Sony STR-DE898/B Operating Instructions - Page 39
Advanced settings, Using the CUSTOMIZE menu, to adjust the receiver
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Advanced Adjustments and Settings Advanced settings Using the CUSTOMIZE menu to adjust the receiver You can adjust various receiver settings using the CUSTOMIZE menu. 1 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select " CUSTOMIZE ". 2 Press or repeatedly to select the parameter you want to adjust. For details, see "CUSTOMIZE menu parameters" below. 3 Turn -/+ to select the setting you want. The setting is entered automatically. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other items. CUSTOMIZE menu parameters The initial settings are underlined. x DTS 96/24 96/24 DEC XXXX (DTS 96/24 decoding mode) • AUTO When a DTS 96/24 signal is input, it is played back at 96 kHz sampling frequencies. • OFF Even when a DTS 96/24 signal is input, it is played back at 48 kHz sampling frequencies. Notes • This parameter is valid only when you use a sound field selected with the A.F.D. button (page 30). In other sound fields, this parameter is always set to "OFF". • Even when a DTS 96/24 signal is input, standard 48 kHz decoding is used if any speakers are set to "SMALL" or if the sub woofer is set to "NO". x SB DEC XXXX (Surround back decoding mode) You can also press SURR BACK DECODING to set the surround back decoding mode (page 33). For details on each decoding mode, see page 34. • OFF • AUTO • ON Note You can select the surround back decoding mode only when you use a sound field selected with the A.F.D. button except for the Dolby Pro Logic IIx mode (page 30). x A/V SYNC XXX (Time alignment) • YES The audio output is delayed so that the time gap between the audio output and visual display is minimized. • NO The audio output is not delayed. Notes • This parameter is useful when you use a large LCD or plasma monitor or a projection TV. • This parameter is not valid when the MULTI CH IN or ANALOG DIRECT function is selected. x DEC. PRI. XXXX (Digital audio input decoding priority) Lets you specify the input mode for the digital signal input to the DIGITAL IN jacks. The initial setting is "DEC. PRI. AUTO" for VIDEO 3 and TV/SAT, and "DEC. PRI. PCM" for DVD, MD/TAPE and SA-CD/CD. • AUTO Automatically switches the input mode between DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM. • PCM PCM signals are given priority (to prevent the interruption when playback starts). Even when other signals are input, the sound is output. However, this receiver cannot decode DTS-CD when set to "DEC. PRI. PCM". Note When set to "DEC. PRI. AUTO" and the sound from the digital audio jacks (for SA-CD/CD, etc.) is interrupted when playback starts, set to "DEC. PRI. PCM". x COLOR SYS. XXXX (Color system) (Models of area code E2/E3, AR only) Lets you select the color system. • NTSC • PAL continued 39GB