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Surround sound settings

Dynamic Range Control

When watching Dolby Digital or DTS material at low

volume, low level sounds—including some of the

dialog—can be difficult to hear properly. Using one of the

Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings can help by

bringing up the low level sounds, while controlling high

level peaks.

Dynamic Range Control works only with Dolby Digital

soundtracks and some DTS soundtracks.

1 Press SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP.

2 Hold SHIFT and use the

/

buttons to select

DRC.

3 Use SHIFT +

/

to select a setting.

Select one of the following:

•

DRC OFF

(default)

– No dynamic range adjustment

(use when listening at higher volume)

•

DRC MID

– Mid setting

•

DRC HIGH

– Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds

are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are

increased)

4 Press SHIFT+ENTER to exit.

Dual mono setting

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital or DTS

soundtracks should be played. You can also use this

setting to switch the audio channel on DVD-RW discs

recorded with bilingual audio.

1 Press SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP.

2 Hold SHIFT and use the

/

buttons to select

DUALMONO.

3 Use SHIFT +

/

to select a setting.

Select one of the following:

•

CH1 MONO

(default)

– Only channel 1 is played

•

CH2 MONO

– Only channel 2 is played

•

CH1/CH2

– Both channels are played through the

front speakers

4 Press SHIFT+ENTER to exit.

Adjusting the channel levels using

the test tone

If you prefer, you can set the channel levels using a test

tone as a reference, rather than playing a source (see

Channel level setting

on page 27). A test tone is played

through each speaker in turn, allowing you to adjust the

level as it plays.

Note that the channel level settings for stereo sources

are independent of the settings for surround sound

sources.

1 Press SHIFT+SURROUND to select the Auto

listening mode.

• If you want to set the channel levels for stereo (two

channel) playback, select the

STEREO

listening

mode.

2 Press SHIFT+TEST TONE.

The test tone is output from each speaker in turn.

3 While a test tone is playing, hold SHIFT and use

the

/

buttons to adjust that channel level.

The aim is to adjust the levels so that you hear the test

tone at the same volume from each speaker. You can

adjust the level of each channel by ± 10 dB.

• You can adjust the overall volume of test tone output

using the

VOLUME

+/– buttons (this does not affect

the channel level settings).

• Because of the ultra low frequencies the subwoofer

produces, it may sound quieter than it really is. We

suggest adjusting the subwoofer level using the

method described in

Channel level setting

page 27.

4 When you’re done, press SHIFT+ENTER to exit

test tone setup.

• If you use the Room Setup feature again, it will

overwrite the settings you have made here.

Note

1A similar adjustment feature is available on the DVD recorder—see

Audio Adjust setting

on page 84.

2A similar adjustment feature is available on the DVD recorder—see

Switching audio channels

on page 62.

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