Sony STR-DA5ES - Manual (Page 49)

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Other Operations
x Digital power management (D.POWER)
Lets you enjoy the analog source without the
influence of digital circuits.
• “AUTO OFF” turns off the power of the
unnecessary digital circuits automatically when
you use analog inputs or functions that bypass
digital processing when MULTI/2CH
ANALOG DIRECT function is used.
• “ALWAYS ON” keeps the power of digital
circuits on. Select if you do not like the time lag
that occurs with the “AUTO OFF” setting when
digital circuits are turned on, etc.
x Video power management (V.POWER)
Lets you enjoy the sound without the influence
of the video circuits.
• “AUTO OFF” turns off the power of video
circuits automatically when it is unnecessary.
• “ALWAYS ON” keeps the power of video
circuits on. Depending on the monitor, noise
may be produced or the picture may be
distorted when the power of the video circuits is
turned on. In this case, select “ALWAYS ON”.
x Sound field link (S.FIELD LINK)
Lets you apply the last selected sound field to a
program source whenever it is selected. For
example, if you listen to CD with STADIUM
as the sound field, change to a different
program source, then return to CD, STADIUM
will be applied again.
x Digital input decode mode (DECODE
FORMAT)
Lets you specify the decode type for the signal
input to the digital audio jacks.
• “AUTO” switches between DTS, Dolby
Digital, or PCM decoding automatically.
• “PCM” decodes all the input signals as PCM
signals. If a Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG
(etc.) signal is input, no sound will be heard.
When set to “AUTO”, and the sound from the
digital audio jacks (for CD, etc.) is interrupted
when playback starts, set to “PCM”.
x CONTROL A1 auto function (AUTO
FUNCTION)
Lets you switch the function of this receiver to
the Sony components connected via CONTROL
A1 cords (see page 13) automatically when the
connected component is set to play mode.
x 2nd room speaker (2ND ROOM SP)
(STR-DA3ES only)
Lets you set whether you would output the
sound from the speakers in the 2nd room or
not.
The setting is automatically set to “ON” when
the SPEAKER switch is set to “MAIN+2ND
ROOM”.
x 3rd room speaker (3RD ROOM SP)
(STR-DA5ES only)
Lets you set whether you would output the
sound from the speakers in the 3rd room or not.
The setting is automatically set to “ON” when
the SPEAKER switch is set to “MAIN+3RD
ROOM”.
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