Insignia NS-R5100 - Manual (Page 14)

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Dolby Pro Logic II surround
This mode applies conventional 2-channel
signals such as digital PCM or analog stereo
signals as well as Dolby Surround signals to
surround processing to offer improvements over
conventional Dolby Pro Logic circuits. Dolby Pro
Logic ll surround includes two modes as follows:
•
Dolby Pro Logic ll MOVIE
When enjoying movies, this mode allows you
to further enhance the cinematic quality by
adding processing that emphasizes the
sounds of the action special effects.
• Dolby Pro Logic ll MUSIC
When listening to music, this mode allows you to
further enhance the sound quality by adding
processing that emphasizes the musical effects.
Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby Pro Logic is a specially encoded two
channel surround format which consists of four
channels (front left, center, front right and
surround). Sources bearing the
provide the theater-like surround sound.
The surround channel is monaural, but is played
through two surround speakers.
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
The following modes apply conventional
2-channel signals such as digital PCM or analog
stereo signals to high performance Digital Signal
Processor to recreate sound fields artificially.
MATRIX
This mode reproduces delayed signals from the
surround channels to emphasize the sense of
expansion for music sources.
CHURCH
This mode provides the ambience of a church for
baroque, string orchestral, or choral group
music.
THEATER
This mode provides the effect of being in a
movie theater when watching a movie source.
HALL
This mode provides the ambience of a concert
hall for classical music sources such as
orchestral, chamber music, or an instrumental
solo.
STADIUM
This mode provides the expansive sound field to
achieve the true stadium effect when watching
baseball or soccer games.
Enjoying surround sound
Before surround playback, first perform the
speaker setup procedure on the SETUP menu
for optimum performance. (For details, refer to
“Modifying the speaker settings” on page 19.)
When the EXTERNAL IN is selected as an input
source, the surround modes cannot be selected.
Press the AUTO/MANUAL button
to select the surround mode as
follows:
•
Auto Surround mode—The
optimum surround mode is
automatically selected
depending on the signal format
being input. The Auto indicator lights up.
• Manual Surround mode—You can select a
different surround mode for the signal being
input using the surround mode </> buttons.
The Auto indicator turns off.
When the SPEAKER button is set to off, the
auto surround mode is invalid.
Even when the auto surround mode is selected
and the same type of digital signal format is
being input, the optimum surround mode may
vary depending on whether the speaker type is
set to “N (None)” or not.
When the auto surround mode is selected and
the PCM (2 channel) digital signal or the analog
stereo signal is being input, only the stereo
mode will be selected.
When the auto surround mode is selected, the
surround modes other than the optimum
surround mode cannot be selected.
When 96 kHz PCM signal is being input, only the
stereo mode will be selected regardless of
selecting either the auto surround mode or the
manual surround mode.
Note
When the EXTERNAL INs are connected to the
6 CH decoder for a surround sound such as DTS
or Dolby Digital, you can enjoy the corresponding
surround sound too. (For details, see the
operator’s manual of the component to be
connected.)