Sony STR-SE501 Operating Instructions (Receiver) - Page 28

Enjoying Surround Sound Selecting a Sound Field Cursor buttons SOUND FIELD buttons LEVEL TONE ? / 1 SPEAKERS R ON r OFF A B PHONES MULTI CHANNEL DECODING DIMMER DISPLAY INPUT MODE VIDEO DVD/LD TV/SAT 5.1CH INPUT MD/TAPE CD TUNER AUX CINEMA STUDIO A B C SOUND FIELD A. F. D. 2CH MODE I - LEVEL SUR BASS/ TREBLE i + SET UP NAME ENTER BASS BOOST TONE MASTER VOLUME PRESET - TUNING + SHIFT - TUNING + MEMORY FM/AM FM MODE MUTING BASS BOOST TONE SUR Jog dial BASS/TREBLE Brief descriptions of buttons used to enjoy surround sound LEVEL button: Press to customize the level parameters. SUR button: Press to customize the surround parameters in the current sound field. BASS/TREBLE button: Press to adjust the tone. Cursor buttons ( / ): Use to select parameters after pressing the LEVEL, SUR, BASS/TREBLE or SET UP buttons. Jog dial: Use to adjust parameters and select sound fields (etc.). SOUND FIELD buttons: A.F.D. button: Press to set the receiver to automatically detect the type of audio signal being input and perform proper decoding (if necessary). MODE button: Press to activate the sound field selection mode. 2CH button: Press to output sound from only the front (left and right) speakers. TONE button: Turns the tone effect on or off. You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to. 1 Press MODE. The current sound field is indicated in the display. 2 Turn the jog dial or press the cursor buttons ( or ) to select the sound field you want. See the table starting on page 29 for information on each sound field. To turn the sound field off Press A.F.D. or 2CH (page 24). z The receiver memorizes the last sound field selected for each program source (Sound Field Link) Whenever you select a program source, the sound field that was last applied is automatically applied again. For example, if you listen to CD with HALL as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to CD, HALL will be applied again. With the tuner, sound fields are memorized separately for AM, FM, and all preset stations. z You can identify Dolby Surround-encoded software by looking at the packaging Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the logo, and Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the A logo. 28