Philips MX5100VR User manual - Page 49

MX5100VR.qxd 6/04/2004 3:37 PM Page 49 Digital Sound, Surround Sound 49 Digital Sound Digital Sound lets you enjoy special sound effects that have preset equalizer settings, providing the best music reproduction.The default setting of the System is OPTIMAL. 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select OPTIMAL, CLASSIC, POP, or JAZZ. The selected Digital Sound light will appear on the front of the System. Surround Sound For proper Surround Sound, connect the speakers and Subwoofer correctly. Details are on page 17. The Center and Rear (Surround) speakers only operate when Surround is On.The Discs or TV programs must be recorded or broadcast in Surround Sound. 1 Press SURROUND to set Surround to On or Off . When Surround is On, the SURR (Surround) light will appear on the front of the System.When Surround is Off, the SURR (Surround) light will be off. Programs broadcast in Stereo will produce some surround sound effects when played in a surround mode. However, nonStereo programs will not have any sound at the Rear (Surround) speakers. 1 DISC MENU OK STOP PLAY REW FF PAUSE SLOW 123 VCR/TV 456 SEARCH MODE 789 REPEAT REPEAT +10 0 A-B SURROUND SOUND VOLUME -+ TIMER SET STANDBY-ON SETUP/ AUDIO/ PROG BAND SUBTITLE ANGLE REC DISPLAY ZOOM SKIP/ CH TITLE C-RESET CLEAR MODE/SPEED SKIP/ CH RETURN DVD DISC MENU TUNER VCR OK The following Surround Sound modes may be broadcast by DVDs or TV stations.You cannot alter these Surround Sound options at the System. Matrix: Delivers sound through 5.1 Channels.You will have sound at all five speakers (Front Left and Right, Center, and Rear (Surround) Left and Right). Dolby Digital: Dolby Digital is a high-quality audio compression technology first used in movies.This technology has since been adopted for use in Consumer Electronic products and allows you to enjoy the same type of sound in your home.Your player has a built-in Dolby Digital decoder so you can enjoy DVDs that include a Dolby Digital soundtrack. You can identify DVDs and equipment that contain Dolby Digital by looking for the following logo: Dolby Pro Logic: Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding technology that can be used to decode two channel material. Dolby Pro Logic decoding of two channel sources yields 4 output channels. These are : Left, Center, Right and a mono Surround channel. DTS (Digital Theater System): Developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., of the United States. Sound is compressed to reduce its recording size. Since the compression level is less than Dolby Digital, the quantity of data is greater when decoded, providing clarity and depth in the sound.The sound has a wider dynamic range and higher resolution. 1 STOP PLAY REW FF PAUSE SLOW 123 VCR/TV 456 SEARCH MODE 789 REPEAT REPEAT +10 0 A-B SURROUND SOUND VOLUME -+ Helpful Hint • Surround Sound is not available when you are using headphones. The SURR (Surround) light will turn off.