Sherwood Newcastle R-871 Operating Instructions Manual page 36

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To cancel the surround mode for stereo operation
2CH downmix mode
• This mode allows the multi-channel signals encoded in DTS or Dolby Digital format to be mixed down into 2 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, if the STEREO button is pressed while playing
the multi-channel digital signals from DTS or Dolby Digital sources, it will enter the 2CH downmix mode
automatically.
• To cancel the 2CH downmix mode, select the desired Dolby Headphone mode with using the MULTI CONTROL
knob on the front panel or the SURROUND MODE UP/DOWN ( >/< ) buttons on the remote control.
Listening in a Dolby Headphone mode
• The Dolby Headphone function simulates 5.1 channel surround sound, which allows you to enjoy 5.1 channel
surround sound through 2 channel headphones, just like listening from 5.1 channel speakers.
Notes :
• Only when the SPEAKER button is set to off, the Dolby Headphone mode can be selected.
• When playing the 96 kHz PCM(2 channel) digital signals, only the stereo mode can be selected.
• While listening with headphones, select the desired Dolby Headphone mode.
Adjusting each channel level with test tone
• The volume level of each channel can be adjusted easily with the test tone function.
Note : When the SPEAKER button is set to off, the test tone function does not work.
Enter the test tone mode.
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At each channel, adjust the level as
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desired until the sound level of each
speaker is heard to be equally loud.
• You can select the desired channel with pressing the
CONTROL UP/DOWN (▲/▼) buttons or the CURSOR
UP/DOWN (▲/▼) buttons.
• Depending on the signal format which is being input, either the
stereo mode or the 2CH downmix mode is selected.
• To cancel either the stereo mode or the 2CH downmix mode,
select the surround mode with using the MULTI CONTROL knob
on the front panel or the SURROUND MODE UP/DOWN ( >/< )
buttons on the remote control.
• Each time the MULTI CONTROL knob is rotated or the SURROUND
MODE UP/DOWN ( >/< ) buttons are pressed, the mode changes as
follows :
: This simulates the soundfield as if you were in a relatively
small room with less reverberations.
: This simulates the soundfield as if you were in a typical
listening room with moderate reverberations.
: This simulates the soundfield as if you were in a large space
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like theater
• The test tone will be heard from the speaker of each
channel for 2 seconds as follows:
Front Left
Subwoofer Surround Left
• When the speaker setting is "NONE" or "NO", the test tone
of the corresponding channel is not available.
• ( ) : Possible depending on whether the surround
back channel is set to "2 CH" or "1 CH".
Cancel the test tone function.
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Front Right Surround Right
Surround Back Surr.Back Left Surr.Back Right