Sony HT-1300D Operating Instructions - Page 26

Enjoying Surround Sound Selecting a Sound Field EQ LEVEL SOUND FIELD buttons SURR ? / 1 SPEAKERS PHONES DISPLAY DIMMER MULTI CHANNEL DECODING INPUT MODE VIDEO DVD/LD TV/SAT MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX MASTER VOLUME + PRESET - TUNING + - TUNING + LEVEL SURR EQ MEMORY SHIFT FM MODE FM AM SET UP NAME CINEMA STUDIO EX A B C ENTER SOUND FIELD A.F.D. MODE 2CH EQUALIZER MULTI CH IN - MUTING Cursor buttons Jog dial EQUALIZER Brief descriptions of buttons used to enjoy surround sound LEVEL button: Press to customize the level parameters. SURR button: Press to customize the surround parameters in the current sound field. EQ button: Press to customize the equalizer parameters in the current sound field. Cursor buttons ( / ): Use to select parameters after pressing the LEVEL, SURR, EQ or SET UP buttons. Jog dial: Use to adjust parameters and select sound fields (etc.). SOUND FIELD buttons: A.F.D. button: Press to set the receiver to automatically detect the type of audio signal being input and perform proper decoding (if necessary). MODE button: Press to activate the sound field selection mode. 2CH button: Press to output sound from only the front (left and right) speakers. EQUALIZER button: Turns the equalizer effect on or off. You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to. 1 Press MODE. The current sound field is indicated in the display. 2 Turn the jog dial or press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the sound field you want. See the table starting on page 27 for information on each sound field. To turn the sound field off Press A.F.D. or 2CH (page 22). z The receiver memorizes the last sound field selected for each program source (Sound Field Link) Whenever you select a program source, the sound field that was last applied is automatically applied again. For example, if you listen to CD with SMALL HALL as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to CD, SMALL HALL will be applied again. With the tuner, sound fields are memorized separately for AM, FM, and all preset stations. z You can identify Dolby Surround-encoded software by looking at the packaging Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the logo, and Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the A logo. 26