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Enjoying Surround Sound Types of music/movie mode You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver's preprogrammed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home. Sound field for Movie Sound field Cinema Studio EX A DCS Cinema Studio EX B DCS Cinema Studio EX C DCS Music V.Multi Dimension DCS Hall Jazz Club Live Concert Stadium Sports Portable Audio Headphone* Headphone (2ch) Headphone Theater DCS Headphone (Direct) Headphone (Multi) Effect Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching almost any type of movie. Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Kim Novak Theater" cinema production studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects. Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the soundtrack. Creates many virtual speakers from a single pair of actual surround speakers. Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall. Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house. Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium. Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting. Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable audio device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music. This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones when "2ch Stereo" mode or A.F.D. mode is selected. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channels except LFE signals. This mode is selected automatically when you use headphones when sound field is selected for movie/music. It allows you to experience a theater-like environment while listening through a pair of headphones. Outputs the analog signals without processing by the tone, sound field, etc. This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones when the multi channel input is selected. Outputs the front analog signals from the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks. * You can select this sound field mode if the headphones are connected to the receiver. continued 63US

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Enjoying Surround Sound
You can take advantage of surround sound
simply by selecting one of the receiver’s
preprogrammed sound fields. They bring the
exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters
and concert halls into your home.
* You can select this sound field mode if the headphones are connected to the receiver.
Types of music/movie mode
Sound field
for
Sound field
Effect
Movie
Cinema Studio EX A
DCS
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema production
studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching almost any
type of movie.
Cinema Studio EX B
DCS
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema production
studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or
action movies with lots of sound effects.
Cinema Studio EX C
DCS
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching
musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the
soundtrack.
V.Multi Dimension
DCS
Creates many virtual speakers from a single pair of actual
surround speakers.
Music
Hall
Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall.
Jazz Club
Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
Live Concert
Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.
Stadium
Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium.
Sports
Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting.
Portable Audio
Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable
audio device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other
compressed music.
Headphone*
Headphone (2ch)
This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones
when “2ch Stereo” mode or A.F.D. mode is selected. Standard
2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound field
processing and multi channel surround formats are
downmixed to 2 channels except LFE signals.
Headphone Theater
DCS
This mode is selected automatically when you use headphones
when sound field is selected for movie/music. It allows you to
experience a theater-like environment while listening through
a pair of headphones.
Headphone (Direct)
Outputs the analog signals without processing by the tone,
sound field, etc.
Headphone (Multi)
This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones
when the multi channel input is selected. Outputs the front
analog signals from the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks.
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