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mode selection While you can specify default surround processing modes for each input,
there are times when you may wish to select a diff erent mode for a particular
recording. For example, when watching a classic movie from the 1940s, you may
prefer to hear it in mono using only the centre channel speaker.
Touch the Mode option on the Home page to open the Mode Select menu,
which displays a complete list of processing modes. Modes that are grayed out
cannot be applied to the current audio source. For instance, a mode designed for
a stereo signal is not available while listening to a multi-channel Dolby Digital
audio track.
Touching the up or down arrows scrolls through the list of modes. Touch any
mode (that isn’t grayed out) to select it. e SSP-800 processing changes to the
newly-selected mode. Press the Back button to return to the Home page. e
available modes are described in Table 2.
Table 2: SSP-800 available surround processing modes
Name Description
Mono Outputs sound to the centre channel only. Use it
for mono sources such as classic movies, mono TV
broadcasts, etc.
Stereo Outputs to the Front Left and Front Right channels only.
is is the preferred mode for music reproduction.
Music Mode Party Produces mono output at the same level from all available
speakers.
Mono Plus Uses the mono input to output mono signals on the L, R,
SR, SL, and RR, RL if they are active.
Movie Plus Produces stereo output in all available speakers. e
output is proportioned with a 60% centre width and a
50/50 front-to-surround distribution. Approximately
15% of the total output is directed to the rear channels (if
used).
Music Plus Produces stereo output in all available speakers with
a 25% centre width, a 70/30 front-to-surround
distribution and 15% to the rear channels.
Dolby PLII Provides audio signals for a 5-channel surround sound
fi eld from matrix-encoded stereo sources. Spatial
qualities vary for non-encoded sources.
Dolby PLIIx Music An extension of the Dolby Pro Logic mode, Dolby PLIIx
expands existing stereo or 5.1-channel matrix-encoded
audio signals for 6.1- or 7.1-channel discrete playback.
e Music mode features three additional user controls:
Centre Width (for adjusting balance to favor the Centre
or Left and Right front channels), Panorama (for wrap-
a-round surround eff ects), and Dimension (to adjust the
depth of the surround sound fi eld).