Philips MX5700D - Manual (Page 39)

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Sound Control
IMPORTANT!
For proper surround sound, make sure
the speakers and subwoofer are
connected (see page 10).
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 centre 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
Theatre Systems) Surround, Dolby Surround
and Dolby Pro Logic.
➜
Stereo broadcasts or recordings will
produce some surround channel effects when
played in a surround mode. However, mono
(single channel sound) sources will not
produce any sound from the surround
speakers.
Note:
– 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 centre 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”.
Changing subwoofer volume level
●
Press SUB +/- on the remote to adjust
subwoofer volume level (-6dB to + 6dB).
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.
Selecting digital sound effects
Select a preset digital sound effects that
matches your disc’s content or that optimises
the sound of the musical style you are playing.
●
Press SOUND on the remote.
When playing movie discs, 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.
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 muted.
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.
Sound and Volume Controls