Using Surround Sound

Enjoying Surround Sound

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programed “sound fields” that your receiver provides. You can enjoy the sound of a movie theater or concert hall in your own home. You can even customize a sound field by adjusting its parameters.

Sound field are classified into three types.

One type is “CINEMA”. The CINEMA type sound fields are designed for enjoying movies recorded on videos or laser discs. Four sound fields are included in the CINEMA type and they are grouped into two types. PRO LOGIC sound field can be used to reproduce plain surround sound. When you select the PRO LOGIC sound field, the receiver obtains full surround sound by using Dolby Pro Logic to decode Dolby Surround encoded software. The surround sound is reproduced in the exact way that the sound engineer of the software intended. Other sound fields in the CINEMA type are designed to add more reverberation effects by incorporating Digital Cinema Sound technology. When you select these sound fields, the receiver adds the reflection and reverberation effects that are typical in movie theaters to the decoded Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound. You can enjoy the sound that you would experience in the movie theater.

Another type is “VIRTUAL”. Virtual mode allows you to enjoy the surround sound environment using a minimum of two front speakers to create non-existent ‘virtual’ speakers. The listener would be able to feel the surround effects using only front speakers.

The third type is “MUSIC”. When a sound field in this type is selected, the receiver adds the reverberation to the normal 2-channel stereo sound. You can apply these sound fields when playing a CD or watching TV programs to obtain the surround effects of concert hall or a jazz club.

To enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound fully, do the procedure on “Dolby Surround Setup” starting from page 10 to select the center mode and adjust the speaker volume.

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