AVS DVD Player Online Help
Table of Contents >> AVS DVD Player Program >> Express Menu >> System Menu
Express menu is a quick and handy feature. It can be activated by clicking on the right button of the mouse when the cursor is positioned on the video window. Express Menu buttons are grouped.
The second group is System controls. It consists of the following entries:
Speaker Environment Calibration... - use this option to open the
Speaker environment
calibration window and set your position in the room in relation to the
speakers.
Speaker Configuration - use this option to switch between main work modes:
Original - in the Original mode the sound of the movie and audio file will remain unchanged thus letting the you enjoy the advantages of the multichannel sound in case you have a multichannel acoustic system.
2 (Stereo) - it might be a good idea to use this mode if you watch the movie and listen to audio using stereo headphones or stereo speakers. AVS DVD Player convert the sound to two channels to fit your headphones or speakers.
3.1 (Stereo to Surround) - use this mode to watch a movie and listen to audio with the stereo soundtrack on a 3.1 surround acoustic system to experience the full spectrum of the surround sound.
5.1 (Stereo to Surround) - use this mode to watch a movie and listen to audio with the stereo soundtrack on a 5.1 surround acoustic system to experience the full spectrum of the Dolby ProLogic sound.
7.1 (Stereo to Surround) - use this mode to watch a movie and listen to audio with the stereo soundtrack on a 7.1 surround acoustic system to experience the full spectrum of the Dolby ProLogic sound.
More Presets - use this mode to select additional presets from the list of available ones. See the Preferences section for more detail on this.
Aspect Ratio - the ratio of the horizontal and vertical sides to each other. The possible values include:
Auto - use this option to let the AVS DVD Player select the aspect ratio automatically.
4:3 - use this option to set the aspect ratio fit 4:3 screen.
16:9 - use this option to set the aspect ratio fit 16:9 wide screen.
1.85:1 - use this option to set the aspect ratio fit 1.85:1 wide screen.
2.35:1 - use this option to set the aspect ratio fit 2.35:1 wide screen.
Custom Ratio... - use this option to set the custom aspect ratio. See the Preferences section for more detail on this.
Source - use this option to open the source menu that lets you choose the following source paths for the DVD files and video files:
DVD or CD drives available on your computer - use this option to playback DVDs and video files from your DVD/CD drive.
Note: the
DMA mode should be enabled for proper work of the DVD player in this mode. See the
DVD playback section for more detail.
Open DVD From Folder... - use this option to open a DVD movie stored on your personal computer hard disk drive. See the DVD files on hard disk drive playback section for more detail.
Open Video File... - use this option to open a video file on a CD/DVD disc or on your personal computer hard disk drive. See the Video files playback section for more detail.
Open Audio File... - use this option to open an audio file on a CD/DVD disc or on your personal computer hard disk drive. See the Audio files playback section for more detail.
Preferences - use this option to set the additional AVS DVD Player settings. See the Preferences section for more detail on this.
Note: selecting the
Source menu entry is the same as to press the
Select source 
button of the
AVS DVD Player.
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