Philips MX3910D/37 - Manual (Page 40)

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Sound and Volume Controls
Sound Control
IMPORTANT!
For proper surround sound, make
sure the speakers and subwoofer are
connected (see page 11.)
Selecting surround sound
●
Press SURROUND (SURR.) to select :
MULTI-channel, 3D SOUND or STEREO.
➜
The availability of the various surround
sound modes depends on the number of
speakers used and the sound available on
the disc.
➜
The center and surround speakers
operate only when the DVD home cinema
system is set to Multi-channel mode.
➜
The available output modes for Multi-
channel include: Dolby Digital, DTS
(Digital Theater Systems) Surround and
Dolby Pro Logic.
➜
Stereo broadcasts or recordings will
produce some surround channel effects
when played in a surround mode.
However, monaural (single channel
sound) sources will not produce any
sound from the surround speakers.
Helpful Hint:
– You are not able to select the surround sound
mode if the system menu/menu bar is turned on.
Turning on / off clear voice effect
You can enhance the center and surround
sound outputs by activating the clear
voice sound feature if you have selected
Multi-channel as the surround mode.
●
Press VOICE on the remote to select
“
CLEAR VOICE ON.”
➜
To turn off the setting, press VOICE
again to select “
CLEAR VOICE OFF.”
Adjusting Bass / Treble level
The BASS (low tone) and TREBLE (high
tone) features enable you to define the
sound-processor settings.
1
Press BASS or TREBLE.
➜
The level indicator appears.
2
Within five seconds, use the VOLUME
control to adjust the Bass or Treble level
(-3 to +3.)
➜
If the volume control is not used
within five seconds, it will resume its
normal volume control function.
Changing subwoofer volume level
●
Press SUB +/- on the remote to
adjust subwoofer volume level (-6dB to
+6dB.)
Selecting digital sound effects
Select a preset digital sound effects that
matches your disc’s content or that optimizes
the sound of the musical style you are playing.
●
Press SOUND on the remote.
When playing movie discs or while in TV/
AV mode, you can select : CONCERT,
DRAMA, ACTION or SCI-FI.
When playing music discs or while in
TUNER or AUX / DI mode, you can select:
ROCK, DIGITAL, CLASSIC or JAZZ.
Helpful Hint:
– For flat sound output, select CONCERT or
CLASSIC.
Volume control
●
Adjust VOLUME control (or press
VOL +/-on the remote) to increase
or decrease the volume level.
➜
"
VOL MIN" is the minimum volume
level and “
VOL MAX” is the maximum
volume level.
To listen through the headphones
●
Connect the headphones plug to the n
socket at the front of the DVD system.
➜
The speakers will be mute.
To turn off the volume temporarily
●
Press MUTE on the remote.
➜
Playback will continue without sound
and "
MUTE" appears.
➜
To restore the volume, press MUTE
again or increase the volume level.