Sony STR-D1090 Operating Instructions - Page 31

Getting, Ready, Dolby, Surround, Sound

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Getting Ready for Dolby Surround Sound This section describes about selecting the speaker configuration and then adjusting the speaker volume and the delay time of the rear speakers so that you can enjoy the Dolby surround sound. Placement of Speakers and Selecting the PRO LOGIC MODE The Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder has the same functions for playback, such as movie, theaters and gives a theater-like experience in your listening room, naturally reproducing the audio sound field. The STR-D2090/STR-D1090 incorporates a decoder which reproduces the specially encoded surround sound of Dolby surround video programs. In the Dolby surround mode, select the speaker operation mode according to your speaker configuration by pressing the DOLBY PRO LOGIC MODE button. Each time the DOLBY PRO LOGIC MODE button is pressed, the DOLBY rPRO LOGIC MODE is changed in the following order: NORMAL -o WIDE -0 PHANTOM -0 3 CH. LOGIC-1 WIDE mode Select this mode if you use a medium to big center speaker. Center speaker Front speaker (L) Front speaker (R) in) Rear speaker (L) Rear speaker (R) PHANTOM mode Select this mode when you play back a Dolby surround program source without using a center speaker. The sound of the center channel is output from the front (L and R) speakers. 0 0=1 i=t= ° 6 DrinEnnririn I I • 03] oU O 1= 1 (M ) I I DOLBY PRO LOGIC MODE button NORMAL mode Select this mode if you use a small center speaker. The bass sound of the center channel is output from the front speakers, as a small speaker cannot produce enough bass. Center speaker Front speaQker (L) . A .Front speaker (R) rmim1 vluompti .z ...,,. . .... . .... .- - ..._.. •al.. .• *.. • . Front speaker (L) Front speaker (R) ..... ... Rear speaker (L) Rear speaker (R) 3CH. (Channel) LOGIC mode Select this mode when you play back a Dolby surround program source only with the front and center speakers. The sound of the rear channel is output from the front (L and R) speakers. Center speaker Front speaker (L) Front speaker (R) r G ffP Rear speaker (L) Ij Rear speaker (R) GID Even for video software which does not carry the m I .1 mark Some commercially available software may have Dolby surround processed sound tracks even though it is not so indicated on the package. 31

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Getting
Ready
for
Dolby
Surround
Sound
This
section
describes
about
selecting
the
speaker
configuration
and
then
adjusting
the
speaker
volume
and
the
delay
time
of
the
rear
speakers
so
that
you
can
enjoy
the
Dolby
surround
sound.
Placement
of
Speakers
and
Selecting
the
PRO
LOGIC
MODE
The
Dolby
Pro
Logic
Surround
Decoder
has
the
same
functions
for
playback,
such
as
movie,
theaters
and
gives
a
theater
-like
experience
in
your
listening
room,
naturally
reproducing
the
audio
sound
field.
The
STR-D2090/STR-D1090
incorporates
a
decoder
which
reproduces
the
specially
encoded
surround
sound
of
Dolby
surround
video
programs.
In
the
Dolby
surround
mode,
select
the
speaker
operation
mode
according
to
your
speaker
configuration
by
pressing
the
DOLBY
PRO
LOGIC
MODE
button.
Each
time
the
DOLBY
PRO
LOGIC
MODE
button
is
pressed,
the
DOLBY
PRO
LOGIC
MODE
is
changed
in
the
following
order:
r
NORMAL
-o
WIDE
-0
PHANTOM
-0
3
CH.
LOGIC
-1
0
0=1
03]
oU
i=t=
O
°
6
DrinEnnririn
1
=
1
(
M
)
I
I
I
I
DOLBY
PRO
LOGIC
MODE
button
NORMAL
mode
Select
this
mode
if
you
use
a
small
center
speaker.
The
bass
sound
of
the
center channel
is
output
from
the
front
speakers,
as
a
small
speaker
cannot
produce
enough
bass.
Center
speaker
Front
speaker
(L)
A
Q
.
1
rmim
vluompti
z
-_•_.
_.
..._..
._...
—.
.—
•al..
.•
••••
.,.
*..
•.
..,
••
••••
....
.
.
....
.
.Front
speaker
(R)
ffP
Rear
speaker
(L)
Rear
speaker
(R)
Ij
WIDE
mode
Select
this
mode
if
you
use
a
medium
to
big
center
speaker.
Center
speaker
Front
speaker
(L)
Front
speaker
(R)
....
".••••
••
•%*
in)
Rear
speaker
(L)
Rear
speaker
(R)
PHANTOM
mode
Select
this
mode
when
you
play
back
a
Dolby
surround
program
source
without
using
a
center
speaker.
The
sound
of
the
center channel
is
output
from
the
front
(L
and
R)
speakers.
Front
speaker
(L)
Front
speaker
(R)
...
,
...........
....
...
,.
....
.........
...........
............
.......
_
.....
.......
_./
....
.....
...
..
..
_
.........
,..."'
Rear
speaker
(L)
Rear
speaker
(R)
3CH.
(Channel)
LOGIC
mode
Select
this
mode
when
you
play
back
a
Dolby
surround
program
source
only
with
the
front
and
center
speakers.
The
sound
of
the
rear
channel
is
output
from
the
front
(L
and
R)
speakers.
Center
speaker
Front
speaker
(L)
r
G
Front
speaker
(R)
GID
Even
for
video
software
which
does
not
carry
the
m
I
.1
mark
Some
commercially
available
software
may
have
Dolby
surround
processed
sound
tracks
even
though
it
is
not
so
indicated
on
the
package.
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