Surround Sound; About Surround Sound; Switching Surround Sound - Philips FR-985 User Manual

About surround sound

Surround sound gives you a complete new listening sensation.
You will have the feeling of being in the middle of the action,
because sound is coming from everywhere around you. Look
out for TV broadcasts, audio and video tapes and discs with
the 3, 1,
which are encoded for multichannel surround sound. You
should prefer Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG Multichannel to get
the best out of your receiver.
The FR 985, FR 986, FR 995 and FR 996 are able to reproduce
DTS surround sound. DTS is a premium multichannel surround
sound system available on DVD discs, laserdiscs and audio
discs. Consult your software dealer on the availability of DTS
software in your region.
Notice that DVD discs do not always carry full multichannel
surround. To be sure that a disc is multichannel encoded
consult your dealer.
Most ordinary stereo tapes and discs can be replayed using
surround sound settings with good results. If the reproduction
is distorted in surround mode, switch to normal stereo mode.
The availabilty of the various surround sound modes
described depends on the number of speakers used and the
incoming sound information.
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Switching surround sound

With surround sound on, you can switch through the different
surround modes. Note that the possibilities are related to
speaker setup defined in the receivers menu.
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If a digital surround signal is detected, the receiver will scroll
either DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS or MPEG.
1 Press SURROUND ON/OFF to switch on the surround sound.
The surround mode in use is scrolled.
y
2 Press SURR. MODE repeatedly to listen to the different
surround modes (if available).
The chosen mode and the speakers used are displayed.
y
If the incoming multichannel signals are reduced to
fewer output signals,
3 Press VIRTUAL MODE as often as necessary to switch
through the virtual surround sound modes:
1 × to activate 3D SURRUOND
2 × to activate MULTI FRONT
3 × to activate MULTI REAR
4 × to activate NATURAL SURROUND
A light indicates if a virtual surround sound mode is on.
y
-signs indicate which virtual surround sound mode is
active.
4 Press SURROUND ON/OFF to switch off the surround
sound.
SURROUND OFF is scrolled.
y

SURROUND SOUND

is displayed.
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