Advanced Audio Settings

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Advanced Audio Settings

Advanced Audio Settings

On the Audio tab, click Advanced to access extra settings for configuring your playback audio.

Note: the available advanced audio settings displayed are dependent on the selected Speaker Environment. See the settings that match your selected environment.

Miscellaneous

This tab is displayed for all selections and allows you to configure audio properties for DVD-titles equipped with multichannel encoding.

Dynamic range compression

This section only applies to disc titles with Dolby Digital technology.

Select the Quiet Environment if you are in the mood to watch a movie without distractions. All audible sound, from low frequency to high frequency audio effects, will be highly distinctive and fall into the full dynamic range of Dolby Digital.
If your listening environment is not completely adequate to enjoy the full dynamic range of Dolby Digital, select the Normal Environment. Audible effects that fall in the extreme ranges of Dolby Digital’s audio spectrum will be compressed.
If you are using CyberLink PowerDVD on a notebook or laptop, the last selection is for you. In a Noisy Environment, low range audio signals will be amplified so that the audible volume will be increased.

Bass management

Select this option to elevate the bass and enhance the low frequency effects of your Dolby Digital or DTS-enhanced disc titles. This is recommended for headphones, 2-, and 4-speaker systems.

Headphone Settings

The following options are available when you select Headphone as your speaker environment in Audio configuration.

Dolby Headphone

The Dolby Headphone* tab lets you select the desired mode you want to use when using the Dolby Headphone output.

Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

Mode

Select one of the following modes depending on your individual listening environment.

DH1: this option simulates a small, well-damped private room appropriate for both movies and music-only recordings. It is equivalent to the Dolby Headphone Reference Room and is provided on all Dolby Headphone equipped products.
DH2: this option simulates a more acoustic live room particularly suited for music listening (e.g. intimate jazz clubs).
DH3: this option simulates larger venues like a concert hall or movie theater.

TrueTheater Surround (Headphone Mode) – Optional

The TrueTheater Surround (Headphone Mode) advanced options allow you to simulate different listening environments.

Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

TrueTheater Surround (Headphone Mode) mode

Living Room: this option simulates a small, well-damped private room appropriate for both movies and music-only recordings.
Theater: this option simulates an intimate live concert environment, particularly suited for music listening.
Stadium: this option simulates a larger concert venue.

Note: this audio option becomes available after registering your program. For more information, see Upgrading Your Software.

2 Speaker Settings

The following options are available when you select 2 Speaker as your speaker environment in Audio configuration.

Dolby Virtual Speaker

Dolby Virtual Speaker technology allows you to experience virtual surround sound through 2 speakers.

Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

Mode

Reference: this mode creates a convincingly realistic five-speaker surround sound from two speakers with the apparent width of the sound across the front image defined by the distance between the two speakers.
Wide 1: this mode provides a wider, more spacious front image when the two speakers are close together.
Wide 2: this mode is similar to Wide 1, but further emphasizes the surround speakers.

TrueTheater Surround (Virtual Speaker Mode) – Optional

TrueTheater Surround (Virtual Speaker Mode) is a virtual surround technology developed by CyberLink.

Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

Living Room: this option simulates a small, well-damped private room appropriate for both movies and music-only recordings.
Theater: this option simulates an intimate live concert environment, particularly suited for music listening.
Stadium: this option simulates a larger concert venue.

4/6/7/8 Speaker Settings

The following options are available when you select either the 4, 6, 7 or 8-Speaker as your speaker environment in Audio configuration.

TrueTheater Surround

TrueTheater Surround (Multi-channel Environment Impression Mode) is an audio channel expansion technology developed by CyberLink that converts a stereo audio sound and outputs to multiple channels (converts a 2 channel source to 4, 6, 7, or 8 speakers or a 6 channel source to 7 or 8 speakers).

Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

Mode

Movie playback: this mode is suitable for movies, especially those with dynamic audio position shifting.
Music mode – standard: this mode simulates a concert from inside the audience.
Music mode – onstage: this mode simulates a concert from onstage.

Setup

Use the sliders to set the Front, Rear, Center, and LFE (low frequency effect) levels for the selected mode. Click Default to reset the sliders to their original levels.

Note: if your speakers are not capable of outputting the low frequency 120 Hz signal, it is recommended that you reduce the LFE option to avoid damaging your speakers.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (Optional)

Dolby Pro Logic IIx* has three options to choose from.

Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

Mode

Movie mode: select this option for watching movies.
Music listening: select this option for listening to music.
DDEX mode: select this option for enhanced surround sound.

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