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Surround Sound
For proper Surround Sound, connect the speakers and Subwoofer
correctly. Details are on page 17. The Center and Rear (Surround)
speakers only operate when Surround is On.The Discs or TV programs
must be recorded or broadcast in Surround Sound.
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Press SURROUND to set Surround to On or Off .
When Surround is On, the SURR (Surround) light will appear
on the front of the System.When Surround is Off, the SURR
(Surround) light will be off.
Programs broadcast in Stereo will produce some surround
sound effects when played in a surround mode. However, non-
Stereo programs will not have any sound at the Rear
(Surround) speakers.
The following Surround Sound modes may be broadcast by
DVDs or TV stations.You cannot alter these Surround Sound
options at the System.
Matrix:
Delivers sound through 5.1 Channels.You will have
sound at all five speakers (Front Left and Right, Center, and
Rear (Surround) Left and Right).
Dolby Digital:
Dolby Digital is a high-quality audio
compression technology first used in movies.This technology
has since been adopted for use in Consumer Electronic
products and allows you to enjoy the same type of sound in
your home.Your player has a built-in Dolby Digital decoder so
you can enjoy DVDs that include a Dolby Digital soundtrack.
You can identify DVDs and equipment that contain Dolby
Digital by looking for the following logo:
Dolby Pro Logic:
Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding technology
that can be used to decode two channel material. Dolby Pro
Logic decoding of two channel sources yields 4 output channels.
These are : Left, Center, Right and a mono Surround channel.
DTS (Digital Theater System):
Developed by Digital
Theater Systems, Inc., of the United States. Sound is
compressed to reduce its recording size. Since the
compression level is less than Dolby Digital, the quantity of
data is greater when decoded, providing clarity and depth in
the sound.The sound has a wider dynamic range and higher
resolution.
Digital Sound
Digital Sound lets you enjoy special sound effects that have preset
equalizer settings, providing the best music reproduction.The default
setting of the System is OPTIMAL.
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Press SOUND repeatedly to select OPTIMAL,
CLASSIC, POP, or JAZZ.
The selected Digital Sound light
will appear on the front of the System.
VCR/TV
SEARCH MODE
REPEAT
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SLOW
0
+10
2
1
DISC
MENU
OK
PAUSE
REW
FF
PLAY
STOP
REPEAT
SOUND
SURROUND
+
–
VOLUME
A-B
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• Surround Sound is not available
when you are using headphones.
The SURR (Surround) light will
turn off.
Helpful Hint
STANDBY-ON
TIMER SET
VCR/TV
SEARCH MODE
REPEAT
TUNER
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
SLOW
0
+10
2
1
VCR
DVD
CLEAR
DISPLAY
SETUP/
PROG
TITLE
RETURN
MODE/SPEED
C-RESET
AUDIO/
BAND
ANGLE
SUBTITLE
ZOOM
DISC
MENU
OK
PAUSE
REW
FF
PLAY
STOP
SKIP/
CH
SKIP/
CH
REPEAT
SOUND
SURROUND
+
–
VOLUME
REC
A-B
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