Sherwood Newcastle R-865 Operating Instructions Manual page 36

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To listen 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.
Note : Only when the HEADPHONE SELECTOR button is set to the speaker off mode, the Dolby Headphone
mode can be selected.
• While listening with headphones, select the desired Dolby Headphone mode.
or
Notes :
• In case that the original surround mode is "DOLBY DIGITAL EX" or "DTS ES" mode, it will be automatically
changed to "DOLBY DIGITAL" or "DTS" mode.
• Only when playing a stereo (2 channel) source in "PL IIx", "DOLBY VS" or "DOLBY HEADPHONE" mode, you
can select the original surround mode to be combined with use of the MULTI CONTROL knob or the DSP MODE
UP(>)/DOWN(<) buttons.(However, in case of "PL IIx" mode, you cannot select "PL II"mode.)
• When "PL IIx" mode is selected while playing in "PL II" mode, it will be automatically changed to "DOLBY
DIGITAL" or "BYPASS" mode depending on the signal format which is being input.
Selecting the desired surround speakers for different program sources
• When two sets of surround speakers are connected to the SURROUND A and B speaker terminals and are installed
as described in "Speaker placement" on page 11, to achieve more effective surround sound depending on whether
program source is movie or music and the different surround modes for the two types of sources, you can select the
desired surround speakers.
Selecting the surround back channel mode as connected
• You can set the surround back channel mode according to surround back speaker connection.
Note: When the power amplifier for surround back channels is assigned to "ROOM2" or the surround speakers are
all set to "None", the surround back channel is automatically set to None.
• Each time this button is pressed, the mode changes as follows :
DOLBY HEADPHONE 1: This simulates the soundfield as if you were in a
relatively small room with less reverberations.
DOLBY HEADPHONE 2: This simulates the soundfield as if you were in a
typical listening room with moderate reverberations.
DOLBY HEADPHONE 3: This simulates the soundfield as if you were in a
large space like theater.
Off : Depending on the signal format which is being input, either the stereo
mode or the 2CH downmix mode is selected.
• Combined with the current mode, the selected Dolby Headphone
mode is activated.
• The desired mode can be selected with pressing the CURSOR UP( )
button only when the OSD menu operation is not performed.
• Each time this button is pressed, the surround speakers are selected
as follows :
Surround A : When using surround speakers A for watching movies.
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Surround B : When using surround speakers B for playing multi-channel
music.
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Surround A and B : When using both surround speakers A and B.
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• Each time this button is pressed, the mode changes as follows :
1 channel : When a surround back speaker is connected.
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2 channel : When two surround back speakers are connected.
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None : When surround back speakers are not connected.
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