Philips 42pf9966 User Manual

Surround

Test Tone

Front left volume

Front right volume

Centre volume

Rear volume

Rear left volume

Rear right volume

Subwoofer volume

Receiver

Speakers

Centre speakers

Rear speakers

Subwoofer present

Front speaker size

Centre speaker size

Rear speaker size

Distance to front

Distance to centre

Distance to rear

Yes/No

Yes/no

Large/Small

1-10 m

Receiver

Dependent on the audio receiver speakers configuration, you may not be able to select
certain menu items.
Once the number and position of the loudspeakers has been fixed, selecting Centre
speaker, Rear Speakers and Subwoofer Yes or No, you can adjust the initial receiver
settings, size and distance, for optimal surround sound.
Note: after changing the configuration, the menu will disappear temporarily and re-appear again
after the new settings will be updated.

Size of the speakers

Select Small if your speaker is able to reproduce low notes down to at least 80-100 Hz.
Select Large if your speaker is able to reproduce low notes down to at least 50 Hz.
Note:
- As a rule of thumb, a large speaker has a cone diameter of at least 12 cms (5 inches). See the

specification sheet of your loudspeakers.

- If Subwoofer present is set to No, Front speaker size can only be set to Large. If Front speaker

size is set to Small, Centre speaker size can only be set to Small and consequently a subwoofer
must be connected.

Distance to the speakers

Select the distance from your usual listening position to the available speakers each; front,
centre and rear speakers.
This defines the delay time for the surround sound.

Speakers menu

Dependent on the audio receiver speakers configuration, you may not be able to select certain
menu items.

Adjustment of the volume level of the loudspeakers

Note: the test tone function is automatically cancelled by the audio receiver when leaving the Surround
menu.

Select Test Tone On.
A steady noise tone is switched sequentially through the available loudspeakers, except for
the subwoofer, for 2 seconds each.This enables you to have a reference of the loudness of
each loudspeaker and to adjust the level of each until they all sound equally loud.
The loudspeakers activated light up in the screen graphic.

Select the Surround menu items with the cursor up/down one after another and alter the
selected adjustments with the cursor left/right.
The best result is achieved when all speakers have equal volume in your usual listening
position.

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Select Test tone Off when you have finished the adjustment of the speaker levels.

Surround menu

Night mode (only functional with Dolby Digital sound broadcasting input)

The loud parts of the sound are lowered and the soft passages are raised.
You can enjoy surround sound without disturbing sleeping children or neighbours.

Audio only

This control enables you to blank the TV picture if the TV is used as centre speaker in the
Cinema Link system and if the audio receiver is reproducing sound unrelated to a TV
picture.
Switch Audio only On to only hear the sound and to switch off the picture.
The message Audio only appears on screen.