Sony TA-AV561A - Manual (Page 11)

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Using Sound Fields
Selecting the centre mode
The amplifier offers you four centre modes:
NORMAL, WIDE, 3 CH, and PHANTOM. Each mode
is designed for a different speaker configuration.
Select the mode that best suits your speaker’s system
configuration.
1
Press DOLBY to select the DOLBY PRO LOGIC
sound field.
2
Press CENTER MODE repeatedly until the centre
mode you want appears in the display. Select the
centre mode by referring to the following chart.
When you use the remote
Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly to select the
DOLBY mode.
You can adjust the speaker’s volume or delay time
simply by pressing the buttons on the remote.
Getting the Most Out of Dolby
Pro Logic Surround Sound
To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround
sound, first select the centre mode. Then, adjust the
volume of each speaker.
Note that you must connect the rear speakers and/or a
centre speaker to do the following adjustments.
SURROUND
ON/OFF
SURROUND
MODE
DELAY
T.TONE
CENTER
MODE DOLBY CENTER REAR
LEVEL
CONTROL
REAR
Select
NORMAL
WIDE
3 CH
(3 Channel
Logic)
PHANTOM
So that
The bass sound of the
centre channel is
output from the front
speakers (because a
small speaker cannot
produce enough
bass).
For “complete”
Dolby Pro Logic
Surround sound.
The sound of the rear
channel is output
from the front
speakers.
The sound of the
centre channel is
output from the front
speakers.
If you have
Front and rear
speakers, and a
small centre
speaker
Front and rear
speakers, and a
large centre
speaker
Front and centre
speakers, no rear
speaker
Front and rear
speakers, no
centre speaker
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LEVEL
CONTROL
CENTER
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