Sharp CD-DD4500 CDDD4500 Operation Manual - Page 29

Enjoy the Surround Sound CD-DD4500 Surround Operation - Enjoy the Surround Sound - Normal/Phantom/Bypass mode When you connect this unit to other equipment (DVD player, VCR, etc.) which is play- ing sound sources that have the or trademarks, you can enjoy Dolby surround sound. Normal mode: When you play a sound source that has the (5.1 channels) or trademarks, you can enjoy surround sound using all 5 speakers. Front speaker (Left) Center speaker Front speaker (Right) Surround (Left) Surround (Right) Phantom mode: When you play a sound source that has the or trademarks, you can enjoy surround sound using 4 speakers, but not the center speaker. To listen to Normal/Phantom/Bypass mode: 1 Connect the unit you want to play (see page 38). 2 Press the DVD/VCR button to select the input (DVD or VCR) from the jack you connected in step 1. 3 Press the NORMAL, PHANTOM or BYPASS button to select the sur- round mode. NORMAL: For a stereo 2 channel input or a Dolby digital 2/0 input, sound will be output from the front left, front right, center and surround speakers. The same monaural channel will be output from the left and right surround speakers. For a Dolby digital 5.1 channel input, sound will be output from the front left, front right, center, surround left and surround right speakers. If the surround signal only contains 1 channel, the same monaural channel will be output from the left and right surround speakers. For a Dolby digital 1/0 input, sound will only be output from the center speaker. PHANTOM: The difference between this mode and the normal mode is that no sound is output from the center speaker. The center speaker signal is split equally and added to the sound for the front left and front right speakers. BYPASS: Sound will only be output from the front left and front right speakers. For a Dolby digital multichannel input, any center or rear signals will be mixed and output from the front speakers. For a Dolby digital 1/0 input, monaural sound will be output from the front speakers. 4 Start playing the sound source. Front speaker (Left) Surround (Left) Front speaker (Right) Surround (Right) Notes: If the EQUALIZER button is pressed in the Normal/Phantom/Virtual mode, the unit is switched to the Bypass mode automatically. When in the Normal/Phantom mode, the equalizer will be set to FLAT. You cannot use the Normal/Phantom and Dolby Digital surround features with headphones. When headphones are connected to the headphone jack, the Normal/Phantom and Dolby Digital surround modes will be canceled. (The NORMAL or PHANTOM button will not work.) When the headphones are disconnected, the Normal/Phantom mode will still be canceled. In order to activate the Normal/Phantom modes, you must press the NORMAL or PHANTOM button. Pressing the REC PAUSE I6 (I6) button cancels the Normal/Phantom/Virtual mode and the unit enters the Bypass mode. 29