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the CP-3
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Music
* OFF if configured with no center speaker
** BYPASS if center speaker configured as NONE or FULL;
95 Hz if configured as SMALL (Presets only)
EFFECT LEVEL controls the loudness of the center, side and rear outputs.
CENTER LEVEL attenuates the level of the center channel and can turn it
off completely. The proper setting for this control will vary depending on
the recording and your taste. There is no "correct" setting.
SIDE LEVEL controls the volume level of the side speakers. Since Music
Surround is a dynamic ambience extraction mode, the effect of the side
speakers will depend on the recording. Although the default value is 0, the
correct setting will vary with each recording, your room, and your personal
taste.
SIDE ROLLOFF provides a high frequency cutoff for the side speakers. The
optimal seting for this control will vary widely with source material.
BASS SPLIT takes the low bass from the center, where it is in many film and
music mixes, and distributes it instead to the left and right front-channel
speakers. Bass Splitting is valuable because in many video installations the
center speaker is smaller than the two main stereo speakers and is less
capable of handling the lowest frequencies. By directing the low frequencies
to the main speakers, there is less risk of damage to a small center speaker
and no loss of bass information since it will be reproduced by the main
speakers.
REAR ROLLOFF sets the frequency above which the rear channel sound is
attenuated. It should be high enough to give presence and airiness to the
rear sound, but not so high as to place distracting instrumental overtones or
other sounds behind you. The appropriate setting will vary with program
material.
DECORRELATE electronically "scrambles" the monaural surround chan-
nel to provide added spaciousness and envelopment through the stereo
outputs.
