Sony SA-VA15 Operating Instructions - Page 14

Additional Information 14 Glossary Center mode Speaker setting to enhance the Dolby Pro Logic Surround mode. Select one of the following four center modes according to your speaker system. • NORMAL mode Select NORMAL mode if you connect a small sized active center speaker to this speaker system. Since a small speaker cannot produce enough bass, the bass sound of the center channel is output from the front speakers. Front speaker (L) Small center speaker NE k.MIIIMI.I Front speaker (R) _ , --",---- ---___- ) ) ®1))) 14 * Rear I speaker (L) ((,)i® Rear speaker (R) The test tone is output as shown on page 12. • WIDE mode Select WIDE mode if you connect an active center speaker equivalent to the two front speakers. With the WIDE mode, you can take full advantage of Dolby Surround sound. Front Center-speaker Front speaker (L) speaker (R) cb)))))) Rear speaker (L) IA, ((PRGear speaker (R) The test tone is output as shown on page 12. • 3 CH LOGIC mode Select 3 CH LOGIC mode if you don't want to use the rear speakers to output sound. The sound of the rear channel is output from the front speakers to let you experience some of the surround sound without using rear speakers. Front Center speaker Front speaker (L) speaker (R) • PHANTOM mode Select PHANTOM mode if you do not want to use the center speaker to output sound. The sound of the center channel is output from the front speakers. Front speaker (L) Front speaker (R) ct Rear speaker (L) (ii ((( Rear* speaker (R) The test tone is output: Front (L) + (R) ♦ Rear Delay time Time lag between the surround sound output from front speaker's and rear speakers. By adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers, you can obtain the feeling of presence. Make the delay time longer when you have placed the rear speakers in a small room or close to your listening position, and make it shorter when you have placed them in a large room or apart from your listening position. Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoding system of Dolby Surround sound standardized in TV programs and movies. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves sound image by using four separate channels: off-screen audio effects, on-screen dialog, leftto-right panning, and music. These channels manipulate the sound to be heard and enhance the action as it happens on the screen. To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic, you should have at least one pair of rear speakers and/or one center speaker. You also need to select the appropriate center mode to enjoy a full effect. Dolby Surround Encoding and decoding system of Dolby Surround sound for consumer use, Dolby Surround decodes the extra channels on the Dolby Surround-encoded sound tracks of movie videos and TV programs and produces sound effects and echoes that make the action seem to envelop you. Index A, B Adjusting bass 12 delay time 11 speaker volume 11 super woofer level 10, 12 treble 12 volume 10 Audio component hookups 9 C Center mode 12, 14 NORMAL mode 12,14 PHANTOM mode 12,14 3 CH LOGIC mode 12,14 WIDE mode 12, 14 Connecting. See Hookups D, E, F, G Delay time 11, 14 Dolby Pro Logic Surround 12, 14 center mode 12, 14 Dolby Surround sound 14 H, I, J, K,L.M Hookups AC power cord 9 audio components 9 speakers 8, 9 TV/VCRs 9 N, 0 NORMAL mode 12, 14 Q PHANTOM mode 12,14 R Remote 10, 11, 12 Speakers connection 8, 9 placement 7 Speaker volume 11 Surround sound 10, 11 T Test tone 11 3 CH LOGIC mode 12, 14 Troubleshooting 13 TV /VCR hookups 9 The test tone is output: r Front (L) •-* Center Front (R) U, V Unpacking 4 W, X, Y, Z Watching video programs 10 WIDE mode 12, 14