Sony STR-DG920 - Manual (Page 54)

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You can take advantage of surround sound
simply by selecting one of the receiver’s
preprogrammed sound fields. They bring the
exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters
and concert halls into your home.
a)
You can only select this sound field if the headphones are connected to the receiver.
b)
Appears on the display only.
Types of music/movie mode
Sound field
for Sound field
[appears on TV screen]
Effect
Movie Cinema Studio EX A DCS
[Cinema St EX A] Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema production
studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching almost any
type of movie.
Cinema Studio EX B DCS
[Cinema St EX B] Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema production
studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or
action movies with lots of sound effects.
Cinema Studio EX C DCS
[Cinema St EX C]
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching
musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the
soundtrack.
V.Multi Dimension DCS
[V.Multi Dimension]
Creates many virtual speakers from a single pair of actual
surround speakers.
Music Hall [Hall] Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall.
Jazz Club [Jazz Club] Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
Live Concert [Live Concert] Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.
Stadium [Stadium] Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium.
Sports [Sports] Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting.
Portable Audio Enhancer
[Portable Audio]
Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable
audio device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other
compressed music.
Headphone
a)
Headphone (2ch)
[HP (2CH)]
This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones
when 2ch Stereo mode (page 51)/A.F.D. mode (page 53) is
selected. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely
bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround
formats are downmixed to 2 channels (except LFE signals).
Headphone Theater DCS
[HP Theater] This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones
when sound field for movie or music is selected. It allows you
to experience a theater-like environment while listening
through a pair of headphones.
Headphone (Multi)
[HP MULTI]
b)
This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones
when the multi channel input is selected. Outputs the front
analog signals from the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT jacks.
Headphone (Direct)
[HP (Direct)]
Outputs the analog signals without processing by the
equalizer, sound field, etc.