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Enjoying Surround Sound Selecting a Sound Field Sound field NORMAL SURROUND Effect 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. Notes CINEMA STUDIO EX. A* Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production studio using the 3D sound imaging of V. MULTI DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual rear speakers. This is a standard mode, great for watching most any type of movie. CINEMA STUDIO EX. B* Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Kim Novak Theater" cinema production studio using the 3D sound imaging of V. MULTI DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual rear speakers. This mode is ideal for watching sciencefiction or action movies with lots of sound effects. CINEMA STUDIO EX. C* Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage using the 3D sound imaging of V. MULTI DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual rear speakers. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or classic films where music is featured in the soundtrack. SEMI-CINEMA STUDIO EX. A* Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production studio using the 3D sound imaging of V. SEMI-M. DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from the sound of the front speakers (without using actual rear speakers). L C R LS RS SEMI-CINEMA STUDIO EX. B* Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment "Kim Novak Theater" cinema production studio using the 3D sound imaging of V. SEMI-M. DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from the sound of the front speakers (without using actual rear speakers). LS LS RS RS SEMI-CINEMA STUDIO EX. C* Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage using the 3D sound imaging of V. SEMI-M. DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from the sound of the front speakers (without using actual rear speakers). NIGHT THEATER Allows you to retain a theater like environment while listening at low volume levels, such as late at night. MONO MOVIE Creates a theater like environment from movies with monaural soundtracks. STEREO MOVIE HEADPHONE THEATER Creates a theater like environment from movies recorded with stereo soundtracks Allows you to experience a theater like environment while listening through a pair of headphones. Very effective with 5.1ch discreet signal sources like Dolby Digital and DTS. * "VIRTUAL" sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers. However, turning the SUR menu "VIRTUAL SP" parameter off when using "CINEMA STUDIO EX.A~C" or "SEMI-CINEMA STUDIO EX. A~C" reproduces the sound characteristics of each cinema production studio without virtual speakers. 30

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Enjoying Surround Sound
This is a standard mode, great for
watching most any type of movie.
This mode is ideal for watching science-
fiction 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.
L
C
R
LS
RS
RS
LS
RS
LS
Selecting a Sound Field
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 using the 3D sound imaging of
V.
MULTI DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of virtual
speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of
actual rear speakers.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony
Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema
production studio using the 3D sound imaging of
V.
MULTI DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of virtual
speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of
actual rear speakers.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony
Pictures Entertainment scoring stage using the 3D
sound imaging of V. MULTI DIMENSION (page 31) to
create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener
from a single pair of actual rear speakers.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony
Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema
production studio using the 3D sound imaging of
V.
SEMI-M. DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of
virtual speakers surrounding the listener from the
sound of the front speakers (without using actual rear
speakers).
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony
Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema
production studio using the 3D sound imaging of
V.
SEMI-M. DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of
virtual speakers surrounding the listener from the
sound of the front speakers (without using actual rear
speakers).
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony
Pictures Entertainment scoring stage using the 3D
sound imaging of V. SEMI-M. DIMENSION (page 31) to
create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener
from the sound of the front speakers (without using
actual rear speakers).
Allows you to retain a theater like environment while
listening at low volume levels, such as late at night.
Creates a theater like environment from movies with
monaural soundtracks.
Creates a theater like environment from movies
recorded with stereo soundtracks
Allows you to experience a theater like environment
while listening through a pair of headphones.
NORMAL SURROUND
CINEMA STUDIO EX. A*
CINEMA STUDIO EX. B*
CINEMA STUDIO EX. C*
SEMI-CINEMA STUDIO EX. A*
SEMI-CINEMA STUDIO EX. B*
SEMI-CINEMA STUDIO EX. C*
NIGHT THEATER
MONO MOVIE
STEREO MOVIE
HEADPHONE THEATER
Sound field
Effect
Notes
*
“VIRTUAL” sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers.
However, turning the SUR menu “VIRTUAL SP” parameter off when using “CINEMA STUDIO EX.A~C” or “SEMI-CINEMA STUDIO
EX. A~C” reproduces the sound characteristics of each cinema production studio without virtual speakers.
Very effective with 5.1ch discreet signal
sources like Dolby Digital and DTS.