Sony STR-DA2ES Operating Instructions - Page 21

Getting Started 5: Setting up the speakers Use the SET UP menu to set the types and sizes of the speakers connected to the receiver. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the receiver. 2 Press SET UP. The SET UP parameter appears in the display. 3 Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the speaker. For details, see "Speaker setup parameters" below. Notes • Certain setup parameters may be dimmed in the display. This means that the selected parameter is either unavailale or fixed and unchangeable due to sound field (pages 35-37) or other settings. • Some speaker settings may appear dimmed in the display. This means that they have been changed automatically due to other speaker settings. The dimmed settings may or may not be adjustable. 4 Turn the jog dial to select the parameter. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have set all of the items that follow. Speaker setup parameters The initial setting is underlined. x FRONT SP (Front speaker size) • LARGE If you connect large speakers that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select "LARGE". Normally, select "LARGE". • SMALL If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound, select "SMALL" to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the front channel bass frequencies from the sub woofer. When the front speakers are set to "SMALL", the center, surround, and surround back speakers are also automatically set to "SMALL" (unless previously set to "NO"). x CENTER SP (Center speaker size) • LARGE If you connect a large speaker that will effectively reproduce bass frequencies, select "LARGE". Normally, select "LARGE". However, if the front speakers are set to "SMALL", you cannot set the center speaker to "LARGE". • SMALL If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround effects when using multi channel surround sound, select "SMALL" to activate the bass redirection circuitry and output the center channel bass frequencies from the front speakers (if set to "LARGE") or sub woofer. • NO (for all sources except MULTI CH 1/2) If you did not connect a center speaker, select "NO". The sound of the center channel will be output from the front speakers (digital downmix). • MIX (for all sources except MULTI CH 1/2) If you did not connect a center speaker but want to downmix the center channel audio, select "MIX" (page 25). This is only active when the front, surround, and surround back speakers are set to "LARGE" (ANALOG DOWNMIX). When all speakers are not set to "LARGE", the center channel will be downmixed digitally (DIGITAL DOWNMIX). * When using MULTI CH 1/2 sources, the sound of the center channel is output from the front speakers if you select either "NO" or "MIX". continued 21GB