Enjoying Surround Sound - Sherwood RD-6108 Owner's Manual

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ENJOYING SURROUND SOUND I
• Surround sound effect will not work properly if the signal passes through a graphic equalizer
Please refer to your equalizer operating instructions for guidance on switching off (or defeating) the equalizer
Depending oi1tile input digital signal foimah select the
desired decoding mode
AUTO
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• Each time @e AUTO button is pressed, the decoding mode changes as
%llows:
IN iUTO : Tile mpm digital signal fommt(DTS, Dolby Digital or
PCM(2 channel stei_o), etc.) used 1)3,the selected digital hiput
source is detected aummaucally m perform the necessary
&coding process for optimmn sunound modes
IN DTS : Tile DTS signal pi_ocessing is performed only when DTS
signals are input
IN t;CM : TIle PCM signal processhig is perfonaed only when PCM
signals me input
mNotes:
• Only when the digital input is selected as signal input fol tile input sottrces
except TUNER, AUX and TAPE MONITOR, the decoNng mode can be
selected
• Noise may be generated at the beginning of playback and while sealching
during DTS playback in the IN AUTO mode In this case. try playing in
tile IN DTS mode
Select the desired sttrround mode
DSP MODE
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• Each time the DSP MODE button is plessed, the SlllToundmode changes
depending ml the input signal format and the selected decoding mode as
follows:
-;_When Dolby Digital signals am input in tile IN AUTO mode, role of the
following modes can be selected depending on tile tmmber of the recorded
channels
• DofbyDigital5.1-channel s ources:DOLBYDIGITAL and DOLBYVIRTUAL.
• DofbyDigital2-channel s ources:DOLBYPROLOGICII MOVIE,DQLBYPRO
LOGICDOLBYPROLOGICII MUSIC DOLBY PROLOGICII MATRIX,
DOLBYPROLOGICII CUSTOMand DOLBY VIRTUAL
,:, When PCM(2 challnci stereo) signals
are input
111 t ile IN"AUTO ot"IN PCM
mode, one of the following modes can be selected :
DOLBY PROLOGIC II MOVIEDOLBY PROLOGICDOLBY PROLOGIC tl MUSIC
DOLBY PROLOGIC II MATRIXDOLBY PROLOGIC II CUSTOM, DOLBY VIRTUAL,
CHURCH, THEATER,HALL andSTADIUM
• When tile analog input is selected as signal input and analog stereo signals
are input, you can select the desked of these above surlottIld modes, too
• Howevm, when DTS signals are input in the IN AUTO or IN DTS mode,
the DTS mode will be selected regardless of uring tile DSP MODE button
mNotes:
• When the selected decoding mode is not matched to the input signal fonnat,
no somld is head Tilelefore, he sine to select the lequired decoding mode
and tile available smTomld mode accoldhlg to tile input signal fonuat.
• When the 6 CH DIRECT is selected as an input sol_rce, tile decoding and
sm_v_mldmodes camlot be selected
mltqlen canceling the sttriound mode for stereo operation
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• Then the stereo mode is selected
• To cancel the stereo mode, select the desired sttrround mode with using
the DSP MODE button
Adjusting the Dolby Pro Logic II parameters
• When selecting the Dolby Pro Logic II Music and Custom modes, you
Call adjtlst tile various surround paranleters for optinlunl SUlTound effect
l_]ile scrolling "PL II MUSIC"(for Dotby Pro Logic II
Music mode) or "PL II CUSTOM'(for Dolby Pro
Logic II Custom mode), press the MEMORY/ENTER
button to select the desired parameter
MEMO/ENTER
• Each time this button is plessed, @e parameter changes and is displayed
%r 5 seconds as %llows:
e>Panorama mode('PANO") : This mode extends the front steleo image
to include the sulIotmd speakers for an exciting ' wraparound"eft?ct
with side wall imaging Select 'OFF" or "ON"
€.Center width conb:ol(' C WID") :This control adjusts the center image
so it may be heard only from the center speaker, only from the
left!iight speakers as a phantom image, or from all ttuee flout speakers
to valying degrees The connol can be set in 8 steps flora 0 to 7.
¢.Dimension controlCDIMEN') : This control gradually adjusts the
soundfield either towards the flout or towards tile i_ar Tile control can
be set in 7 steps flora 4 to +2
> 7 kHz Low Pass Filter('LPF") : Select 'OFF" or 'ON" to mrn off or
on tile pass filter on tile sttrround channels
>ShelfFilter('SH F"): Select 'OFF" or ' ON" to mrn off or on the
shelf filter on the sttnound channels
4-Right Sttrround Channel Polarity Inversion( 'PO I") : Select 'OFF" or
"ON" to turn oft or on the polarity inversion
._Automatic Balancing(' BAL") : Select ' OFF" or "ON" m tmn oft or
on tile automatic balancing
• If the Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Custom display disappears, you
cannot select the parameter Ii1this case, select the desiled sttrround
mode again by pressing the DSP MODE button
• In the Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode, you cannot select the 7 kHz Low
Pass Filter, Shelf Filter, Right Sunound Channel Polarity Inversion and
Automatic Balancing
• For yotli refel_nce, the initial settings fol parameters are as %llows:
"PANO" : "OFF", _C WID" : '0%' DIMEN" : '0% ' LPF" : 'OFF",
'SH F" : "OFF", 'PO I" : 'ON", ' BAL" : 'OFF".
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