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Theater

Operations

Enjoying

Surround

Sound

You

can

take

advantage

of

the

speaker's

surround

sound

simply

by

choosing

4..surround

mode

according

to

the

type

of

program

you

are

watching.

This

system

is

provided

with

five

different

surround

modes:

PRO

LOGIC

J(Dolby

Pro

Logic)

surround

mode

Reproduces

superb

theatre

-like

presence

and

surround

effects

from

video

software

encoded

with

Dolby

Surround.

THEATER

surround

mode

Creates

a

theater

-like

environment

in

your

living

room

by

adding

the

acoustic

reflections

of

a

theater

to

decoded

Dolby

Surround

signals.

HALL

surround

mode

Reproduces

the

acoustics

of

a

rectangular

concert

hall.

Ideal

for

soft,

acoustic

sounds,

or

for

giving

an

extra

punch

to

debates

and

press

conferences.

STADIUM

surround

mode

Provides

a

sense

of

presence

similar

to

that

of

an

open-

air

stadium.

Ideal

for

maximum

enjoyment

of

broadcasts

of

sporting

events

like

football.

GAME

surround

mode

Obtains

maximum

audio

impact

from

video

game

software.

THEATER

PRO

LOGIC

STADIUM

GAME

INPUT

1

INPUT

2

MUTING

O

(__)

Lt.)

0

E

.-

)

odo

(t)

POWER

INPUT

o

POWER

HALL

SUR

OFF

SUPER

WOOFER

MODE

(1,

2,

OFF)

MASTER

VOL

ON/READY

STANDBY

indicator

indicator

VOLUME

SURROUND

t

S.WOOFER

Remote

Sensor

1

Press

POWER.

The

ON/READY

indicator

lights

(green)

and

the

speakers

turn

on.

2

Press

INPUT

1

or

2

on

the

remote

or

INPUT

on

the

operation

panel

to

select

the

program

source.

For

example,

if

you

connected

your

VCR

to

the

1

IN

jacks,

select

INPUT

1.

The

respective

INPUT

indicator

lights

up.

3

Start

playback

from

the

program

source.

4

Press

either

PRO

LOGIC,

THEATER,

HALL,

STADIUM,

or

GAME

on

the

remote,

or

SURROUND

on

the

operation

panel

a

few

times,

according

to

the

program

you

want

to

enjoy.

You

can

adjust

the

sound

for

each

individual

surround

mode.

(See

"Adjusting

the

Surround

Sound"

on

page

11

and

"Adjusting

the

Sound"

on

page

12.)

program

PRO

LOGIC

THEATER

HALL

STADIUM

GAME

SUR

OFF

recent

movies

•

•

concerts,

music

•

•

•

sports

•

•

•

old

movies,

monaural

TV

programs

•

•

video

games

•

•

education,

news

To

listen

without

surround

effects

Press

SUR

OFF

on

the

remote,

or

press

SURROUND

on

the

operation

panel

a

few

times

until

SUR

OFF

is

displayed.

5

Press

MASTER

VOL

(VOLUME)

to

adjust

the

volume.

To

mute

the

sound

Press

MUTING.

To

restore

the

sound,

press

MUTING

again.

Note

Some

videos

and

laser

discs

may

use

Dolby

Pro

Logic

Surround

sound

even

if

it's

not

indicated

on

the

package.

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