Sherwood Newcastle R-525 Operating Instructions Manual page 9

DOLBY 3 STEREO : Choose this setting to play back
movies and music (especially Laser Discs, video cassettes
and TV broadcasts with DOLBY SURROUND sound) when
not using the rear speakers. You get a clear perception of
the position and direction of the sound. DOLBY 3 STEREO
combines the front and rear signals so that you can enjoy a
regenerated sound field which has comparatively more lively
presence and a more expansive feeling from the three front
channels (front left, front right and center speakers) than
that of ordinary stereo regeneration.
THEATER : Use this when watching movie sources that
have a stereo soundtrack to enjoy the effect of being in a
movie theater.
HALL : Hall mode works best for recorded concerts and
other music programs. In this mode, the front speakers
provide a normal stereo effect while the rear speakers
provide a reverberated sound. This reverberation helps to
simulate the sound you might hear at a live concert.
STADIUM : The "stadium" effect creates efficient,
reverberated sounds in order to obtain an expansive sound
field. For music sources like a rock concert, you will feel as if
you were actually at the live concert and seated very close
to the stage. For sports programs, such as a baseball game,
you can enjoy a powerful sound, thus obtaining the true
stadium effect.
OFF : Turns off the center and rear speakers for normal
stereo operation.
Note : Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby 3 Stereo, Theater, Hall and
Stadium 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.
SURROUND MODE CONTROL
Each surround mode has programmed values for center-
mode, center and rear levels and/or for rear channel time
delay (as appropriate).
These values will then be kept in the memory until they are
changed again.
The various values that can be adapted in the different
surround modes are described next:
DOLBY PRO LOGIC
Press DOLBY PRO LOGIC or use the SURROUND
MODE button on the remote control.
Press the CENTER MODE button to select the required
center channel mode :
NORMAL – If the center speaker is a smaller model,
which means it will not reproduce bass as deep or as loud
as the left and right speakers.
WIDE – If all three front speakers are identical and
capable of reproducing low bass information, and if equal
power is available in the left, center and right amplifiers.
PHANTOM – If no center speaker is installed.
Use the REAR LEVEL buttons to adjust the rear level
(related to the front level).
– REAR 0 dB lights up on the display.
– The level will be indicated on the display : MIN, –15, ...
0... , +14, MAX.
Use the DELAY TIME button on the remote control to
adjust the delay time of the rear channel.
– The delay time of the rear channel is changed to 16, 18,
20, ... , 30 milli seconds.
Use the CENTER LEVEL buttons to adjust the center
level.
– CENTER 0 dB lights up on the display.
– The level will be indicated on the display : MIN, –15, ...
0 ... , +10, MAX.
DOLBY 3 STEREO
Press the DOLBY 3 STEREO or use the SURROUND
MODE button on the remote control.
CENTER MODE : In Dolby 3 Stereo mode, you can only
select NORMAL and WIDE.
CENTER LEVEL : use the CENTER LEVEL buttons to
adjust the center level as described above.
REAR LEVEL : adjusting the rear level is not available in
Dolby 3 Stereo mode.
DELAY TIME : adjusting the delay time of the rear
channel is not available in Dolby 3 Stereo mode.
THEATER, HALL, STADIUM
Press the THEATER, HALL, STADIUM respectively or
use the SURROUND MODE button on the remote control.
CENTER MODE and CENTER LEVEL are not available
in these modes.
Use the REAR LEVEL buttons to adjust the rear level as
described above.
Use the DELAY TIME button on the remote control to
adjust the delay time of the rear channel as described
above.
– The delay time is changed to 08,16, ... , 96 milli seconds.
TEST TONE
Use TEST TONE function on the remote control to obtain
the correct balance between the levels of the left, right,
center and rear speakers in the DOLBY PRO LOGIC and
DOLBY 3 STEREO mode.
DOLBY PRO LOGIC
Press the TEST TONE button on your remote control.
You will hear a test tone from the left (FL), center (C),
right (FR) and rear (R) speakers in turn, in repeating a
cycle.
While sitting in the usual listening position, adjust the level
of each speaker until they all sound equally loud.
Use the VOLUME control to adjust the speaker levels.
– The levels will be indicated on the display .
When you are satisfied with the levels, press the TEST
TONE button on your remote control again to turn off the
test tone.
DOLBY 3 STEREO
In the Dolby 3 Stereo mode you can adjust only the levels of
the left, right and center speakers.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. "Dolby",
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
AMPLIFIER
and "PRO LOGIC"
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