Sony STR-DA5ES - Manual (Page 33)

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Enjoying Surround Sound
x CHURCH
Reproduces the acoustics of a stone church.
x OPERA HOUSE
Reproduces the acoustics of an opera house.
x JAZZ CLUB
Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
x DISCO/CLUB
Reproduces the acoustics of a discotheque/
dance club.
x LIVE HOUSE
Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live
house.
x ARENA
Reproduces the acoustics of a 1000-seat
concert hall.
x STADIUM
Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air
stadium.
x GAME
Obtains maximum audio impact from video
game software.
When headphones are connected, you can
select the following sound fields only:
x HEADPHONE (2CH)
Outputs the sound in 2 channel (stereo).
Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely
bypass the sound field processing. Multi
channel surround formats are downmixed to
2 channel.
x HEADPHONE (DIRECT)
Outputs the analog signals without digital
processing by the equalizer, sound field, etc.
x HEADPHONE THEATER
Allows you to experience a theater like
environment while listening through a pair of
headphones.
1) “VIRTUAL” sound field: Sound field with virtual
speakers. However, setting the SURROUND
menu “VIR. SPEAKERS” parameter to “OFF”
when using “CINEMA STUDIO EX A–C” or
“SEMI C.STUDIO EX A–C” reproduces the
sound characteristics of each cinema production
studio without virtual speakers.
2) You can select directly by pressing the buttons on
the front panel.
Notes
• The effects provided by the virtual speakers may
cause increased noise in the playback signal.
• When listening with sound fields that employ the
virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any
sound coming directly from the surround speakers.
Use the buttons on the front panel to operate
the following modes.
A.F.D. (Auto Format Decoding)
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 (ex. 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.
2CH (2 Channel)
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.
There is no sound from the sub woofer.
MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT (Multi/2ch
Analog Direct)
The analog input signal is not digitally
processed. You can enjoy high quality analog
source. Only volume control and the front
speaker balance can be adjusted when set to
2CH ANALOG DIRECT. When set to MULTI
CH 1 or 2 DIRECT, you can adjust balance and
level of all the speakers. When this function is
on, the equalizer, sound field (etc.) are turned
off.
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