Sony STR-DG500 - Manual (Page 39)

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Adjusting the tone
(TONE menu)
You can use the TONE menu to adjust the
tonal quality (bass/treble level) of the front
speakers. These settings are applied to all
sound fields.
Select “2-TONE” in the amplifier menus. For
details on adjusting the parameters, see
“Navigating through menus” (page 34) and
“Overview of the menus” (page 35).
TONE menu parameters
x BASS LVL (Front speaker bass
level)
x TRE LVL (Front speaker treble
level)
Settings for the surround
sound
(SUR menu)
You can use the SUR menu to select the sound
field you want for your listening pleasure.
Select “3-SUR” in the amplifier menus. For
details on adjusting the parameters, see
“Navigating through menus” (page 34) and
“Overview of the menus” (page 35).
SUR menu parameters
x S.F. SELCT (Sound field
selection)
Lets you select the sound field you want. For
details, see “Enjoying Surround Sound” (page
47).
Note
The receiver lets you apply the last selected sound
field to an input whenever it is selected (Sound Field
Link). For example, if you select HALL for the
SA-CD/CD input, then change to a different input
and then return to SA-CD/CD, HALL will
automatically be applied again.
x SB DEC (Surround back
decoding mode)
Lets you select the surround back decoding
mode. For details, see “Using the surround
back decoding mode” (page 40).
x EFFECT (Effect level)
Lets you adjust the “presence” of the surround
effect for sound fields selected with the
MOVIE or MUSIC buttons and for “HP
THEA” sound field.
• EFCT. MIN
The surround effect is minimum.
• EFCT. STD
The surround effect is standard.
• EFCT. MAX
The surround effect is maximum.
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