Insignia NS-R5100 - Manual (Page 15)

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Each time the surround mode </> buttons are
pressed, the surround mode changes depending
on the input signal format as follows:
To cancel the surround mode for stereo
operation:
1 Press the STEREO button. Depending on the
signal format being input, either the stereo
mode or the 2CH downmix mode is selected.
2 To cancel either the stereo mode or the 2CH
downmix mode, select the surround mode
using the surround mode </> buttons.
2CH downmix mode
•
This mode allows the multi-channel signals
encoded in DTS or Dolby Digital format to be
mixed down into two front channels and to be
reproduced through only two front speakers
or through headphones.
• When the SPEAKER button is set to OFF to
listen with headphones while playing the
multi-channel digital signals from DTS or
Dolby Digital sources, it will enter the 2CH
downmix mode automatically.
Adjusting the sound parameters
While playing digital signals from a Dolby Digital
or DTS program source or listening in Dolby Pro
Logic II Music mode, you can adjust their
parameters for optimum surround effect.
To adjust the sound parameters:
1 Press the SOUND PARAMETER button.
2 Press the select or buttons to select the
parameter.
Each time these buttons are pressed, the
parameter mode changes as follows:
• NIGHT—Night mode. This mode can be
selected only while playing digital signals
from Dolby Digital or DTS source.
• PANO—Panorama mode.This mode can
be selected only while listening in Dolby
Pro Logic II Music mode.
• C.WIDTH—Center width control. This
mode can be selected only while listening
in Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode.
• DIMEN—Dimension control. This mode
can be selected only while listening in
Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode.
3 Press the select or buttons to adjust the
parameter.
If you select the Night mode, then this
function compresses the dynamic range of
previously specified parts of Dolby Digital or
DTS sound track (with extremely high
volume) to minimize the difference in volume
between the specified and non-specified
parts. This makes it easy to hear all of the
sound track when watching movies at night at
low levels. The night mode can be set in 11
steps from 0.0 to 1.0 (default value is 0.0).
If you select the Panorama mode, then this
mode extends the front stereo image to
include the surround speakers for an exciting
“wraparound” effect with side wall imaging.
Select “OFF” or “ON” (default value is OFF).
If you select the Center Width control, then
this control adjusts the center image so it
may be heard only from the center speaker,
only from the left/right speakers as a
phantom image, or from all three front
speakers to varying degrees. The control can
be set in eight steps from 0 to 7 (default value
is 3).
If you select the Dimension control, then this
control gradually adjusts the soundfield either
towards the front or towards the rear. The
control can be set in seven steps from -3 to
+3 (default value is 0).
4 Repeat the above procedure to adjust the
other parameters.
Signal format
being input
Selectable surround mode
Dolby Digital EX
6.1 channel
sources. Dolby
Digital 5.1
channel sources DOLBY DIGITAL
Dolby Digital 2
channel sources [DOLBY PLII MOVIE, DOLBY PLII
MUSIC, DOLBY PRO LOGIC] or
DTS sources DTS
PCM (2channel)
sources, Analog
stereo sources [DOLBY PLII MOVIE, DOLBY PLII
MUSIC, DOLBY PRO LOGIC, MATRIX,
CHURCH, THEATER, HALL, STADIUM]
or
Note
Depending on the speaker setting, some surround
modes can be selected or not as follows:
•
[ ]—Possible only when CENTER and/or SURR
(Surround) are not set to “N (None)”.
• < >—Possible only when CENTER and SURR
(Surround) are set to “N (None)”.
OR
OR
Note
In some Dolby Digital or DTS software, the night
mode may not be valid.