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Using the down-mix function, Setting the speaker setting, Digital Signal Processor - dimensions

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Section 07 Digital Signal Processor Adjusting the Music mode You can adjust the Music mode with the following three controls. ! Panorama (Panorama) extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting wraparound effect. ! Dimension (Dimension) allows you to gradually adjust the sound field either towards the front or the rear. ! Center Width Control (Center W Control) allows center-channel sounds to be positioned between the center speaker and the left/right speakers. It improves the left-center-right stage presentation for both the driver and the front passenger. 1 Press p until MUSIC appears in the display. 2 Press n to select Panorama. 3 Press q or r to turn Panorama on/ off. 4 Press n again to select Dimension. 5 Press q or r to select your favorite setting. Each time you press q or r it moves the sound towards the front or the surrounds. 3  3 is displayed as the front/surround speaker balance moves from front to surrounds. 6 Press n again to select Center W Control. 7 Press q or r to select your favorite setting. Each time you press q or r it gradually spreads the center channel sound into the front left and right speakers over a range 07. 3 is the default and its 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 down-mix function The down-mix function allows you to play back multi-channel audio in 2 channels. 1 Press r to select Downmix. Press r until Downmix appears in the display. 2 Press o or p to switch the down mix settings. ! 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. Setting the speaker setting You need to make with/without (or yes/no) and size (bass reproducing capacity) selection/adjustments depending on the installed speakers. The size needs to be set to LARGE (large) if the speaker is capable of reproducing sounds of about 100 Hz or below. Otherwise select SMALL (small). ! Low frequency range is not output if the subwoofer is set to OFF and the front and rear speakers set to SMALL or OFF. ! It is imperative that non-installed speakers be set to OFF. ! Set the front or rear speaker to LARGE if the speaker is capable of reproducing bass content, or if no subwoofer is installed. 26 En

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Adjusting the Music mode
You can adjust the Music mode with the fol-
lowing three controls.
!
Panorama (
Panorama
) extends the front
stereo image to include the surround
speakers for an exciting
³
wraparound
´
ef-
fect.
!
Dimension (
Dimension
) allows you to gra-
dually adjust the sound field either towards
the front or the rear.
!
Center Width Control (
Center W Control
)
allows center-channel sounds to be posi-
tioned between the center speaker and the
left/right speakers. It improves the left-cen-
ter-right stage presentation for both the dri-
ver and the front passenger.
1
Press
p
until MUSIC appears in the
display.
2
Press
n
to select Panorama.
3
Press
q
or
r
to turn Panorama on/
off.
4
Press
n
again to select Dimension.
5
Press
q
or
r
to select your favorite
setting.
Each time you press
q
or
r
it moves the
sound towards the front or the surrounds.
3
²
±
3
is displayed as the front/surround
speaker balance moves from front to sur-
rounds.
6
Press
n
again to select
Center W Control.
7
Press
q
or
r
to select your favorite
setting.
Each time you press
q
or
r
it gradually
spreads the center channel sound into the
front left and right speakers over a range
0
²
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 down-mix function
The down-mix function allows you to play back
multi-channel audio in 2 channels.
1
Press
r
to select Downmix.
Press
r
until
Downmix
appears in the dis-
play.
2
Press
o
or
p
to switch the down
mix settings.
!
Lt/Rt
²
Down mix so that the surround
components can be restored (decoded).
!
Lo/Ro
²
Stereo mix the original audio that
do not contain channel modes such as sur-
round components.
Setting the speaker setting
You need to make with/without (or yes/no) and
size (bass reproducing capacity) selection/ad-
justments depending on the installed speak-
ers. The size needs to be set to
LARGE
(large)
if the speaker is capable of reproducing
sounds of about 100 Hz or below. Otherwise
select
SMALL
(small).
!
Low frequency range is not output if the
subwoofer is set to
OFF
and the front and
rear speakers set to
SMALL
or
OFF
.
!
It is imperative that non-installed speakers
be set to
OFF
.
!
Set the front or rear speaker to
LARGE
if
the speaker is capable of reproducing bass
content, or if no subwoofer is installed.
Digital Signal Processor
En
26
Section
07