Additional Information

Glossary

Center mode

Speaker setting to enhance the Dolby Pro Logic Surround mode. Select one of the following four center modes according to your speaker system.

•NORMAL mode

Select NORMAL mode if you connect a small sized active center speaker to this speaker system. Since a small speaker cannot produce enough bass, the bass sound of the center channel is output from the front speakers.

Front

 

Small

Front

speaker (L)

center speaker

speaker (R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rear

Rear

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

The test tone is output as shown on page 12.

•PHANTOM mode

Select PHANTOM mode if you do not want to use the center speaker to output sound. The sound of the center channel is output from the front speakers.

Front

 

Front

speaker (L)

 

speaker (R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rear

Rear

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

The test tone is output:

/Front (L) + (R) /Rear

Delay time

Time lag between the surround sound output from front speakers and rear speakers. By adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers, you can obtain the feeling of presence. Make the delay time longer when you have placed the rear speakers in a small room or close to your listening position, and make it shorter when you have placed them in a large room or apart from your listening position.

Index

A, B

Adjusting bass 12 delay time 11 speaker volume 11

super woofer level 10, 12 treble 12

volume 10

Audio component hookups 9

C

Center mode 12, 14 NORMAL mode 12, 14 PHANTOM mode 12, 14 3 CH LOGIC mode 12, 14 WIDE mode 12, 14

Connecting. See Hookups

D, E, F, G

Delay time 11, 14

Dolby Pro Logic Surround 12, 14

center mode 12, 14 Dolby Surround sound 14

•WIDE mode

Select WIDE mode if you connect an active center speaker equivalent to the two front speakers. With the WIDE mode, you can take full advantage of Dolby Surround sound.

Front

Center speaker

Front

speaker (L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

speaker (R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rear

Rear

speaker (L)

speaker (R)

The test tone is output as shown on page 12.

• 3 CH LOGIC mode

Select 3 CH LOGIC mode if you don't want to use the rear speakers to output sound. The sound of the rear channel is output from the front speakers to let you experience some of the surround sound without using rear speakers.

Front

Center speaker

Front

speaker (L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

speaker (R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The test tone is output:

/Front (L) /Center /Front (R)

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Dolby Pro Logic Surround

Decoding system of Dolby Surround sound standardized in TV programs and movies. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves sound image by using four separate channels: off-screen audio effects, on-screen dialog, left-to-right panning, and music. These channels manipulate the sound to be heard and enhance the action as it happens on the screen. To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic, you should have at least one pair of rear speakers and/or one center speaker. You also need to select the appropriate center mode to enjoy a full effect.

Dolby Surround

Encoding and decoding system of Dolby Surround sound for consumer use. Dolby Surround decodes the extra channels on the Dolby Surround-encoded sound tracks of movie videos and TV programs and produces sound effects and echoes that make the action seem to envelop you.

H, I, J, K, L, M

Hookups

AC power cord 9 audio components 9 speakers 8, 9 TV/VCRs 9

N, O

NORMAL mode 12, 14

P, Q

PHANTOM mode 12, 14

R

Remote 10, 11, 12

S

Speakers connection 8, 9 placement 7

Speaker volume 11 Surround sound 10, 11

T

Test tone 11

3 CH LOGIC mode 12, 14 Troubleshooting 13 TV/VCR hookups 9

U, V

Unpacking 4

W, X, Y, Z

Watching video programs 10 WIDE mode 12, 14