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English
Dolby Surround has been developed to reproduce the important
elements of the acoustic surround at home.
To listen to the sound of video software bearing the mark
DOLBY SURROUND
* which includes the same encoded surround
information as found in Dolby Stereo films, the unit can provide
you with Dolby Surround decoder.
This unit features two ways to decode a Dolby Surround encoded
signal,
Dolby Pro Logic
and
Dolby 3 Stereo
.
Dolby Pro Logic
can be used when the front speakers and rear
speakers are connected to this unit (regardless of the center speaker
connection).
Dolby 3 Stereo
can be used when left, center, and right speak-
ers are connected, but no rear speaker is used.
Speaker configuration
Front
speaker
Front
speaker
Rear
speaker
Rear
speaker
TV
Center speaker
You can use Dolby Pro Logic (or Dolby 3 Stereo if you want)
with this speaker configuration.
TV
Front
speaker
Front
speaker
Rear
speaker
Rear
speaker
You can use Dolby Pro Logic in Center Phantom mode with
this speaker configuration.
TV
Front
speaker
Front
speaker
You can use Dolby 3 Stereo with this speaker configuration.
Center speaker
Using Dolby Surround
Using Dolby Surround
Preparing for Dolby Surround
Once you have finished adjustments for Dolby Surround, you can
use the same adjustments every time you want to use each Dolby
Surround mode — Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo.
On the remote control
On the remote control
ONLY:
1
Press and hold SHIFT
9
until the
following procedure is finished.
2
Press PRO LOGIC
c
or 3 STEREO
c
whichever you want to use.
The PRO LOGIC
c
or 3 STEREO
c
indicator
lights up on the display
• Each time you press the button, the indicator turns on and off.
(Respective Dolby Surround also turns on and off.)
SHIFT
3 STEREO
PRO LOGIC
R
A
PR
RA
PRO LOGIC
3 STEREO
• When Dolby Surround is activated, the sound mode is canceled
temporarily.
3
Press CENTER MODE repeatedly to
select the proper center mode.
• Each time you press the button, the center mode
changes as follows.
PHANTOM
NORMAL
OFF
WIDE
**
CENTER MODE
PHANTOM:
Select this mode when you do not use a center
speaker. The center speaker channel signals are
output through the front speakers.
**
“PHANTOM” appears only when using
Dolby Pro Logic.
NORMAL:
Select this mode when the center speaker cannot
reproduce the bass better than the front speakers.
The bass portions of the center channel signals
are output through the front speakers.
WIDE:
Select this mode when the center speaker can
reproduce the bass better than the front speakers.
All signals of the center channel are output through
the center speaker.
OFF:
Select this mode when shut off the center channel
signals.
* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. DOLBY, the double-D symbol, and
“PRO LOGIC” are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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