Sony STR-DA5ES Operating Instructions - Page 33

Enjoying Surround Sound x CHURCH Reproduces the acoustics of a stone church. x OPERA HOUSE Reproduces the acoustics of an opera house. x JAZZ CLUB Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club. x DISCO/CLUB Reproduces the acoustics of a discotheque/ dance club. x LIVE HOUSE Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house. x ARENA Reproduces the acoustics of a 1000-seat concert hall. x STADIUM Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium. x GAME Obtains maximum audio impact from video game software. When headphones are connected, you can select the following sound fields only: x HEADPHONE (2CH) Outputs the sound in 2 channel (stereo). Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel. x HEADPHONE (DIRECT) Outputs the analog signals without digital processing by the equalizer, sound field, etc. x HEADPHONE THEATER Allows you to experience a theater like environment while listening through a pair of headphones. 1) "VIRTUAL" sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers. However, setting the SURROUND menu "VIR. SPEAKERS" parameter to "OFF" when using "CINEMA STUDIO EX A-C" or "SEMI C.STUDIO EX A-C" reproduces the sound characteristics of each cinema production studio without virtual speakers. 2) You can select directly by pressing the buttons on the front panel. Notes • The effects provided by the virtual speakers may cause increased noise in the playback signal. • When listening with sound fields that employ the virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any sound coming directly from the surround speakers. Use the buttons on the front panel to operate the following modes. A.F.D. (Auto Format Decoding) Automatically detects the type of audio signal being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, 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 (ex. reverberation). However, if there are no low frequency signals (Dolby Digital LFE, etc.) it will generate a low frequency signal for output to the sub woofer. 2CH (2 Channel) Outputs the sound from the front left and right speakers only. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the sound field processing. Multi channel surround formats are downmixed to 2 channel. There is no sound from the sub woofer. MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT (Multi/2ch Analog Direct) The analog input signal is not digitally processed. You can enjoy high quality analog source. Only volume control and the front speaker balance can be adjusted when set to 2CH ANALOG DIRECT. When set to MULTI CH 1 or 2 DIRECT, you can adjust balance and level of all the speakers. When this function is on, the equalizer, sound field (etc.) are turned off. continued 33