Cambridge SoundWorks AVS550 - Manual (Page 32)

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COMPRESSION:
Controls the amount of dynamic range compression
from FULL compression to no compression (OFF). You
may freely adjust this to your taste. FULL compression
is useful for low-powered speaker systems, or listening
at reduced levels at night to avoid disturbing others.
With FULL compression low-level dialogue becomes
louder and loud passages are quieter. Turning the
compression OFF will give the most realistic dynamic
range, with wide contrast between the loudest scenes
and the quietest ones. This provides the full impact of
the soundtrack. The default is OFF.
DUAL MONO:
The normal setting is STEREO.
L-MONO - sends only the left channel signal to both
Left and Right output channels.
R-MONO - sends only the right channel output to both
channels. These two selections are useful for some
VCDs which may have one language on each channel
in Mono. MIX-MONO - mixes both left and right chan-
nels, sending the resulting mono mix to both output
channels. Use this when you are using a mono speak-
er/amplifier system, or sending the output to an older
TV with a single speaker.
SPEAKER SETUP:
Use this menu to alter the AVS550 for different speaker
configurations and non-ideal speaker placement.
DOWNMIX: Selects downmix mode to use if you do
not have a surround system.
• Lt/Rt applies Pro Logic downmix. This is useful for
recording a 5.1 source to a videotape for later play-
back using Dolby Pro Logic.
• STEREO applies a standard stereo downmix appro-
priate for use with a conventional stereo speaker
system or headphones.
• OFF is the default used with a surround speaker
system.
CENTER: Select ON if you have a center channel
speaker (default).
REAR: Select ON if you have rear channel surround
speakers (default).