Sound And Volume Controls; Sound Control; Selecting Surround Sound; Turning On/Off Clear Voice Effect - Philips - MX3950D Manual

Sound and Volume Controls

Sound Control

IMPORTANT!
For proper surround sound, make sure
the speakers and subwoofer are
connected (see page 11.)

Selecting surround sound

G
Press SURROUND (SURR.) to select :
MULTI-channel, 3D SOUND or STEREO.
➜
The availability of the various surround sound
modes depends on the number of speakers used
and the sound available on the disc.
➜
The center and surround speakers operate
only when the DVD home cinema system is set
to Multi-channel mode.
➜
The available output modes for Multi-channel
include: Dolby Digital, DTS (Digital Theater
Systems) Surround, Dolby Surround and Dolby
Pro Logic.
➜
Stereo broadcasts or recordings will produce
some surround channel effects when played in a
surround mode. However, monaural (single
channel sound) sources will not produce any
sound from the surround speakers.
Note:
– You are not able to select the surround sound
mode if the system menu/menu bar is turned on.

Turning on/off clear voice effect

You can enhance the center and surround sound
outputs by activating the clear voice sound
feature if you have selected Multi-channel as the
surround mode.
G
Press VOICE on the remote to select "CLEAR
VOICE ON."
➜
To turn off the setting, press VOICE again to
select "CLEAR VOICE OFF."

Changing subwoofer volume level

G
Press SUB +/- on the remote to adjust
subwoofer volume level (-6dB to +6dB.)
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Adjusting Bass/Treble level

The BASS (low tone) and TREBLE (high tone)
features enable you to define the sound-
processor settings.
1
Press BASS or TREBLE.
➜
The level indicator appears.
2
Within five seconds, use the VOLUME control
to adjust the Bass or Treble level
➜
If the volume control is not used within five
seconds, it will resume its normal volume
control function.

Selecting digital sound effects

Select a preset digital sound effects that matches
your disc's content or that optimizes the sound
of the musical style you are playing.
G
Press SOUND on the remote.
When playing movie discs or while in TV/AV
mode, you can select :
CONCERT, DRAMA, ACTION or SCI-FI.
When playing music discs or while in TUNER or
AUX/DI mode, you can select : ROCK,
DIGITAL, CLASSIC or JAZZ.

Volume control

G
Adjust VOLUME control (or press
VOL +/-on the remote) to increase or
decrease the volume level.
➜ "VOL MIN" is the minimum volume level and
"VOL MAX" is the maximum volume level.
To listen through the headphones
G
Connect the headphones plug to the n socket
at the front of the DVD system.
➜
The speakers will be muted.
To turn off the volume temporarily
G
Press MUTE on the remote.
➜
Playback will continue without sound and
"MUTE" appears.
➜
To restore the volume, press MUTE again or
increase the volume level.
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