Digital Cinema Sound Settings

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You can enjoy 3D surround sounds while playing discs including Dolby Digital and DTS DVDs, even if you only have 2 or 4 speakers. Select the surround mode that best suits your speaker setup.

You can also experience virtual 3D surround sound effects through your headphones.

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

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VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND

Select: ENTER Cancel: RETURN

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The default setting is underlined.

• OFF

For 2 speaker setups

• VES TV

• VES A

• VES B

• VIRTUAL SEMI MULTI DIMENSION For 4 (or more) speaker setups

• NORMAL SURROUND

• ENHANCED SURROUND

• VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT

• VIRTUAL MULTI REAR

• VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION When using headphones

• VIRTUAL SURROUND HEADPHONES

Select the desired item. For details on each item, see the following explanation.

Notes

•If you connect only 2 front speakers, you can only use “VES TV,” “VES A,” “VES B” or “VIRTUAL SEMI MULTI DIMENSION.” If you connect more speakers, we recommend that you select an item other than those above.

•To enjoy the original Dolby Digital sound through the 5.1CH OUTPUT connectors, correctly set each speaker position and distance. For details on setting each speaker, see page 62.

For 2 speaker setups

When you connect only 2 front speakers, Virtual Enhanced Surround lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L: left, R: right) without using actual rear speakers. Select one of the following modes:

VES TV, VES A, VES B, VIRTUAL SEMI MULTI DIMENSION.

If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) connector, the surround effect will be heard only when you set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “D-PCM” and “DTS” to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP.”

OFF

Outputs all channel signals recorded on the disc. For example, outputs 2-channel signals for the stereo sound of a CD or the Dolby Digital and DTS sounds of the DVD. When you connect fewer than 6 speakers, the player appropriately distributes the output signal for the missing speaker to other speakers.

VES (Virtual Enhanced Surround) TV

Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers. This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

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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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