Sony STR-K740P Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 26

Selecting a sound field (continued) To turn the surround effect off Press A.DEC or 2CH. Tips • The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound field to a program source whenever it is selected (Sound Field Link). For example, if you listen to CD with "JAZZ" as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to CD, "JAZZ" will be applied again. • You can identify the encoding format of program sofware by looking at its packaging. Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the logo, and Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the logo. • When sound signals with a sampling frequency of 96 kHz are input, the sound signals are output in stereo automatically, and the sound field is turned off. Using only the front speakers (2 Channel Stereo) Enjoying stereo sound in multi channel (Dolby Pro Logic ) (HT-DDW840 only) The receiver can reproduce the stereo sound in multi channel through Dolby Pro Logic . You can activate the decoder using the SET UP menu. For details, see page 37. Press 2CH. "2CH ST." appears in the display. This mode outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers only. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel. Notes • No sound is output from the sub woofer when "2CH ST." is selected. To listen to 2 channel (stereo) sources using the front left and right speakers and a sub woofer, press A.DEC to select "AUTO DEC." • When you select "Micro Satellite Speaker" (page 16), internal sound processor will automatically redirect bass sound to subwoofer. If you want to listen to two channel (stereo) sources under this setting, we recommend that you choose "AUTO DEC." mode so that you can take advantage of your subwoofer to obtain the correct bass signal. 26GB