Sony SA-VA55 Operating Instructions - Page 13

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Operations

To

restore

the

delay

time

to

the

factory

setting

Press

DELAY

TIME

and

then

RESET.

Resetting

an

entire

surround

mode

Press

the

button

for

the

surround

mode

you

want

to

reset

(i.e.,

HALL)

and

then

press

RESET

while

the

name

of

the

surround

mode

is

being

displayed.

All

of

the

adjustments

in

that

mode,

including

the

bass

and

treble

(page

13),

are

reset

to

the

factory

settings.

Adjusting

the

Sound

Although

this

speaker

system's

sound

quality

is

already

adjusted.

You

can

change

the

settings,

as

you

like,

for

each

surround

mode

individually.

The

following

settings

remain

stored

in

their

respective

surround

mode

until

you

change

them.

REAR

CENTER

BALANCE

UR

O

0

O

ED

0

O

0

0

•

0

O

0

O

0

S.

WOOFER

ADJUST

+/—

RESET

SUPER

WOOFER

MODE

(1,

2,

OFF)

1

Playback

a

program

and

choose

a

surround

mode.

2

Make

the

following

sound

adjustments

according

to

your

preference

and/or

the

type

of

program

you

are

watching.

To

press

adjust

the

super

woofer

level

S.WOOFER,

then

press

ADJUST

+

or

—

adjust

the

bass

level

BASS,

then

press

ADJUST

+

or

—

adjust

the

treble

level

TREBLE,

then

press

ADJUST

+

or

—

adjust

the

balance

BALANCE

L

or

R*

*

Since

BALANCE

L

and

R

control

sound

from

the

front

speakers,

they

have

little

effect

on

DOLBY

SUR

when

the

source

software

has

a

high

proportion

of

center

-channel

sound.

To

restore

the

factory

settings

Press

RESET

after

pressing

either

S.WOOFER,

BASS,

TREBLE,

or

BALANCE

L

or

R.

Using

an

External

Center

Speaker

Since

this

system

incorporates

a

center

speaker

(see

page

5),

you

don't

have

to

connect

a

center

speaker.

However,

it

is

possible

to

connect

a

center

speaker,

if

you

already

have

one,

to

the

CENTER

SPEAKER

terminals.

Be

sure

to

use

a

speaker

with

a

4

to

8

ohm

impedance

for

the

center

speaker.

left

front

speaker

CENTER

SPEAKER

center

speaker

l

—

Use

a

screwdriver

and

remove

the

screw

holding

the

CENTER

SPEAKER

button

cover

in

place.

Then

depress

the

CENTER

SPEAKER

button.

This

turns

off

the

internal

center

speaker

and

directs

the

center

channel

signal

to

the

CENTER

SPEAKER

terminals.

ER

N

PAK

INT

NAL

EX7

ERNAD

Connecting

an

external

center

speaker

lets

you

choose

from

4

different

Dolby

Pro

Logic

Surround

center

modes:

NORMAL,

WIDE,

3

CH

(3

Channel

logic),

or

PHANTOM.

Use

the

NORMAL

or

WIDE

mode.

For

details

on

Dolby

Pro

Logic

Surround

sound,

see

page

15.

2

0

0

K

9

SURROUND

CENTER

MODE

Press

SURROUND

on

the

front

left

speaker

to

choose

PRO

LOGIC.

("PRO

LOGIC"

appears

in

the

display

instead

of

"DOLBY

SUR"

when

you

connect

an

external

center

speaker.)

Press

CENTER

MODE

on

the

front

left

speaker

a

few

times

until

the

center

mode

you

want

appears

in

the

display.

3

Adjust

the

speaker

volumes

and

delay

time,

if

necessary,

by

referring

to

page

12.

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