Adjusting the surround parameters of

PLII MUSIC

1While playing a source with PLII MUSIC, press

/ on the remote control to select “PANO” (PANORAMA), “DIMEN” (DIMENSION) or “CT WID” (CT WIDTH).

2Press / on the remote control to adjust the parameters.

PANO (PANORAMA)

Sends stereo signals to the surround speakers as well as the front speakers for a wraparound effect.

Choices:

OFF, ON

PLAYBACK

■Enjoying high fidelity stereo sound

Press STEREO on the front panel (or press STEREO on the remote control) to select “STEREO”.

The sound effects are turned off and no sound is output from the center speaker or surround speakers.

Press STEREO on the front panel (or STEREO on the remote control) again to turn off the sound effects.

STEREO

STEREO

or

Initial setting: OFF

DIMEN (DIMENSION)

Adjusts the surround sound either towards the front or towards the rear.

EFFECT

Front panel

Notes

Remote control

Control range: –3 (towards the rear) to +3 (towards the front)

Initial setting: STD (standard)

CT WID (CT WIDTH)

Adjusts the center image from all three front speakers to varying degrees. A larger value adjusts the center image towards the front left and right speakers.

Control range: 0 (center channel sound is output only from the center speaker) to 7 (center channel sound is output only from the front left and right speakers)

Initial setting: 3

•If you turn off the sound effects while this unit is reproducing sound from a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the dynamic range of the signal is automatically compressed and this unit mixes the sounds of the center and surround speaker channels and outputs them from the front speakers.

•The volume may be greatly reduced when you turn off the sound effects. In this case, turn on the sound effects.

■Night listening mode

The night listening mode is designed to improve listenability at lower volumes or at night.

Press NIGHT on the remote control repeatedly to select “NIGHT ON”.

The NIGHT indicator in the front panel display lights up. Select “NIGHT OFF” to turn off the night listening mode.

NIGHT

OPERATION

BASIC

 

 

Notes

•You can use the night listening mode only with the Dolby Digital sources.

•If you select the “STEREO” mode or if you connect the headphones while multi-channel Dolby Digital source is reproduced, the night listening mode is not available.

•The night listening mode may vary in effectiveness depending on the input source and surround sound settings you use.

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