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Surround Sound Operation
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The benefits of surround sound are
enormous. You
can be completely enveloped in sound; just as if you
were at a concert hall or cinema.
The surround effect operates without external surround speakers
Surround Sound is available if you are tuned to a television station or are using the AV inputs.
The Surround Sound can be switched between OFF, VIRTUAL and SPACIAL.
OFF
Switching the Surround Sound to OFF gives you normal television sound.
VIRTUAL
A Virtual Surround System attempts to create the same surround effect produced by a multi-channel
system using only the left and right speakers.
The general conceptual model of a Virtual Dolby Surround System divides the center signal equally
between the left and right speakers to achieve a Phantom Center Image. It also processes the Virtual
surround signal before sending it to the left and right speakers, creating a virtual image around the
listener.
The virtual effect is stronger with Dolby Surround encoded movies.
Dolby, and the
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
SPATIAL
Spatial Surround modes allow various types of surround effects to be produced by mimicking both the
direct sound, as heard by the audience, and the sound reflected back from the surroundings.
Phantom Centre Speaker
Virtual Surround
Left
Speaker
Front
Right
Speaker
Front
