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Audio/Video Menu, continued
Audio Settings
Analog and Digital Audio Settings
EntertheaudioadjustmentmodeusingeithertheAudio/
Videomenuorthe
AUDIO
key.Use tochangesettings.
Theadjustablesettingsdisplayasliderandcorresponding
numericvalueonscreen.Valuescanbeadjustedfrom0
to63,with31asthemidpoint.
Note: TheeffectsoftheaudiosettingsofBass, Treble,
Balance,andSurroundaffectonlythesound
heardthroughtheTVspeakers.
◊ Bass
Enhancesorreduceslow-pitchedsound.
◊ Treble
Enhancesorreduceshigh-pitchedsound.
◊ Balance
Adjuststhelevelofsoundbetweentheleftandright
TVspeakers.
◊ Surround
Createssimulatedstereoandsurroundeffects
throughtheTVspeakers.Yourchoicesare:
• Off:Nosurroundeffects(default).
• Simulated Stereo:TheTVcreatesasimulated
stereoeffectwhenwatchinganon-stereo
program.
• Surround Sound:TheTVcreatesasimulated
surroundeffectwhenwatchingastereoprogram.
◊ Level Sound
Whenon,automaticallyequalizesthevolumelevel
whentherearesignificantsound-leveldifferences
betweenprogramsegments,suchasbetweenregular
programmingandcommercials.
• Toreceivethebestfidelitywithmusicprograms,
changethissettingtoOff.
• WhenconnectingtoanA/Vreceiver,setLevel
SoundtoOffandturnofftheTVspeakersto
sendfulldynamicstotheA/Vreceiver.
Analog-Only Audio Settings
Youcansetanalog-onlyaudiosettingswhileviewing
eitheranalogordigitalsources,butthesettingsaffect
onlybroadcastanalogcontent.
◊ Listen To
DetermineshowyourTVreceivesabroadcastaudio
signalandplaysthesoundyouhear.
Yourchoicesare:
• Stereo:Defaultsetting.TheTVplaysstereo
broadcastsinstereoandmonobroadcastsin
mono.ThewordStereoisdisplayedwhenyou
tunetoachannelbroadcastinginstereo.
• SAP(SecondAudioProgram):Additionalmon-
auralsoundtrackthatyoucannothearduring
normalTVviewing.TheSAPsignalmightbe
relatedtotheprogramyouarewatching,(suchas
asoundtrackinaforeignlanguage),oritmight
beunrelated(suchasaweatherreport).IfanSAP
signalisbroadcast,thelettersSAParedisplayed
whenyoutunetothechannel.
• Mono:Reducesbackgroundnoise.Usewhen
receivingaweakstereoaudiosignal.Allaudiois
playedmonowiththissetting.
Listen Toisnotavailablefor1394devicesordevicescon-
nectedtothe
INPUT,
COMPONENT
and
HDMI
jacks.
Digital-Only Audio Settings
Youcansetdigital-onlyaudiosettingswhileviewingeither
analogordigitalsources,butthesettingsaffectonly
broadcastdigitalcontent.\
◊ Language
Determineswhatpossiblelanguageyoucanhear.
TheLanguageoptionisavailablefor
ANT 1
/
ANT 2
andIEEE1394devicesbutnotfordevicesconnected
tothe
INPUT
,
COMPONENT
,or
HDMI
jacks.
Languagechoicesare:
English Portuguese
French Spanish
German Other
Italian
IEEE 1394 Amplifier Settings
SettingsavailableforsomeMPEG2amplifiersare:
◊ Balance
Adjuststhelevelofsoundbetweentheleftandright
speakers.Thesliderrangeis0–254,with127asthe
midpoint.
◊ Loudness
Whenon,makestheaudiolevelmoreuniform.
◊ Preset
Selectthemodethatmatchestheaudiosource.Your
choicesare:
Off Classical Music
Jazz Movie
Rock Speech
◊ Equalizer
Equalizesthesound.