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Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II has three user-adjustable parameters.
Panorama is a simple on/off toggle (highlighted means “on”) that will present a wider
and deeper front soundstage. This effect is somewhat signal-dependant, meaning that
it is more pronounced with some recordings and less so with others. With a good
recording, however, the effect an be quite dramatic.
Center Width determines how much of the center-channel information is allowed to
remain in the left and right speakers. A low setting places all the information that would
create a phantom center image in a normal stereo system in the center channel speaker
instead. (This is sometimes referred to as a “hard” center channel.) A high setting leaves
this information in the left and right speakers, fading out the center channel speaker.
Intermediate settings provide a great compromise between the seamless spaciousness of a
great stereo system and the wide listening area of a multichannel system (where you don’t
need to be in the “sweet spot” to hear a center image).
Dimension shifts the degree to which the overall balance of the processing is biased
toward the back of the room. In very “dry” recordings that lack much recorded
ambience, a higher dimension setting will restore a sense of space to the reproduced
sound. In extremely “wet” recordings with lots of ambience, you may want to reduce the
dimension setting so as to avoid excessive or distracting spaciousness.
DTS Neo:6 By contrast, the DTS Neo:6 setting couldn’t be simpler. The only user-adjustable
parameter for DTS Neo:6 is the center width control, which functions much as the
center width control does for Dolby Pro Logic II.
remote Fkeys
The remote control supplied with the SSP-300 has four function keys (Fkeys) that
allow you to have instant, easy access to specific system functions that might otherwise
be buried in a menu somewhere.
For example, if you use the balance control frequently, you may want to consider
programming one of the Fkeys to take you straight to that screen. Doing so will save
you having to access the control menu, followed by pressing the
balance button (which
might be hard to see from across the room).