Onkyo TX-SV525 Owner Manual - Page 25

Use

of

surround

mode

This

unit

is

provided

with

5

kinds

of

Surround

modes.

Select

a

mode

by

pressing

the

DOLBY

PRO

LOGIC

button,

DSP

MODE

button

or

BY-

PASS

button.

(When

using

the

remote

control,

press

the

SURROUND

MODE

button.)

Make

your

choice

of

modes

depending

on

the

type

of

music

you

are

listening

to,

the

media

used,

and

your

personal

preference.

See

page

26

for

instructions

about

setting

the

speaker

-volume

levels

for

each

mode.

SURROUND

MODE

=

0 0

nm

."±_i

0

0

0

CENTER

MODE

DELAY

TIME

Explanation

1:

Surround

mode

Dolby

Pro

Logic

By

using

video

tape

and

laser

discs

with

the

❑0

trade

mark.

You

can

decode

four

channel

surround

sound.

Theater

There

are

many

surround

speakers

in

an

actual

theater.

Use

this

mode

for

creating

a

theater

atmosphere.

This

mode

is

suitable

for

playback

of

media

recorded

with

Dolby

Sur-

round.

DOLBY

SURROUND]

Hall

Simulates

the

atomosphere

of

a

concert

hall.

Intended

for

classical

music.

Live

Reproduces

the

feeling

of

a

live

performance.

Arena

This

mode

recreates

the

feel

of

listening

to

a

pop

concert

in

a

domed

stadium.

By

-Pass

This

mode

is

used

when

you

do

not

wish

to

use

the

Surround

mode.

All

input

sound

is

output

from

the

front

speakers

directly.

NOTE:

In

the

surround

mode,

each

selected

source

along

with

the

input

selector

source

is

automatically

stored,

and

conce-

quently

recalled

when

that

input

selector

source

is

selected.

SURROUND

MODE

DELAY

TIME

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

Explanation

2:

Center

mode

Because

the

center

speaker

plays

such

an

important

part

in

Dolby

Pro

Logic

surround,

three

different

modes

are

avail-

able

for

it,

depending

on

its

size.

Select

a

mode

by

pressing

the

CENTER

MODE

button.

NORMAL:

Use

this

setting

when

a

small

enclosure

cen-

ter

speaker

is

utilized.

Front

(L)

Center

Front

(R)

Rear

r

Rear

WIDEBAND:

Use

this

setting

when

a

speaker

similar

to

the

left

and

right

stereo

speakers

is

utilized.

Rear

r

-

PHANTOM

Rear

(

Front

(L)

Center

Front

(R)

When

a

center

speaker

is

not

present.

Front

(L)

Front

(R)

Rear

4

:4N

1

N

I

Rear

When

you

press

the

CENTER

MODE

button,

the

name

of

each

mode

will

he

shown

on

the

display

for

3

seconds

in

turn.

Explanation

3:

Delay

time

You

can

change

the

delay

time

for

the

sound

from

the

rear

(surround)

speakers.

Pressing

the

DELAY

TIME

button

changes

the

delay

time

every

1

msec

during

a

period

of

15

to

30

msec

in

Dolby

Pro

Logic

and

Theater,

and

every

5

msec

during

a

period

of

10

to

40

msec

in

Hall,

Live

and

Arena.

Dolby

Surround

delay

time

is

specified

at

20

msec.

It

is

rec-

ommended

that

initial

Dolby

Surround

delay

time

be

set

at

20

msec,

and

adjustment

to

either

15

or

30

possible

via

the

control.

By

adjust-

ing

the

delay

time,

and

carefully

adjusting

Master

Volume

Level,

Center

Volume

Level

and

Rear

Volume

Level,

the

apparent

acoustic

size

of

your

listening

room

can

be

enlarged

or

deduced.

Adjustable

delay

time

allows

you

to

tailor

the

acoustic

size

of

your

listening

environ-

ment

to

match

the

sonic

characteristic

spaces,

such

as

concert

halls,

cathedrals,

etc.

Use

a

shorter

delay

to

simulate

the

size

of

a

small

club

or

cabaret

Respective

delay

time

can

be

memorized

for

each

surround

mode.

This

operation

can

also

be

performed

using

the

delay

time

button

of

the

remote

control.

•

When

you

press

the

DELAY

TIME

button,

DELAY

and

the

delay

time

will

be

shown

for

3

seconds

on

the

display.

•

For

surround

modes

other

than

Dolby

Pro

Logic

and

Theater,

a

reverb

effect

is

applied

in

conjunction

with

the

delay

time.

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