Sony STR DA2400ES Operating Instructions - Page 64

Types of music/movie mode You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver's preprogrammed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home. Sound field Sound field Effect for [appears on TV screen] Movie Cinema Studio EX A DCS [Cinema St EX A] Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching almost any type of movie. Cinema Studio EX B DCS [Cinema St EX B] Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Kim Novak Theater" cinema production studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects. Cinema Studio EX C DCS [Cinema St EX C] Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the soundtrack. V.Multi Dimension Creates many virtual speakers from a single pair of actual DCS[V.Multi Dimension] surround speakers. Music Hall [Hall] Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall. Jazz Club [Jazz Club] Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. Live Concert [Live Concert] Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house. Stadium [Stadium] Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium. Sports [Sports] Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting. Headphonea) Portable Audio Enhancer [Portable Audio] Headphone (2ch) [HP(2CH)] Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable audio device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music. This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones when "2ch Stereo" mode or A.F.D. mode is selected. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channels except LFE signals. Headphone Theater DCS This mode is selected automatically when you use headphones [HP Theater] when sound field is selected for movie/music. It allows you to experience a theater-like environment while listening through a pair of headphones. Headphone (Multi) [HP MULTI]b) This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones when the multi channel input is selected. Outputs the front analog signals from the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks. Headphone (Direct) [HP(Direct)] Outputs the analog signals without processing by the tone, sound field, etc. a)You can select this sound field mode if the headphones are connected to the receiver. b)Appears on the display window only. 64US