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4. Input
This control is available on
both the front panel and the
remote control. It allows man-
ual selection when the user
repeatedly presses and releases
the button for any of the ESC
360’s four inputs. The ESC 360
features an Automatic Digital
Input Selection feature that
automatically switches the ESC
360 to the source connected
to one of its two digital inputs
as soon as that device is pow-
ered on. Please read the sec-
tion on page 3 to thoroughly
familiarize yourself with the
conveniences and conditions
of using the Automatic Digital
Input Selection feature. The
Input switch is also used when
the source connected to the
ESC 360’s analog input is not
the analog source that was lis-
tened to the last time the ESC
360 was on (and hence the
Automatic Turn-On feature is
not available). The Input
switch also turns on the ESC
360 when pressed (see item 1
earlier in this section). When-
ever a specific input is select-
ed either manually or automat-
ically, its indicator (14, 15, 16
or 17) on the
ESC 360’s unit’s front panel
will be illuminated.
5. Surround Mode
Pressing and releasing this
button allows the selection of
different listening modes. Sur-
round (18), Phantom (19) and
3-Stereo (20) are available lis-
tening options for Dolby Pro
Logic. Stereo (21) bypasses
the surround processing and
outputs sound through the
right- and left-front speakers
only.
In Surround mode, all five
satellites and the subwoofer
will play. In Phantom mode, all
speakers except the center
channel will play. In 3-Stereo,
all speakers except for the two
surround speakers will be
active.
6. Volume
Press (
∧
) on the remote
control or the front panel to
raise the system’s volume.
Press (
∨
) on the remote
control or the front panel to
lower the system’s volume. The
volume setting is indicated on
the status-bar indicator (27).
7. 0 dB
Press this button to reset the
Center, Surround, Balance, Tre-
ble and Bass controls to their
default positions.
8. Test
Press this button to activate
the Test Tone mode (see Test
Tone section).
9. Delay
The relative timing of sounds
coming from the center and/or
surround speakers compared to
the front-left and front-right
speakers can be adjusted. The
first press of this button
allows adjustment of the cen-
ter channel, all the way from
the default setting of 0 ms
(milliseconds), which means
no delay (all status bars off),
to a maximum of 5 ms (5 sta-
tus bars on). The indicators C
(28) and DLY (30) will be on.
The second press of the Delay
button allows adjustments of
the surround speakers; indica-
tors LS (28) and RS (28) and
DLY (30) will be on. The delay
can be adjusted from zero (all
status bars off) to
15 ms (all status bars on) in
DTS and Dolby Digital and from
15 ms (all status bars off) to
30 ms (all status bars on) in
Dolby Pro Logic (there is an
inherent and fixed 15 ms of
delay added in the “matrixed”
Dolby Pro Logic to re-create
the proper surround effect).
The center and surround
adjustments can be done in
either DTS, Dolby Digital or
Dolby Pro Logic “matrixed”
modes. There are no separate
delay adjustments for the indi-
vidual modes of operation.
During adjustments, the audio
mutes momentarily every time
the Adju/– button
(11) is pressed. Please note
that the status-bar indicator
(27) will not display unless
Adju/– buttons are
pressed. Also, while the
status-bar indicator (27) is on,
channel indicators (28) and
DLY (30) will not be displayed.
And, if adjustments are done
in a mode where a certain
channel is not available, the
adjustment step for that chan-
nel is skipped. For example, in
Phantom mode, the center-
channel delay cannot be
adjusted since Phantom does
not have a center channel. In
Stereo, neither the center nor
the surround delay can be
adjusted since Stereo does not
feature surround speakers or a
center speaker. A third press of
the Delay button will exit the
ESC 360 from its delay-adjust-
ment mode.
10. Level
The relative level of sounds
coming from each of the
ESC 360’s speakers can be
adjusted while listening to
program material on the ESC
360. Repeated pressing and
releasing of the Level button
allows access to each channel.
The display will indicate LVL
(29), and the channel indica-
tors (28) LF (Left Front), C
