Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 5 - Manual (Page 17)

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If you have connected loudspeakers
to BeoVision 5, you can select a
speaker mode.
Determine which or how many
loudspeakers you want to switch on
when you watch, for example, the
news or a movie. You can select
alternative speaker modes at any
time*.
The number of available speaker
modes depends on how many
speakers you have in your setup.
There are five speaker modes in all.
To be able to enjoy all the speakers
in a surround sound setup – a
subwoofer, two front, two center
and two rear speakers – you must
choose a source that is encoded with
Dolby surround sound.
You can adjust the balance between
the loudspeakers you have
connected to BeoVision 5. Balance
can be adjusted between left and
right speakers, as well as between
the front and rear speakers.
Refer to Loudspeaker setup –
surround sound on the BeoVision 5
CD-rom for more information about
connecting speakers to BeoVision 5.
Speaker setup and sound system
*NOTE! If you watch a movie, DVD or broadcast
encoded with DTS or Dolby Digital, then the
appropriate speaker mode is selected
automatically. This ensures optimum sound quality.
If you choose to select a speaker mode manually,
you may experience reduced sound quality.
Change speaker mode
You can select a speaker mode at any time,
even if you have preset a default speaker
mode, or if a programme causes a speaker
mode to be selected automatically. In most
cases, the speaker mode you select applies
until you switch BeoVision 5 to standby.
Press LIST repeatedly until
SPEAKER is shown in the Beo4
display
Use the number buttons to select
the speaker mode you want
Press to exit the SPEAKER
function
LIST
SPEAKER
1 – 5
EXIT
Modes available in a surround sound setup
SPEAKER1… Mono sound in the centre speakers
only. Use this mode for watching, for example,
the news. The subwoofer is always active in
Speaker modes 2 – 5. Speaker mode 1 does not
activate the subwoofer, and is ideal for night
listening.
SPEAKER2… Stereo sound in the front speakers.
Use this mode when you listen to an audio-only
source, such as a CD, from a connected audio
system. This mode is selected automatically for
audio-only sources.
SPEAKER3… Stereo sound in the front speakers
with the mono sound, for example, of speech
and sound effects concentrated in the centre
speakers. Use this mode when you watch TV
programmes broadcast in stereo.
SPEAKER4… Enhanced stereo sound in the front
and rear speakers. Use this mode when you
want, for example, an enhanced effect of the
stereo sound on a CD.
SPEAKER5… Surround sound reproduced by all
the speakers in the system together. Use this
mode when you want to experience the full
effect of surround sound when watching a
programme or movie encoded with Pro Logic,
DTS or Dolby Digital, or when listening to a CD
pre-recorded with one of the sound systems.
When SPEAKER is displayed in the Beo4 display, it
is also possible to adjust the balance between the
loudspeakers. Please refer to ‘Adjust sound and
picture settings’ for further information.