Sony STR DH500 Operating Instructions - Page 43

Using only the front speakers (2CH STEREO), 2CH STEREO

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Enjoying Surround Sound Notes • The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal. • When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers. • This function does not work when: - ANALOG DIRECT is selected. - signals with a sampling frequency of more than 48 kHz is input. • When one of the sound fields for music is selected, no sound is output from the subwoofer if all the speakers are set to "LARGE" on the SYSTEM menu. However, the sound will be output from the subwoofer if - the digital input signal contains LFE signals. - the front and surround speakers are set to "SMALL". - the sound field for movie is selected. - the portable audio is selected. Tips • You can identity the encoding format of DVD software, etc., by looking at the logo on the package. • Sound fields with DCS mark use DCS technology. See "Glossary" (page 54). To turn off the surround effect for movie/music Press 2CH to select "2CH ST." or press A.F.D. repeatedly to select "A.F.D. AUTO". Using only the front speakers (2CH STEREO) In this mode, the receiver outputs the sound from the front left/right speakers only. There is no sound from the subwoofer. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel. TV SA-CD/CD TUNER 2CH 2CH A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC DVD/BD MENU 123 D.SKIP 456 Press 2CH. Note No sound is output from the subwoofer in the 2CH STEREO mode. To listen to 2 channel stereo sources using the front left/right speakers and a subwoofer, select "A.F.D. AUTO" (page 40). 43US

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Enjoying Surround Sound
Notes
• The effects provided by the virtual speakers may
cause increased noise in the playback signal.
• When listening with sound fields that employ the
virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any
sound coming directly from the surround speakers.
• This function does not work when:
–
ANALOG DIRECT is selected.
–
signals with a sampling frequency of more than
48 kHz is input.
• When one of the sound fields for music is selected,
no sound is output from the subwoofer if all the
speakers are set to “LARGE” on the SYSTEM
menu. However, the sound will be output from the
subwoofer if
–
the digital input signal contains LFE signals.
–
the front and surround speakers are set to
“SMALL”.
–
the sound field for movie is selected.
–
the portable audio is selected.
Tips
• You can identity the encoding format of DVD
software, etc., by looking at the logo on the
package.
• Sound fields with
DCS
mark use DCS
technology. See “Glossary” (page 54).
To turn off the surround effect
for movie/music
Press 2CH to select “2CH ST.” or press A.F.D.
repeatedly to select “A.F.D. AUTO”.
Using only the front
speakers
(2CH STEREO)
In this mode, the receiver outputs the sound
from the front left/right speakers only. There is
no sound from the subwoofer.
Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely
bypass the sound field processing and multi
channel surround formats are downmixed to 2
channel.
Press 2CH.
Note
No sound is output from the subwoofer in the 2CH
STEREO mode. To listen to 2 channel stereo
sources using the front left/right speakers and a
subwoofer, select “A.F.D. AUTO” (page 40).
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2CH
A.F.D.
MOVIE
MUSIC
D.SKIP
DVD/BD
MENU
SA-CD/CD
TV
TUNER
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2CH