Philips MX5000D, User Manual

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SLEEP
MUTE
DVD/CD TV/AV TUNER
TV
CDR AUX SAT VCR
MENU MENU
DISC SYSTEM
OK
VOL
TITLE
ANGLE
ZOOM
LANGUAGE
NIGHT
PICTURE
RETURN
SPEAKER
SURROUND VIRTUAL TONE TEST TONE
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REPEAT
SUBTITLE
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SLOW MOTION
AUDIO
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32 Surround Sound Options
For proper Surround Sound, you must connect the speakers correctly and
select the right sound source mode.
See page 10 and your separate Quick-
Use Guide for details.
The Center and Surround speakers operate only when the DVD Home
Cinema System is set to surround sound mode. The source you are playing
(DVDs, Tuner, etc.) must be recorded or broadcast in Dolby Digital, DTS,
or Dolby Pro Logic surround sound.
Stereo broadcasts or recordings will produce some surround sound effects
when played in a surround mode. However, monaural (mono) sources will
not produce any sound from the surround speakers.
Selecting Surround Sound
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Press SURROUND ON/OFF repeatedly to select a sur-
round sound or stereo mode.
The availability of the various
surround sound modes depends on the number of speakers con-
nected and the sound information available on the Disc, etc.
Surround Sound options are:
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Dolby Digital Surround - Also referred to as AC-3, Dolby 5.1,
or MPEG Multichannel - delivers a realistic, dynamic sound similar
to theater and cinema. Many DVDs are recorded in Dolby Digital
Surround.
All five speakers (front left, front right, center, surround left, and
surround right) and the Subwoofer of the DVD Home Cinema
System must be connected to the DVD Receiver.
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DTS (Digital Theater Systems) Surround - A cinema sur-
round sound format that offers superior digital audio perfor-
mance. DTS offers more clarity and definition, especially for high-
er tones. The better sound quality is a result of the limited sound
compression (3:1 instead of 11:1 for Dolby Digital) and 20-bit res-
olution.
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Dolby Pro Logic Surround - A specially encoded two-channel
analog format that produces sound through four speakers (Front
Left, Center, Front Right, and a single/monaural Surround) when
using a Dolby Pro Logic Decoder. Dolby Pro Logic Surround is
compatible with two-channel (right and left) Stereos, but you will
have sound only from two channels (the left and right).
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Stereo - All sound is reproduced and played through the Front
left/right speakers. This enables standard stereo reproduction.
VIEWING AREA
Rear Speaker
(Left Surround)
Rear Speaker
(Right Surround)
Front
Speaker
(Left)
Front
Speaker
(Right)
Center Speaker
Above TV
Subwoofer
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