Sony STR-DA90ESG Operating Instructions - Page 33

Sound

Adjustment

Selecting

the

sound

fields

1

While

playing

a

component,

click

SOUND

in

the

main

menu.

FUNCTION

I

UNT)

I

I

SETUP

IBAND

I

j

LIST]

ISUB

'USER

FM

102.50MHz

...E.

-

2

Click

a

sound

field

genre,

then

click

MODE

repeatedly

until

the

mode

you

want

appears.

See

"Sound

fields"

chart

on

page

ft

FUNCTION

V

SOUND

N

SETUP

Zia.

tog

.

.-

vim

mem

.

-

.Aimain

.r.

Min"

t

NORMAL

SURROUND

SOUND

FIELD

BASS

BOOST

DIRECT

PASS

O

N

IIIIIEZII

WEE

OFF

MECE

OFF

EQ

SUR

FE

TETCIT

To

turn

off

the

sound

fields

Click

SOUND

FIELD

OFF.

•

t

You

can

adjust

the

bass

sound

or

listen

to

the

music

directly

in

the

SOUND

FIELD

SELECT

menu

To

increase

the

bass

sound,

click

BASS

BOOST

ON.

T6

listen

to

the

music

without

any

audio

effects,

click

DIRECT

PASS

ON.

Click

OFF

to

cancel.

Even

if

you

set

SOUND

FIELD

to

OFF,

these

functions

are

effective.

Notes

on

the

output

of

Dolby

Digital

(AC

-3)

source

signals

When

Dolby

Digital

(AC

-3)

encoded

sources

are

played

back

through

this

unit,

the

output

method

changes

automatically

according

to

the

information

recorded

on

the

source

and

the

settings

of

this

unit.

•

When

playing

a

source

encoded

with

discrete

information

If

the

"DOLBY"

sound

field

or

DIRECT

PASS

is

set

to

ON:

The

DISCRETE

indicator

lights

up

and

the

number

of

channels

recorded

in

the

source

are

decoded

and

output

directly.

If

a

sound

field

(other

than

"ACOUSTIC"

or

"KARAOKE")

is

set

to

ON:

The

DISCRETE

indicator

lights

up

and

the

number

of

channels

recorded

in

the

source

are

decoded.

The

effects

provided

by

each

sound

field

are

then

added

to

each

channel

before

the

sound

is

output.

If

the

"ACOUSTIC

-

soundfield

is

selected

or

the

sound

field

is

set

to

OFF:

The

source

signal

is

downmixed

to

2

ch

(Left

and

Right)

stereo

before

output.

When

"ACOUSTIC"

is

selected

equalizer

(EQ)

adjustments

can

be

performed.

•

When

playing

a

source

encoded

with

Dolby

Pro

Logic

information

If

the

"DOLBY"

sound

field

or

DIRECT

PASS

is

set

to

ON:

"PRO

LOGIC"

appears

in

the

display,

the

sound

is

decoded

using

Pro

Logic

formula

and

output.

If

a

sound

field

(other

than

"ACOUSTIC

-

)

is

set

to

ON:

The

effects

provided

by

each

sound

field

are

added

to

each

channel

before

the

sound

is

output.

When

the

sound

field

genre

is

MOVIE

(except

for

MONO

MOVIE)

or

3D

the

sound

is

decoded

using

the

Pro

Logic

formula

and

"PRO

LOGIC"

appears

in

the

display.

If

the

"ACOUSTIC"

sound

field

is

selected

or

the

sound

field

is

set

to

OFF:

The

source

signal

is

downmixed

to

2

ch

(Left

and

Right)

stereo

before

output.

When

"ACOUSTIC"

is

selected

equalizer

(EQ)

adjustments

can

be

performed.

Note

on

the

"KARAOKE"

mode

The

KARAOKE

mode

is

designed

to

reduce

vocal

tracks

positioned

in

the

center

of

2

channel

sources.

Therefore,

5.1

channel

Dolby

Digital

(AC

-3)

sources

must

be

downmixed

to

2

channels

before

the

KARAOKE

effect

can

be

applied.

Consequently,

the

"DISCRETE"

indicator

does

not

light

when

you

select

KARAOKE

while

inputting

5.1

channel

Dolby

Digital

(AC

-3)

sources.

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