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Using Various Functions with the Control Menu
Select the mode to enjoy multi channel surround sound
such as Dolby Digital.
Even if you connect only front speakers, Virtual Enhanced
Surround lets you enjoy 3D sound by using 3D sound
imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of
the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear
speakers.
When you connect 2 front speakers and 2 rear speakers,
use 3D sound imaging to shift the sound of the rear
speakers away from the actual speaker position
(VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT) or to create 3 sets of virtual rear
speakers from 1 set of actual rear speakers (VIRTUAL
MULTI REAR).
You can feel the more effective 3D sound when you
connect a receiver (amplifier) with 5.1 channel inputs, 2
front speakers, 2 rear speakers, 1 center speaker and 1
subwoofer.
Select “VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND” after pressing
DISPLAY twice. When you select the item except “OFF,”
the indicator of the “VIRTUAL 3D SURROUND “ lights in
green.
Note
To enjoy the original Dolby Digital sound through the 5.1CH
OUTPUT connectors, set each speaker position or distance, etc.
For details on setting each speaker, see page 65.
pVIRTUAL 3D SURROUND
Select the desired item. For details on each item, see
“Effects of each item.”
•
OFF
• VES A*
• VES B*
• NORMAL SURROUND
• ENHANCED SURROUND
• VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT
• VIRTUAL MULTI REAR
* These settings also effect the output from the LINE OUT
(AUDIO 1, 2) connectors.
LR
L R
Setting for Digital Cinema Sound Z
Note
The items displayed are different depending on the settings of
“SPEAKER SETUP” (page 65).
You can select only “OFF,” “VES A” or “VES B” when you play
back a disc and set “NONE” in “REAR” in “SIZE” under
“SPEAKER SETUP” in the setup display.
Effects of each item
OFF
Outputs all channel signals recorded on the disc. For
example, outputs 2-channel signals for stereo sound of the
CD or 5-channel signals for Dolby Digital sound of the
DVD. When you connect fewer than 5 (+1) speakers, the
player distributes the output signal for the missing
speaker to other speakers appropriately.
VES (Virtual Enhanced Surround) A
Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers
from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using
actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced
as shown in the illustration below.
VES (Virtual Enhanced Surround) B
Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers
from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using
actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced
as shown in the illustration below.
NORMAL SURROUND
Software with 2 channel audio signals, is decoded with
Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects.
To select, press , then .
ENTER
1 8
(
3 4
)
1 2
(
2 7
)
1 2 3
ALL
OFF
OFF
VES A
VES B
DVD
PLAY
VIRTUAL 3D
SURROUND