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Using
the CP-3
PLUS
Lexicon
Panorama Parameters
Panorama extracts the natural ambience from recorded music and moves it
outward from the speakers, producing greater width and depth of image
and a feeling of enhanced spaciousness. This mode adds no additional
sound but expands the existing stereo image. Panorama also works with
Dolby Stereo movies, bringing the surround track outward into the room.
Panorama works with just two loudspeakers. The front speakers are driven
entirely from the CP-3
PLUS
’s digital circuits. Panorama will also send a stereo
difference signal (left channel minus right or vice-versa) to the side and rear
loudspeakers if you have them. NORMAL (1) will provide enough expan-
sion for most music, while WIDE (2) has a more pronounced effect on the
image. BINAURAL (3) has special low-frequency compensation and is
meant specifically for true binaural recordings made with a dummy head.
Panorama NORMAL is designed to work with recordings whose bass
energy is evenly distributed across the stereo image. Panorama WIDE is
designed for recordings with centered bass (almost all pop and rock). The
only other difference between these two modes is their initial EFFECT
LEVEL. If you need more bass from Panorama NORMAL, switch to WIDE
and reduce the EFFECT LEVEL. Conversely, if Panorama WIDE is too bass-
heavy, switch to NORMAL and increase the EFFECT LEVEL.
The location of the front speakers and the listening position are crucial to
Panorama’s effectiveness and for best results your system and the CP-3
PLUS
together should be set up and calibrated according to the procedure in
Chapter 2. The strength of the Panorama effect drops off as you move away
from the prime listening position, especially to the sides. Video systems
with the main loudspeakers spaced closely on either side of a TV screen will
produce a usable effect over a somewhat wider area than set-ups with a
large included angle between the speakers.
EFFECT LEVEL sets the amount of crosstalk cancellation, and thus the
apparent front width. When EFFECT LEVEL is all the way down, INPUT
BALANCE, LF WIDTH and the rear outputs are still active.
Panorama
* Off in Binaural
