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Using the dynamic range, control, Using the down-mix function, Audio Adjustments

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Audio Adjustments Section 20 Audio Adjustments 4 Touch or to adjust CENTER WIDTH (center width control). Each time you touch or it gradually spreads the center channel sound into the front left and right speakers over a range 0 to 7. 3 is the default and it's recommended for most recordings. 0 places all center sound in the center speaker. 7 places all center sound equally in the left/right speakers. 1 Touch MUSIC to adjust music mode. Refer to Using the DTS Neo:6 on this page. 2 Touch or to adjust CENTER IMAGE (center image). Each time you touch or it gradually spreads the center channel sound into the front left and right speakers over a range 10 to 0. Using the DTS Neo:6 DTS Neo:6 can generate 6.1 channel surround sound from any matrixed stereo source (such as video or TV) and from 5.1 channel sources. 1 Touch Dolby/DTS on the audio function menu to select DTS Neo:6. Refer to Recalling surround sound settings on the previous page. 2 Touch ADJ. next to Dolby/DTS. 3 Touch either of the following touch panel keys to select the desired mode. ! CINEMA - The Cinema mode suitable for movie playback ! MUSIC - The Music mode suitable for music playback # You can operate MUSIC ADJUSTMENT only when MUSIC has been selected. # With the DTS Neo:6, audio and voice from TV or radio may be breaking up. In such case, we recommend you to turn the DTS Neo:6 off. Adjusting the Music mode In music mode, you can adjust the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals. Adjust the effect from 0 (all center channel sent to front right and left speakers) to 10 (center channel sent to the center speaker only). Using the dynamic range control The dynamic range refers to the difference between the largest and softest sounds. The dynamic range control compresses this difference so that you can clearly hear sounds even at low volume levels. ! The dynamic range control is effective only on Dolby Digital sounds. ! The dynamic range control may produce lit- tle effect on certain discs. % Touch DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL on the audio function menu to turn the dynamic range control on. # To turn dynamic range control off, touch DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL again. Using the down-mix function The down-mix function allows you to play back multi-channel audio in 2 channels. % Touch DOWN MIX on the audio function menu to switch the setting. ! Lt/Rt - Down mix so that the surround components can be restored (decoded). ! Lo/Ro - Stereo mix the original audio that do not contain channel modes such as surround components. En 95

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4
Touch
or
to adjust CENTER WIDTH
(center width control).
Each time you touch
or
it gradually
spreads the center channel sound into the
front left and right speakers over a range
0
to
7
.
3
is the default and it
s recommended for
most recordings.
0
places all center sound in
the center speaker.
7
places all center sound
equally in the left/right speakers.
Using the DTS Neo:6
DTS Neo:6 can generate 6.1 channel surround
sound from any matrixed stereo source (such
as video or TV) and from 5.1 channel sources.
1
Touch Dolby/DTS on the audio function
menu to select DTS Neo:6.
Refer to
Recalling surround sound settings
on
the previous page.
2
Touch ADJ. next to Dolby/DTS.
3
Touch either of the following touch
panel keys to select the desired mode.
!
CINEMA
The Cinema mode suitable for
movie playback
!
MUSIC
The Music mode suitable for
music playback
#
You can operate
MUSIC ADJUSTMENT
only
when
MUSIC
has been selected.
#
With the DTS Neo:6, audio and voice from TV
or radio may be breaking up. In such case, we re-
commend you to turn the DTS Neo:6 off.
Adjusting the Music mode
In music mode, you can adjust the center
image to create a wider stereo effect with vo-
cals. Adjust the effect from
0
(all center chan-
nel sent to front right and left speakers) to
10
(center channel sent to the center speaker
only).
1
Touch MUSIC to adjust music mode.
Refer to
Using the DTS Neo:6
on this page.
2
Touch
or
to adjust CENTER IMAGE
(center image).
Each time you touch
or
it gradually
spreads the center channel sound into the
front left and right speakers over a range
10
to
0
.
Using the dynamic range
control
The dynamic range refers to the difference be-
tween the largest and softest sounds. The dy-
namic range control compresses this
difference so that you can clearly hear sounds
even at low volume levels.
!
The dynamic range control is effective only
on Dolby Digital sounds.
!
The dynamic range control may produce lit-
tle effect on certain discs.
%
Touch DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL on
the audio function menu to turn the dy-
namic range control on.
#
To turn dynamic range control off, touch
DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL
again.
Using the down-mix function
The down-mix function allows you to play back
multi-channel audio in 2 channels.
%
Touch DOWN MIX on the audio func-
tion menu to switch the setting.
!
Lt/Rt
Down mix so that the surround
components can be restored (decoded).
!
Lo/Ro
Stereo mix the original audio that
do not contain channel modes such as sur-
round components.
Audio Adjustments
En
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Section
20
Audio Adjustments