Sound And Volume Controls; Selecting Surround Sound; Adjusting The Bass/ Treble Level; Selecting Digital Sound Effects - Philips HTS9800W/37B User Manual

Sound and Volume Controls

Selecting surround sound

Press SURR. (SURROUND) to select :
MULTI-CHANNEL or STEREO.
The availability of the various
surround sound modes depends on the
sound available on the disc.
The available output modes for
Multi-channel include: Dolby Digital,
Dolby Digital EX, DTS (Digital Theater
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 Hint:
– You are not able to select the surround
sound mode if the system setup menu is
turned on.
Adjusting the Bass/ Treble
level
The BASS (low tone) and TREBLE (high
tone) features enable you to defi ne the
sound processor settings.
A
Press BASS or TREBLE on the remote
control.
Within fi ve seconds, use the VOL +-
B
to adjust the Bass or Treble level ( MIN,
-2, -1, 0, +1, +2 or MAX.)
If the volume control is not used
within fi ve seconds, it will resume its
normal volume control function.
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Selecting digital sound effects

Select a preset digital sound effect that
matches your disc's content or that
optimizes the sound of the musical style
you are playing.
Press SOUND to select the available
sound effect.
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 fl at sound output, select CONCERT or
CLASSIC.

Volume control

Press VOL +/- on the remote
control 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
Press MUTE Hon the remote control.
Playback will continue without sound
and "MUTE" appears.
To restore the volume, press MUTE
Hagain, or increase the volume level.