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Selecting the center mode

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 your speaker system. Then, adjust the sound parameters of the PRO LOGIC sound field.

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

SOUND FIELD

ON/OFF

CTR MODE GENRE MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND PARAMETER

 

LEVEL

indicator

DPC

 

MODE

Using Surround Sound

Selecting the center mode

The amplifer offers you four center modes: PHANTOM, 3 CHANNEL LOGIC, NORMAL, and WIDE. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that best suits your speaker system configuration.

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

2Press GENRE to select the PRO LOGIC sound field.

3Press CTR MODE repeatedly until the center mode you want appears in the display. Select the center mode by referring to the following chart.

If you have

Select

So that

 

 

 

 

 

Front and rear

PHANTOM

The sound of the

 

speakers, no

 

center channel is

 

center speaker

 

output from the front

 

 

 

speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

Front and center

3 CH LOGIC

The sound of the rear

 

speakers, no rear

(3 Channel

channel is output

 

speaker

Logic)

from the front

 

 

 

speakers.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

small speaker cannot

 

 

 

produce enough

 

 

 

bass).

 

 

 

 

 

Front and rear

WIDE

For wide range

 

GENRE

SOUND FIELD ON/OFF

MODE

DPC MODE

DIGITAL PROCESSING CONTROL

0 ) = +

9 ( p P r

TEST TONE

REAR LEVEL (+/–)

CENTER LEVEL (+/–)

speakers, and a

Dolby Pro Logic

center speaker

Surround sound to

equivalent to your

all speakers.

front speakers

 

 

 

Adjusting the speaker volume

The test tone feature lets you set the volume of your speakers to the same level. (If all of your speakers have equal performance, you don’t have to adjust the speaker volume.)

Using the controls on the remote lets you adjust the volume level from your listening position.

1Press TEST TONE on the remote.

You will hear the test tone from each speaker sequentially.

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