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VIRTUAL ENHANCED A* | Uses 3D sound imaging to create 3 sets of virtual rear | L | C | R |
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VIRTUAL ENHANCED B* | Uses 3D sound imaging to create 1 set of virtual rear | L | C | R | ||
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SMALL HALL | Reproduces the acoustics of a small rectangular concert |
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LARGE HALL | Reproduces the acoustics of a large rectangular concert | |||||
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OPERA HOUSE | Reproduces the acoustics of an opera house. | Ideal for musicals and opera. | ||||
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JAZZ CLUB | Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. |
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DISCO/CLUB | Reproduces the acoustics of a discotheque/dance club. |
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CHURCH | Reproduces the acoustics of a stone church. |
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LIVE HOUSE | Reproduces the acoustics of a | Great for rock or pop music. | ||||
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ARENA | Reproduces the acoustics of a |
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STADIUM | Reproduces the feeling of a large | Great for sporting events or electric | ||||
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GAME | Obtains maximum audio impact from video game | Be sure to set the game machine to stereo | ||||
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*“VIRTUAL” sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers.
Notes
• The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal.
• When listening to sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the rear speakers.
Use the buttons on the front panel to operate the following modesAUTO FORMAT DECODING | Automatically detects the type of audio signal being | You can use this mode as a reference. Set |
(Press the A.F.D. button) | input (Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic, or standard | the equalizer to OFF while using this mode |
| 2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if | to hear the source sound exactly as it was |
| necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was | recorded. |
| recorded/encoded, without adding any effects. |
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2 CHANNEL | Outputs the sound from the front left and right | This allows you to play any source using |
(Press the 2CH button) | speakers only. Standard two channel (stereo) sources | only the front left and right speakers. |
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No sound is output from the sub woofer when the 2 CHANNEL mode is selected. To listen to two channel (stereo) sources using the front left and right speakers and a sub woofer, use the AUTO FORMAT DECODING mode.
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