Surround Menu - Philips 29PT9009/12 User Manual

Surround menu

Dependent on the audio receiver speakers configuration, you may not be able to select certain menu
items.
Surround
Receiver
Test Tone
Front left volume
Front right volume
Centre volume
Rear volume
Rear left volume
Rear right volume
Subwoofer volume
Speakers menu
Dependent on the audio receiver speakers configuration, you may not be able to select certain menu
items.
Once the number and position of the loudspeakers has been fixed, selecting Centre speaker, Rear
Speakers and Subwoofer Yes or No, you can adjust the initial receiver settings, size and distance, for
optimal surround sound.
Note: after changing the configuration, the menu will disappear temporarily and re-appear again after the new
settings will be updated.
Speakers
Receiver
Centre speakers
Rear speakers
Subwoofer present
Front speaker size
Centre speaker size
Rear speaker size
Distance to front
Distance to centre
Distance to rear
Adjustment of the volume level of the loudspeakers
Note: the test tone function is automatically cancelled by the audio
receiver when leaving the Surround menu.
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Select
Test Tone On
A steady noise tone is switched sequentially through the available
loudspeakers, except for the subwoofer, for 2 seconds each.This
enables you to have a reference of the loudness of each
loudspeaker and to adjust the level of each until they all sound
equally loud.
The loudspeakers activated light up in the screen graphic.
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Select the Surround menu items with the cursor up/down one
after another and alter the selected adjustments with the cursor
left/right.
The best result is achieved when all speakers have equal volume in
your usual listening position.
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Select
Test tone Off
speaker levels.
Size of the speakers
Select
Small
Yes/No
to at least 80-100 Hz. Select
Yes/No
reproduce low notes down to at least 50 Hz.
Yes/no Note:
- As a rule of thumb, a large speaker has a cone diameter of at least
Large/Small
12 cms (5 inches). See the specification sheet of your loudspeakers.
Large/Small
- If Subwoofer present is set to No, Front speaker size can only be set
Large/Small
to Large. If Front speaker size is set to Small, Centre speaker size can
1-10 m
only be set to Small and consequently a subwoofer must be
1-10 m
connected.
1-10 m
Distance to the speakers
Select the distance from your usual listening position to the
available speakers each; front, centre and rear speakers.
This defines the delay time for the surround sound.
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when you have finished the adjustment of the
if your speaker is able to reproduce low notes down
Large
if your speaker is able to
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