Sony SAVA-D900 Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 22

Playing Discs Selecting a Sound Field You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to. SOUND FIELD < / > 123 456 789 >10 100 DISPLAY SOUNDFIELD MODE To check the current sound field Press DISPLAY repeatedly on the remote. Each time you press DISPLAY, the front panel display switches: remaining or playing time t DVD or CD TEXT* t sound fieldt remaining or playing time * Available only when DVD TEXT or CD TEXT is provided on the DVD or CD. z The system memorizes the last sound field selected for each program source (Sound Field Link) Whenever you select a program source, the sound field that was last applied is automatically applied again. For example, if you listen to DVD with HALL as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to DVD, HALL will be applied again. With the tuner, sound fields are memorized separately for all preset stations. Press SOUND FIELD < / > or SOUNDFIELD MODE on the remote to display the sound field you want. See the table below for information on each sound field. z You can identify the encoding format of program software by looking at its packaging - Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the logo. - Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the A logo. - DTS Digital Surround discs are marked with DTS. Note When you play sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling frequency, the output signals will be converted to 48 kHz (sampling frequency). Sound field A. F. D. (AUTO FORMAT DECODE) NORM. SURROUND (NORMAL SURROUND) C. STUDIO A (CINEMA STUDIO A) C. STUDIO B (CINEMA STUDIO B) C. STUDIO C (CINEMA STUDIO C) Effect Automatically detects the type of audio signal being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic, or standard 2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was recorded/encoded, without adding any effects. Software with multi-channel surround audio signals is played according to the way it was recorded. Software with 2 channel audio signals, is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects. Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production studio. Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Kim Novak Theater" cinema production studio. Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. Notes You can use this mode as a reference. This is a standard mode, great for watching most any type of movie. This mode is ideal for watching sciencefiction or action movies with lots of sound effects. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack. 22