Palsonic DVD2000 Owners Manual - Page 23

Initial settings Speaker Settings 1 At the initial settings screen Select "8 Speaker Setting" by the joystick and press SELECT. Centre Large/Small Centre Centre Delay time Large/Small/None Initial settings For your reference: l TO output the test signal 1. Select "Test" by the joystick, and then press SELECT. (Test signals will be output consecutively from each speaker clockwise.) 2. Select the appropriate volume (-6db through +6db) by the joystick while the test signal is being output from the speaker. 3 Press SELECT. (The test signals are stopped.) Other Settings 1 At the initial settings screen Select "9 Other settings" by the joystick and press SELECT. Surround (L) Surround (L/R) Surround (R) Large/Small/None Delay time Large/Small/None l Underlined item is a factory setting. 2 Select the preferred item by the joystick and press SELECT. 3 Select the preferred value by the joystick and press SELECT. Speaker icons l If the speaker is connected , display the icon. Clear the icon if the speaker is not connected. l If the speaker supports low-frequency (under 100 Hz) reproduction, select the large icon. If the speaker's low-frequency (under 100 Hz) reproduction ability is poor, select the smaller icon. [When the subwoofer is not connected, be sure to select "Large" for the front speakers (L/R).] Delay time If the surround speaker or the center speaker can't be installed at an equal distance to (or further away) the front speakers from the listening position, change the delay time to get better surround effect. l When D2 or D3 is equal to or larger than D1, no setting is necessary ( [A]). Otherwise, change the setting according to the table below. Speaker Delay time Difference between D1 and D2/D3 Center 1.3 ms approx. 50 cm speaker (D2) 2.6 ms approx. 100cm 3.9 ms approx. 150 cm 5.3 ms approx. 200 cm Surround 5.3 ms approx. 200 cm speakers (D3) 10.6 ms approx. 400cm 15.9 ms approx. 600cm Channel balance: While listening to the test signal, adjust the volume of the center, surround (L), surround (R), speakers and the subwoofer so that the volume is equal to that of the front speakers. 4 Select "Exit" by the joystick and press SELECT. Setting is finished and the initial settings screen is displayed. Note: l The "Large/Small" setting has no effect on DVDs recorded in MPEG 2 audio. 2 Select the preferred item (1-4) by the joystick and press SELECT When "1" still mode is selected Automatic: "Frame still" and "Field still" are automatically selected during the still mode When "2" audio during search is selected On: Factory setting (When noises during search are disagreeable, select "Off'.) Off: Select this setting if audio during search is not necessary. When "3" TV mode (4:3) is selected Pan&Scan: the video material for a wide screen will be played back in a Pan&Scan style on a conventional size TV. Letterbox: select this setting to play back the video Material for a wide screen in the letter box style on a conventional size TV. When "4"D.(Dynamic) range compression is selected OFF: normal audio range is selected ON: select this setting to enjoy listening to dynamic sound even on a low volume. This is useful for latenight listening. this function only works with Dolby Digital (AC-3 DVD's) ] 3 select the preferred value by the joystick at each screen and press select The screen at the step 1 is disabled. Select "0" by the joystick and press SELECT to return to the initial setting screen. Also refer to "common procedures of initial settings on page 20 [A] Center speaker Front speaker (L) Front speaker (R) Subwoofer Surround speaker (L) Surround speaker (L) 23