Listening to your system
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Using the Advanced surround effects
The Advanced surround feature creates a
variety of surround effects. Try different modes
with various soundtracks to see which you like.
1
• Press
ADV SURR
repeatedly to select a
listening mode.
•
ACTION
– Designed for action movies with
dynamic soundtracks.
•
DRAMA
– Designed for movies with lots of
dialog.
•
MONOFILM
– Creates surround sound
from mono soundtracks.
•
ENT.SHOW
– Suitable for musical sources.
•
EXPANDED
– Creates an extra wide stereo
field.
2
•
TV SURR.
– Provides surround sound for
both mono and stereo TV sources.
•
ADV.GAME
– Suitable for video games.
•
SPORTS
– Suitable for sports programs.
•
ROCK/POP
– Creates a live concert sound
for rock and/or pop music.
•
UNPLUGED
– Suitable for acoustic music
sources.
•
X-STEREO
– Gives multichannel sound to a
stereo source, using all of your speakers.
•
PHONESUR.
– Creates the effect of overall
surround with headphones.
Listening in stereo
When you select
STEREO
you will hear the
source through just the front left and right
speakers (and possibly your subwoofer
depending on your speaker settings). Dolby
Digital and DTS multichannel sources are
downmixed to stereo.
In the Auto level control stereo mode (A.L.C.),
this unit equalizes playback sound levels if
each sound level varies with the music source
recorded in a portable audio player.
• While listening to a source, press
STEREO/A.L.C.
for stereo playback.
Press repeatedly to switch between:
•
STEREO
– The audio is heard with your
surround settings and you can still use the
Midnight, Loudness, and Tone functions.
•
A.L.C.
– Listening in Auto level control
stereo mode.
•
F.S.S.FOCUS
– See
Using Front Stage
Surround Advance
on page 32 for more on
this.
•
F.S.S. WIDE
– See
Using Front Stage
Surround Advance
on page 32 for more on
this.
Note
1• If you press
ADV SURR
with the headphones connected,
PHONESUR.
will automatically be selected.
• When an Advanced Surround listening mode is selected, the effect level can be adjusted using the
EFFECT
parameter in
Setting the AV options
on page 34.
2 Use with Dolby Pro Logic for a stereo surround effect (stereo field is wider than Standard modes with Dolby Digital sources).
AUTO/ DIRECT
PHASE
ADV SURR
SOUND
RETRIEVER
STEREO/
A.L.C.
ACOUSTIC
EQ
STANDARD
DIALOG
AUTO/ DIRECT
PHASE
ADV SURR
SOUND
RETRIEVER
STEREO/
A.L.C.
ACOUSTIC
EQ
STANDARD
DIALOG
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