Sony HT-SL7A - Manual (Page 23)

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Enjoying Surround Sound
Dynamic range compressor (
D. RANGE
)
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.
We recommend using the “MAX” setting.
• To reproduce the sound track with no
compression, select “COMP. OFF”.
• To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic
range intended by the recording engineer, select
“COMP. STD”.
• To compress the dynamic range in small steps
to achieve the sound you desire, select “COMP.
0.1”–“COMP. 0.9”.
• To reproduce a dramatic compression of the
dynamic range, select “COMP. MAX”.
Note
Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby
Digital sources only.
Adjusting the surround
parameters
The SURR menu contains parameters that let
you customize various aspects of the current
sound field. The settings are stored individually
for each sound field.
1
Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2
Press SURR.
The button lights up and the first parameter
is displayed.
3
Press the cursor buttons ( U or u ) to
select the parameter you want to
adjust.
4
Press + or – to select the setting you
want.
The setting is stored automatically.
Initial settings
Parameter Initial setting
EFFECT LEVEL (depends on the sound field)
WALL TYPE WALL MID
REVERBERATION REVB. MID
TIME
Effect level (EFFECT)
Lets you adjust the “presence” of the current
surround effect.
Wall type (WALL)
Lets you control the level of the high
frequencies to alter the sonic character of your
listening environment by simulating a softer (S)
or harder (H) wall. The midpoint designates a
neutral wall (made of wood).
Reverberation (REVERB)
Lets you control the spacing of the early
reflections to simulate a sonically longer (L) or
shorter (S) room. The midpoint designates a
standard room with no adjustment.
Resetting customized sound
fields to the factory settings
1
If the power is on, press ?/1 to turn off
the power.
2
Hold down SOUND FIELD + and press
?/1 .
“S.F. CLR.” appears in the display and all
sound fields are reset at once.