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36 Surround Sound Options
For proper Surround Sound, you must connect the speakers correctly and
select the right sound source mode. See page 13 and your separate Quick-
Use Guide for details.
The Center and Surround speakers operate only when the DVD Home
Cinema System is set to surround sound mode. The source you are playing
(DVDs, Tuner, etc.) must be recorded or broadcast in Dolby Digital, DTS,
or Dolby Pro Logic surround sound.
Stereo broadcasts or recordings will produce some surround sound effects
when played in a surround mode. However, monaural (mono) sources will
not produce any sound from the surround speakers.
Selecting Surround Sound
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Press SURROUND repeatedly to select a surround sound
or stereo mode. The availability of the various surround sound
modes depends on the number of speakers connected and the
sound information available on the Disc, etc.
Surround Sound options are:
● Dolby Digital Surround - Also referred to as AC-3, Dolby 5.1,
or MPEG Multichannel - delivers a realistic, dynamic sound similar
to theater and cinema. Many DVDs are recorded in Dolby Digital
Surround.
All five speakers (front left, front right, center, surround left, and
surround right) and the Subwoofer of the DVD Home Cinema
System must be connected to the DVD Receiver.
● DTS (Digital Theater Systems) Surround - A cinema sur-
round sound format that offers superior digital audio perfor-
mance. DTS offers more clarity and definition, especially for high-
er tones. The better sound quality is a result of the limited sound
compression (3:1 instead of 11:1 for Dolby Digital) and 20-bit res-
olution.
● Dolby Pro Logic Surround - A specially encoded two-channel
analog format that produces sound through four speakers (Front
Left, Center, Front Right, and a single/monaural Surround) when
using a Dolby Pro Logic Decoder. Dolby Pro Logic Surround is
compatible with two-channel (right and left) Stereos, but you will
have sound only from two channels (the left and right).
● Matrix - A new surround system that delivers four-channel sur-
round sound (Front Left, Front Right, Surround Left, and
Surround Right).
● VSS (Virtual Surround Sound) - The ProLogic, MPEG, or
Dolby Digital surround sound is processed by a ‘virtualizer’ DSP,
adding surround sound when using only the Front (left/right)
speakers.
● Stereo - All sound is reproduced and played through the Front
left/right speakers. This enables standard stereo reproduction.
VIEWING AREA
Rear Speaker
(Left Surround)
Rear Speaker
(Right Surround)
Front
Speaker
(Left)
Front
Speaker
(Right)
Center Speaker
Above TV
Subwoofer
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