Enjoying surround sound
The following chart gives a summary of this unit’s surround features. It also shows additional features that can be used to enhance your listening enjoyment.
Note
³None of the features are effective when headphones are used or when radio is selected as the source.
³You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these surround systems and effects are used with some sources. If this occurs, either turn the surround system or effect off or reduce the level of the effect.
quality
Surround system
DOLBY DIGITAL
(á page 32)Features | Software |
³Dolby Digital is a discrete 5.1 (6) channel | DVDs encoded with Dolby Digital can be |
surround system developed for cinema | identified with this mark. |
use. The sound signals in Dolby Digital |
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format are compressed to 1/10 their |
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original size, allowing an entire movie to |
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be recorded on a single DVD. |
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³This unit automatically recognizes DVDs |
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that have been recorded with Dolby |
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Digital. |
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³Not all Dolby Digital sources are |
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recorded with 5.1 (6) channels. |
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Some sources marked Dolby Digital may |
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be recorded in Dolby Surround, a 2 |
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channel system. |
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Changing sound field and
DOLBY PRO LOGIC
(á page 33)
SUPER | MOVIE |
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SURROUND |
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SIMULATED STEREO
(á page 34)
³Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding system that was developed to get a better sense of presence from sources encoded with Dolby Surround. Positioning has been improved by the addition of a separate center speaker channel.
³This unit has
³This mode adds surround effects to movie software that hasn’t been recorded with the above systems. ³In MOVIE mode you can adjust the
volume of the surround speakers to get the best surround effect.
This mode adds surround effects to stereo sources.
This mode adds
Software encoded with Dolby Surround can be identified with this mark.
³DVD
³Video CD ³CD ³Laser Disc ³Video tape
Any stereo sound source except for radio. ³DVD
³Video CD ³CD ³Cassette tape ³Laser Disc ³Video tape
Any monaural sound source except for radio.
³DVD
³Video CD ³CD ³Cassette tape ³Laser Disc ³Video tape
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