Getting Started
Dolby Pro Logic Surround is a system for decoding Dolby Surround sound that is standardized for TV programmes and movies. By selecting the proper centre mode and adjusting the speaker volume, you can reproduce highly precise localization and dynamic panning of sounds of Dolby Surround encoded software.
To obtain the best possible surround effect, you will require at least one additional pair of speakers and/or a centre speaker.
Locating the speakers
For optimum Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, locate your speakers as shown below.
Front speakers
Centre speaker
45°
Rear speakers
Rear speaker
2 to 3 ft.
(60 - 90 cm)
Front speaker
Selecting the centre mode
The receiver offers you four centre modes: PHANTOM, 3 STEREO, NORMAL, and WIDE. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that best suits the speakers you use.
1Press SET UP.
2Press MENU < or > repeatedly until “CTR MODE” (centre mode) appears in the display.
3Use + or – to select the centre mode you want. A description of each centre mode is as follows:
If you have | Select | So that |
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Front and rear | PHANTOM | The sound of the centre |
speakers, but no |
| channel is output from |
centre speaker |
| the front speakers |
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Front and centre | 3 STEREO | The sound of the rear |
speakers, but no | channel is output from | |
rear speaker |
| the front speakers |
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Front and rear | NORMAL | The bass sound of the |
speakers, and a |
| centre channel is output |
small centre |
| from the front speakers |
speaker |
| (because a small |
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| speaker cannot produce |
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| enough bass) |
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Front and rear | WIDE | The centre channel |
speakers, and a |
| fully reproduces the |
centre speaker |
| entire audio spectrum |
that is equivalent |
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to your front |
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speakers |
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Adjusting the speaker volume
The test tone feature lets you set the volume of your rear speakers and/or centre speaker to the same level as that of the front speakers to maximize the Dolby Pro Logic Surround effect. (If all of your speakers are equal in performance, you don't have to adjust the speaker volume.)
Using the controls on the remote, you can adjust the volume level from wherever you're listening.
1Make sure that the centre mode is correctly set (see the table on this page).
2Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the sound field.
3Press SOUND FIELD MODE +/– repeatedly to select “PRO LOGIC”.
4Press TEST TONE on the supplied remote.
You will hear a test tone (see next page) from each speaker sequentially.