Getting Started
Dolby Surround Setup
Dolby Pro Logic Surround is a system for decoding Dolby Surround sound that is standardized for TV programs 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
Center speaker
45°
Rear speakers
Rear speaker
2 to 3 ft.
(60 - 90 cm)
Front speaker
Selecting the center mode
The receiver offers you four center 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” (center mode) appears in the display.
3Use + or – to select the center mode you want. A description of each center mode is as follows:
If you have | Select | So that |
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Front and rear | PHANTOM | The sound of the center |
speakers, but no |
| channel is output from |
center speaker |
| the front speakers |
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Front and center | 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 |
| center channel is |
small center |
| output from the front |
speaker |
| speakers (because a |
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| small speaker cannot |
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| produce enough bass) |
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Front and rear | WIDE | The center channel |
speakers, and a |
| fully reproduces the |
center 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 center 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.