English

D I G I T A L

DOLBY

SURROUND SOUND

This receiver 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 5 different surround modes to allow you to enjoy surround sound with various program sources: DOLBY DIGITAL(AC-3), DOLBY PRO LOGIC, THEATER, HALL 1, HALL 2.

DOLBY DIGITAL(AC-3) :Allows you to enjoy up to 5.1 channels of digital surround sound from Dolby

Digital(AC-3) program sources bearing the “ ” trademark such as laser discs.

Dolby Digital(AC-3) provides better sound quality, improved dynamic range and great sense of direction, compared with 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 “ DOLBY SURROUND ” 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 Confidential Unpublished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, Inc. 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 1 : This mode provides the ambience of a concert hall for classical music sources such as orchestral, chamber music or an instrumental solo.

HALL 2 : This mode provides an expansive sound field. For music sources like a rock concert, you will feel as if you were actually at the live concert.

When the 6 CH DIRECT INPUTS are connected to a 6 CH decoder for surround sound such as Dolby Digital(AC-3) or DTS, etc., you can enjoy the corresponding surround sound, too.(For details, see the operator’s manual of the component to be connected.)

“DTS” and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Delay time

When the center speaker or the rear speakers is(are) closer to the listener than the front speakers, the sound from the center speaker or the rear speakers can arrive at the listener’s ear earlier than the sound from the front speakers.

In this case, the imaging is not as sharp and stable as it could be.

For audible improvement, the sound from center speaker can be delayed with the center delay time setting so that the sound from the front and the center speakers will be heard at the same time and the sound from the rear speakers can be also delayed with the rear delay time setting so that the sound from the front and the rear speakers will be heard at the same time.

The optimum delay time will be different according to the room size and the acoustic properties. It is recommended that you try different times to obtain the best effect.

It is adjustable in the surround modes except for the normal stereo mode. (For details, refer to “In the surround modes except for the normal stereo mode, adjusting delay times of the speakers” on page 17)

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