Sony STR-DE995 Operating Instructions - Page 28

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 also customize the sound fields to obtain the sound you want by changing the surround parameter. To fully enjoy surround sound, you must register the number and location of you speakers. See "Multi channel surround setup" starting from page 19 to set the speaker parameters before enjoying surround sound. Using only the front speakers (2 Channel Stereo) Press 2CH. The 2CH indicator lights up and "2CH STEREO" appears in the display. This mode 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. Note No sound is output from the sub woofer when "2CH STEREO" is selected. To listen to 2 channel (stereo) sources using the front left and right speakers and a sub woofer, press A.F.D. repeatedly to select "A.F.D. AUTO". Enjoying higher fidelity sound The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to select the decoding mode you want for your audio sound. Mode A.F.D. AUTO PRO LOGIC PLII MOVIE PLII MUSIC Neo:6 Cinema Neo:6 Music Decoding Mode As encoded Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II DTS Neo:6 Decoding the input audio signal automatically Press A.F.D. repeatedly to select "A.F.D. AUTO". The A.F.D. indicator lights up. This mode 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 (e.g. 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. 28GB