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Sound Control
IMPORTANT!
For proper surround sound, make sure
the speakers and subwoofer are
connected (see page 7).
Selecting surround sound
●
Press
SURROUND
to select multichannel
surround or stereo mode.
➜
The availability of the various surround
sound modes depends on the number of
speakers used and the sound available on the
disc.
➜
The centre and surround speakers operate
only in Multi-channel surround mode.
➜
The available output modes for multi-
channel include: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic
or Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound.
➜
Stereo broadcasts or recordings will
produce some surround channel effects when
played in a surround mode. However, mono
(single channel sound) sources will not
produce any sound from the rear speakers.
Selecting digital sound effects
Select a preset digital sound effects that
matches your disc’s content or that optimises
the sound of the musical style you are playing.
●
Press
SOUND
to select the available sound
effect.
When playing movie discs, you can select:
CONCERT, DRAMA, ACTION or SCI-FI.
When playing music discs or while in
TV/AV, TUNER or AUX mode, you can select:
ROCK, DIGITAL, CLASSIC or JAZZ.
Helpful Hint:
– For flat sound output, select CONCERT or
CLASSIC.
Volume control
●
Adjust
VOLUME
control (or press
VOL
+
/
-
on the remote) to increase or
decrease the volume level.
➜
"
VOL XX
" appears. “
XX
” denotes the
volume level.
To listen through the headphones
●
Connect the headphones plug to the
PHONES
socket at the front of the DVD
system.
➜
The speakers will be mute.
To turn off the volume temporarily
●
Press
MUTE
.
➜
Playback will continue without sound and
"
MUTE
" appears.
➜
To restore the volume, press MUTE again
or increase the volume level.
Dimming system’s display screen
●
In any active mode, press
DIM
to select
desired brightness : HIGH, MID or LOW.
Using the remote to operate
‘Philips’ television
1
Press
TV
.
2
Press
S
/
T
or use the
numeric
keypad (0-9)
to select the TV’s channel.
3
Press
TV VOL
+
/
-
to adjust the TV’s
volume level.
4
Press
B
to turn off your TV.
Helpful Hint:
– When listening to TV or AUX programmes, press
the respective TV or AUX button on the remote in
order for the sound to be heard.
Other Functions
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