Setting for Digital Cinema Sound

with Functions Various Using

Select the mode to enjoy multichannel surround sound such as Dolby Digital and MPEG.

Even if you connect only front speakers, Virtual Enhanced Surround lets you enjoy 3D sound by using 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers.

When you connect 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers, use 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear speakers away from the actual speaker position (VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT) or to create 3 sets of virtual rear speakers from 1 set of actual rear speakers (VIRTUAL MULTI REAR).

You can feel the more effective 3D sound when you connect a receiver (amplifier) with 5.1 channel inputs, 2 front speakers, 2 rear speakers, 1 center speaker and 1 subwoofer.

Select “VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND” after pressing DISPLAY twice. When you select the item except “OFF,” the indicator of the “VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND “ lights in green.

Note

Note

The items displayed are different depending on the settings of “SPEAKER SETUP” (page 69).

You can select only “OFF,” “VES A” or “VES B” when you play back a disc and set “NONE” in “REAR” in “SIZE” under “SPEAKER SETUP” in the setup display.

Effects of each item

OFF

Outputs all channel signals recorded on the disc. For example, outputs 2-channel signals for stereo sound of the CD or 5-channel signals for Dolby Digital sound of the DVD. When you connect fewer than 5 (+1) speakers, the player distributes the output signal for the missing speaker to other speakers appropriately.

VES (Virtual Enhanced Surround) A

Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below.

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Menu Control the

To enjoy the original Dolby Digital sound through the 5.1CH OUTPUT connectors, set each speaker position or distance, etc. For details on setting each speaker, see page 69.

 

 

 

 

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To select, press , then ENTER .

pVIRTUAL 3D SURROUND

Select the desired item. For details on each item, see “Effects of each item.”

Default setting is underlined.

•OFF

•VES A*

•VES B*

•NORMAL SURROUND

•ENHANCED SURROUND

•VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT

•VIRTUAL MULTI REAR

*These settings also effect the output from the LINE OUTPUT (AUDIO) connectors.

VES (Virtual Enhanced Surround) B

Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below.

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NORMAL SURROUND

Software with 2 channel audio signals, is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects.

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