Sound And Volume Controls; Sound Control; Selecting Surround Sound; Selecting Digital Sound Effects - Philips LX3900SA Manual

Sound and Volume Controls

Sound Control

IMPORTANT!
For proper surround sound, make
sure the speakers and subwoofer are
connected (see page 7).

Selecting surround sound

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Press SURR to select :
MULTI-channel 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 in Multi-channel surround
mode.
➜
The available output modes for Multi-
channel include: Dolby Digital, DTS
(Digital Theatre Systems) Surround and
Dolby Pro Logic II.
➜
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.
Helpful Hints:
– SURR button is not functional for SACD
playback. You have to access to the disc
menu in order to select between multi-
channel and stereo tracks, see page 24.
– You are not able to select the surround
sound mode if the system setup menu is
turned on.
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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.
G
Press SOUND on the remote.
When playing movie discs or in TV mode,
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

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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 turn off the volume temporarily
G
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.
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