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Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings, Adjusting the advanced effect level

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Listening to your system 05 • ROCK - Creates a live concert sound for rock music • DANCE - Designed for music with lots of bass • 5/7CH STEREO - Allows you to hear stereo sources from all the speakers in your setup Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings When listening to 2-channel sources Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music mode, there are three further parameters you can adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama. • If you set the CENTER WIDTH to 7, all the center channel signal goes to your front speakers, creating a 'phantom' center channel. Neo:6 Music settings • Default setting: 2 When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music mode, you can adjust the center image to create a wider stereo effect with vocals. Note that this is only available when using a center speaker. 1 Press RECEIVER. 2 With NEO:6 MUSIC mode active, press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select CENTER IMAGE. 1 Press RECEIVER. 2 With '2 Pro Logic IIx MUSIC' mode active, press EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select CENTER WIDTH, DIMENSION or PANORAMA. • CENTER WIDTH - Provides a better blend of the front speakers by spreading the center channel between the front right and left speakers, making it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings). (This is only available when using a center speaker.) • DIMENSION - Adjusts the depth of the surround sound balance from front to back, making the sound more distant (minus settings), or more forward (positive settings). • PANORAMA - Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for a 'wraparound' effect. 3 Use the +/- buttons to adjust the setting. Center Width is adjustable between 0 and 7 (default : 3); Dimension between -3 and +3 (default : 0); Panorama is ON or OFF (default : OFF). 4 Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other settings. 3 Use the +/- buttons to adjust the setting. Adjust the effect from 0 (no effect) to 5 (most prominence given to the center channel). Adjusting the advanced effect level • Default setting: 50 (except 5/7CH STEREO: 90) You can emphasize or reduce the level of the advanced effects as you like. You can set the effect level independently for each mode. Note • If the SB CH MODE is switched to OFF, 2 Pro Logic IIx (above) becomes 2 Pro Logic II (5.1 channel sound), however the above setting will still be effective. 1 Press RECEIVER. 39 En

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Listening to your system
05
39
En
•
ROCK
– Creates a live concert sound for rock music
•
DANCE
– Designed for music with lots of bass
•
5/7CH STEREO
– Allows you to hear stereo sources
from all the speakers in your setup
Dolby Pro Logic IIx Music settings
When listening to 2-channel sources Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Music mode, there are three further parameters you can
adjust: Center Width, Dimension, and Panorama.
1
Press RECEIVER.
2
With ‘
2
Pro Logic IIx MUSIC’ mode active, press
EFFECT/CH SEL repeatedly to select CENTER WIDTH,
DIMENSION or PANORAMA.
•
CENTER WIDTH
– Provides a better blend of the front
speakers by spreading the center channel between
the front right and left speakers, making it sound
wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings).
(This is only available when using a center speaker.)
•
DIMENSION
– Adjusts the depth of the surround
sound balance from front to back, making the sound
more distant (minus settings), or more forward
(positive settings).
•
PANORAMA
– Extends the front stereo image to
include the surround speakers for a ‘wraparound’
effect.
3
Use the +/– buttons to adjust the setting.
Center Width is adjustable between
0
and
7
(default :
3
);
Dimension between
–3
and
+3
(default :
0
); Panorama is
ON
or
OFF
(default :
OFF
).
4
Press EFFECT/CH SEL again to adjust other
settings.
Note
•
If the
SB CH MODE
is switched to
OFF
,
2
Pro Logic
IIx
(above) becomes
2
Pro Logic II
(5.1 channel
sound), however the above setting will still be
effective.
•
If you set the
CENTER WIDTH
to
7
, all the center
channel signal goes to your front speakers, creating
a ‘phantom’ center channel.
Neo:6 Music settings
•
Default setting:
2
When listening to 2-channel sources in Neo:6 Music
mode, you can adjust the center image to create a wider
stereo effect with vocals. Note that this is only available
when using a center speaker.
1
Press RECEIVER.
2
With NEO:6 MUSIC mode active, press EFFECT/CH
SEL repeatedly to select CENTER IMAGE.
3
Use the +/– buttons to adjust the setting.
Adjust the effect from
0
(no effect) to
5
(most prominence
given to the center channel).
Adjusting the advanced effect level
•
Default setting:
50
(except
5/7CH STEREO
:
90
)
You can emphasize or reduce the level of the advanced
effects as you like. You can set the effect level
independently for each mode.
1
Press RECEIVER.