Sony STR-DG300 - Manual (Page 27)

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Customizing the receiver
settings
You can adjust various receiver settings to suit
your preference. For details on adjusting the
parameters, see “Navigating through the setup
parameters” (page 25) and “Overview of the
setup parameters” (page 26)
x FRT BAL (Front speaker
balance)
Lets you adjust the balance between front left
and right speakers.
x D. RANGE (Dynamic range
compressor)
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the
sound track. This may be useful when you
want to watch movies at low volumes late at
night. Dynamic range compression is possible
with Dolby Digital sources only.
• COMP. OFF
The dynamic range is not compressed.
• COMP. STD
The dynamic range is compressed as
intended by the recording engineer.
• COMP. MAX
The dynamic range is compressed
dramatically.
Tip
Dynamic range compressor lets you compress the
dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the
dynamic range information included in the Dolby
Digital signal.
“COMP. STD” is the standard setting, but it only
enacts light compression. Therefore, we recommend
using the “COMP. MAX” setting. This greatly
compresses the dynamic range and lets you view
movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike analog
limiters, the levels are predetermined and provide a
very natural compression.
x DEC. PRI. (Digital audio input
decoding priority)
Lets you specify the input mode for the digital
signal input to the DIGITAL IN jacks.
• DEC. AUTO
Automatically switches the input mode
between DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM.
• DEC. PCM
PCM signals are given priority (to prevent
interruption when playback starts).
However, when other signals are input, there
may be no sound depending on the format.
In this case, set to “DEC. AUTO”.
Note
When set to “DEC. AUTO” and the sound from the
digital audio jacks (for CD, etc.) is interrupted when
playback starts, set to “DEC. PCM”.
x DUAL (Digital broadcast
language selection)
Lets you select the language you want to listen
to during digital broadcast. This feature only
functions for Dolby Digital sources.
• DUAL M/S (Main/Sub)
Sound of the main language will be output
through the front left speaker and sound of
the sub language will be output through the
front right speaker simultaneously.
• DUAL M (Main)
Sound of the main language will be output.
• DUAL S (Sub)
Sound of the sub language will be output.
• DUAL M+S (Main + Sub)
Mixed sound of both the main and sub
languages will be output.
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