Philips MX5800SA/22S Home Theater System User Manual


 
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Sound Control
IMPORTANT!
For proper surround sound, make
sure the speakers and subwoofer are
connected (see page 10).
Selecting surround sound
Press SURROUND (SURR.) to select :
MULTI-channel, 3D SOUND or STEREO.
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 when the DVD home
cinema system is set to Multi-channel
mode.
The available output modes for Multi-
channel include: Dolby Digital, DTS
(Digital Theatre Systems) Surround and
Dolby Pro Logic.
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 surround speakers.
Helpful Hint:
You are not able to select the surround
sound mode if the system menu/menu bar is
turned on.
Turning on/off clear voice effect
You can enhance the centre and surround
sound outputs by activating the clear
voice sound feature if you have selected
Multi-channel as the surround mode.
Press VOICE on the remote to select
CLEAR VOICE ON.
To turn off the setting, press VOICE
again to select CLEAR VOICE OFF.
Changing subwoofer volume level
Press SUB +/- on the remote to
adjust subwoofer volume level (-6dB to
+6dB).
Adjusting Bass/Treble level
The BASS (low tone) and TREBLE (high
tone) features enable you to define the
sound-processor settings.
1 Press BASS or TREBLE.
The level indicator appears.
2 Within five seconds, use the VOLUME
control to adjust the Bass or Treble level
(-3 to +3).
If the volume control is not used
within five seconds, it will resume its
normal volume control function.
Selecting digital sound effects
Select a preset digital sound effects that
matches your discs content or that
optimises the sound of the musical style
you are playing.
Press SOUND on the remote.
When playing movie discs, you can select :
CONCERT, DRAMA, ACTION or SCI-FI.
When playing music discs or while in
TUNER or AUX/DI 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 MIN" is the minimum volume
level and VOL MAX is the maximum
volume level.
To listen through the headphones
Connect the headphones plug to the n
socket at the front of the DVD system.
The speakers will be muted.
To turn off the volume temporarily
Press MUTE on the remote.
Playback will continue without sound
and "MUTE" appears.
To restore the volume, press MUTE
again or increase the volume level.
Sound and Volume Controls