Before Operation; Speaker Positioning; Mini Glossary For Sound Mode - LG DA-SW6100 Owner's Manual

Before Operation

Speaker Positioning

In the case of normal position use the 6 speakers (2 front
speakers, center speaker, 2 rear speakers and subwoofer).
If you want to play the excellent bass sound, DTS digital
surround or Dolby Digital surround, you should connect a
subwoofer.
• Front speakers
According to your listening position set up the speakers for
equal distance. And by hearing position set up the interval
between speakers to 45 degree.
• Center speaker
It is ideal that the center speakers and front speakers are
same height. But normally place it above or below the televi-
sion.
• Rear speakers
Place left and right behind the listening area. These speakers
recreate sound motion and atmosphere required for surround
playback. For best results, do not install the rear speakers
too far behind the listening position and install them at or
above the level of the listener's ears. It is also effective to
direct the rear speakers towards a wall or ceiling to further
disperse the sound.
In the case of a smaller room size, if the audience is near to
the rear wall set the rear speakers opposite each other, and
set the rear speakers above 60 - 90 cm than the listener's
ears.
• Subwoofer
This can be placed in any front position.
Subwoofer
Center Speaker
Front
Speaker
(Left)
Rear
Speaker
(Left)
Speaker Positioning Example

Mini Glossary for Sound Mode

Allows you to enjoy 5.1(or 6) discrete channels of high quality digital
audio from DTS program sources bearing the trademark such as
discs, DVD and compact discs, etc. DTS Digital Surround delivers
up to 6 channels of transparent audio(which means identical to the
original masters) and results in exceptional clarity throughout a true
360 degree sound field. The term DTS is a trademark of DTS
Technology, LLC. Manufactured under license from DTS
Technology, LLC.
The Dolby Digital surround format lets you enjoy up to 5.1 channels
of digital surround sound from a Dolby Digital program source. If
you play DVDs with " " mark, you can enjoy even better sound
quality, greater spatial accuracy, and improved dynamic range.
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When playing recordings of live music and classic, this mode pro-
vides a feeling similar to actually being in a small concert hall.
When playing recordings of live music and classic, this mode provides
a feeling similar to actually being in a large concert hall.
This mode provides a three dimensional effect similar to that of
movie theater.
Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth output channels from
two-channel sources. This is done using an advanced, high-purity
matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the
original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal col-
orations.
EMULATION mode:
The Pro Logic Emulation mode offers users the same robust sur-
round processing as original Pro Logic, in case the source con-
tent is not of optimum quality, or if there is a desire to hear the
program more "as it used to be." When this mode is used, it is
called Pro Logic, as before. There is no "Pro Logic I" mode. The
Pro Logic emulation mode is optional. Dolby does not require
PLII products to use the original Pro Logic decoding algorithm.
However, if the DSP contains the original Pro Logic code, and if
the product maker would like to use it, this is quite acceptable
and even encouraged. A product must not offer both original Pro
Logic and the Pro Logic emulation mode.
MOVIE mode:
The Movie mode is for use with stereo television shows and all
programs encoded in Dolby Surround. The result is enhanced
soundfield directionality that approaches the quality of discrete
5.1-channel sound.
Front
MUSIC mode:
Speaker
The Music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings, and
(Right)
provides a wide and deep sound space. The Music mode
Rear
includes controls that allow the sound to be tailored to individual
Speaker
listening tastes.
(Right)
VIRTUAL mode:
The Virtual mode is usually used when Pro Logic II is connected
to a virtual process for speaker use. However, there might be
some virtualizers for which this mode does not produce the
intended result. For those virtualizers, Movie mode may give the
best surround effect. Virtual mode is designed to be used with
the virtual process developed by Dolby Laboratories. The Pro
Logic II mode should be called only "Pro Logic II" so the Virtual
name can be reserved to describe the speaker virtualization
process itself.
MATRIX mode:
The Matrix mode is the same as the Music mode except that the
directional enhancement logic is turned off. It may be used to
enhance mono signals by making them seem "larger." The Matrix
mode may also find use in auto systems, where the fluctuations
from poor FM stereo reception can otherwise cause disturbing
surround signals from a logic decoder. The ultimate "cure" for
poor FM stereo reception may be simply to force the audio to
mono.
SURROUND OFF (2CH STEREO)
Outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers and sub-
woofer. Standard two channel (stereo) sources completely bypass
the sound field processing. This allows you to play any source using
only the front left and right speakers and subwoofer. You can
select SURROUND OFF by pressing BY-PASS on the remote
control.
(II)