Sony STR-D511 Operating Instructions - Page 18

Obtaining the Surround Effect 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-D611 and STR-D511 incorporate 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 PRO LOGIC MODE button. Each time the PRO LOGIC MODE button is pressed, the PRO LOGIC MODE is r .changed in the following order: PHANTOM -•• 3 CH. LOGIC -0. NORMAL -4. WIDE1 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 Front speaker (L) speaker Front speaker (R) Qgcr3 PRO LOGIC MODE button (STR-D611) 0 o 0 00 • • • .1.-1-1 • • oO • ,, O 10:0 PRO LOGIC MODE button (STR-D511) 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) NORMAL mode Select this mode if you use 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 Front speaker (L) speaker Front speaker (R) 4411 ttO liD Rear spur (L) Rear speaker (R) WIDE mode Select this mode if you use a medium to large center speaker. Center speaker Front speaker (L) Front speaker (R) Rear speaker (L) Rear speaker (R) 18 Rear speaker (L) Rear speaker (R) Note Some commercially available software may have Dolby surround processed sound tracks even though it is not so indicated on the package.