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Using the Sound Settings, Volume Offset

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Using the Menus Using the Sound Settings Option Description Sound Mode Sets a sound mode. Sound Mode includes options best suited for video and Customized photographs, respectively. The available options depend on the scene select settings. sound listening Dynamic Enhances treble and bass. Standard Standard sound optimized for home use. Clear Voice Suitable for spoken dialog. Custom Select to store your preferred settings. Reset Resets the current Sound settings to their defaults, except MTS Audio, Alternate Audio and Speakers. Treble Adjust to increase or decrease higher-pitched sounds. Bass Adjust to increase or decrease lower-pitched sounds. Equalizer Adjust allows you to select your frequency response curve. Select Reset to reset the Equalizer settings to the default values. (Available when Sound Mode is set to Custom.) Balance Adjust to emphasize left or right speaker balance. Surround Allows you to select the suitable surround effects depending on the genre of TV program (movie, sport, music, etc.) or video game. The available options depend on the scene select setting. On/Off Select On to optimize the sound quality to enjoy the effects of the Surround option and to create a virtual surround sound using the 2ch speaker. Cinema/Off Provides surround effects just like the high-grade audio systems found in movie theaters. Music/Off Provides surround effects that make you feel like you are surrounded by sound as in a music hall. Sports/Off Provides surround effects that make you feel like you are watching a live sports contest. Game/Off Provides surround effects that enhance game sound. Volume Offset Adjust the volume level of the current input relative to other inputs. Steady Sound Select On to stabilize the volume across all programs and commercials. Select Off to disable this function. MTS Audio Stereo Select for stereo reception when viewing a program broadcast in Enjoy stereo, stereo. bilingual and mono Auto SAP programs Select to automatically switch the TV to second audio programs when a signal is received. If no SAP signal is present, the TV remains in Stereo mode. Mono Select for mono reception. Use to reduce noise during weak stereo broadcasts. (Continued) 31

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Using the Menus
Using the Sound Settings
Option
Description
Sound Mode
Customized
sound listening
Sets a sound mode.
Sound Mode
includes options best suited for video and
photographs, respectively. The available options depend on the scene select settings.
Dynamic
Enhances treble and bass.
Standard
Standard sound optimized for home use.
Clear Voice
Suitable for spoken dialog.
Custom
Select to store your preferred settings.
Reset
Resets the current
Sound
settings to their defaults, except
MTS Audio
,
Alternate
Audio
and
Speakers
.
Treble
Adjust to increase or decrease higher-pitched sounds.
Bass
Adjust to increase or decrease lower-pitched sounds.
Equalizer
Adjust
allows you to select your frequency response curve. Select
Reset
to reset the
Equalizer
settings to the default values. (Available when
Sound Mode
is set to
Custom
.)
Balance
Adjust to emphasize left or right speaker balance.
Surround
Allows you to select the suitable surround effects depending on the genre of TV
program (movie, sport, music, etc.) or video game. The available options depend on the
scene select setting.
On/Off
Select
On
to optimize the sound quality to enjoy the effects of the
Surround option and to create a virtual surround sound using the 2ch
speaker.
Cinema/Off
Provides surround effects just like the high-grade audio systems
found in movie theaters.
Music/Off
Provides surround effects that make you feel like you are surrounded
by sound as in a music hall.
Sports/Off
Provides surround effects that make you feel like you are watching a
live sports contest.
Game/Off
Provides surround effects that enhance game sound.
Volume Offset
Adjust the volume level of the current input relative to other inputs.
Steady Sound
Select
On
to stabilize the volume across all programs and commercials.
Select
Off
to disable this function.
MTS Audio
Enjoy stereo,
bilingual and mono
programs
Stereo
Select for stereo reception when viewing a program broadcast in
stereo.
Auto SAP
Select to automatically switch the TV to second audio programs
when a signal is received. If no
SAP
signal is present, the TV
remains in
Stereo
mode.
Mono
Select for mono reception. Use to reduce noise during weak stereo
broadcasts.
(Continued)