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Sound and Volume Controls
Selecting surround sound
● Press SURROUND on the remote to
select : MULTI-CHANNEL 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 rear speakers operate
only in Multi-channel surround mode.
➜The available output modes for Multi-
channel include: Dolby Digital, DTS
(Digital Theater Systems) Surround and
Dolby Pro Logic II.
➜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 rear speakers.
Helpful Hints:
– The SURROUND button is not
functional for SACD playback. You have to
access the disc menu in order to select
between multi-channel and stereo tracks, see
page 29.
– You are not able to select the surround
sound mode if the system setup menu is
turned on
Selecting digital sound effects
Select a preset digital sound effects that
matches your disc’s content or that
optimises the sound of the musical style
you are playing.
● Press SOUND to select the available
sound effect.
When playing movie discs, you can select :
CONCERT, DRAMA, ACTION or SCI-FI.
When playing music discs, you can select :
ROCK, DIGITAL, CLASSIC or JAZZ.
Helpful Hint:
– For flat sound output, select CONCERT
or CLASSIC.
Volume control
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.
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