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Using Surround Sound
Using sound modes
The sound modes allow you to add various surround
and room-type sound effects to your DVDs, CDs and
other sources. These effects process the sound in various
ways to simulate different spaces such as a theater, or
concert hall.
For Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital or DTS surround
sources, such as DVDs, use the Advanced Theater effects
to add room ambience to the sound; for stereo-only
sources, such as audio CDs, use the DSP modes.
For each effect you can also adjust how strong the effect
sounds. Often, a more subtle effect level enhances the
sound better than turning it right up. Experiment to see
what works best for you.
Listening to surround-sound sources
When you play DVD discs with Dolby Digital or DTS
sound, choose from the following sound settings.
•
Auto
– For digital sources, decoding is automati-
cally selected according to the source: Dolby Digital,
DTS, Dolby Pro Logic, 2-channel stereo, etc. No extra
effects are added to the source. Analog sources are
played in the same way as the Surround Off setting.
•
Standard
– As Auto, except that 2-channel
(analog or digital) sources are processed using Dolby
Pro Logic for surround-sound effects.
The following six settings are Advanced Theater effects.
•
Musical
– Concert hall sound.
•
Drama
– Classic, mid-size movie theater sound.
•
Action
– Large, modern movie theater sound.
•
Virtual Surround 1 (VIR.SURR.1)
–
Virtual surround sound from just the main front stereo
speakers and a subwoofer. Use this mode if you can't use
the surround speakers.
•
Virtual Surround 2 (VIR.SURR.2)
–
Virtual surround sound if you have connected the
surround speakers, but are using them in front of the
listening position.
•
Rear Wide
– Widens the rear channel
soundstage.
Adjusting the bass and treble
The simplest way to shape the sound is by adjusting the
amount of bass and treble.
• The bass and treble controls have no effect when
using the DSP modes, or when the surround mode is set
to anything other than
STANDARD
,
AUTO
or
SURR
.
OFF
(surround off).
• You cannot adjust the bass or treble when Record
mode is active (see
Direct recording
on page 25).
1 Press SOUND.
2 Use the
2
or
3
buttons to select BASS or
TREBLE.
3 Use the
5
and
∞
buttons to adjust the
sound.
You can see the current level in the display.
4 Press ENTER.
Using P.Bass
In addition to the standard controls for adjusting bass
and treble, this system has a P.Bass feature. Switch this
on to further extend the bass.
• P.Bass has no effect when listening through
headphones.
• You cannot adjust P.Bass when Record mode is active
(see
Direct recording
on page 25).
1 Press SOUND.
2 Use the
2
or
3
buttons to select P.BASS.
3 Use the
5
and
∞
buttons to switch on or
off.
4 Press ENTER.
