Philips MX5900SA-37B - Manual (Page 45)

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Sound Control
IMPORTANT!
For proper surround sound, make
sure the speakers and subwoofer are
connected (see page 12.)
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, 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 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