Using Surround Sound

Adjusting the Effect Level (all sound fields except PRO LOGIC)

You can make the surround sound more prominent by increasing the EFFECT level. This control lets you adjust the “presence” of the surround effect in six steps (1-6).

1Start playing a program source.

2Press SURR.

The effect level (“EFFECT 1” … “EFFECT 6”) appears on the display.

3Press MENU +/– to select the level you prefer.

When you use the remote

Press MAIN MENU on the remote repeatedly until the SURR indicator lights up. Each time you press MENU +/–, the effect level changes as follows:

EFFECT 1 y EFFECT 2 y … y EFFECT 6

Note

Changing the effect level may not produce major variations in the surround effect when used with certain playback sources.

Getting the Most Out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound

To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, first select the center mode according to the speaker system you have. Then, adjust each speaker volume and delay time.

Note that you must have at least one additional pair of speakers and/or one center speaker to do the following adjustments.

SET UP

SOUND FIELD

LEVEL

MODE +/–

MENU </> MENU +/–

SOUND FIELD

 

ON/OFF

 

SOUND FIELD

TEST TONE

MODE +/–

 

MAIN

MENU </>

MENU

MENU +/–

 

Selecting the center mode

The receiver offers you four center modes: Phantom, Normal, Wide and 3 STEREO. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that best suits your speaker’s system configuration:

1Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the sound field.

2Press SOUND FIELD MODE +/– repeatedly to select the Dolby surround sound field (PRO LOGIC or C STUDIO mode).

3Press SET UP.

4Press MENU < or > repeatedly until “CTR MODE” appears on the display.

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