Sony HT-C800DP - Manual (Page 51)

Sound Adjustments
HT-C800DP 4-247-292-11(1)
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Selecting other sound fields
Press SOUND FIELD +/– repeatedly
until the sound field you want appears
on the front panel display.
The current sound field appears on the front
panel display.
x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO LOGIC
This mode performs the Pro Logic
decoding. Software with multi channel
surround audio signals is played back
according to the way it was recorded.
Software with 2 channel audio signals is
decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to create
surround effects.
x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO
LOGIC MOVIE
This mode performs the Pro Logic II movie
mode decoding. This setting is ideal for the
movies encoded in Dolby Surround.
Besides, this mode can reproduce the sound
in 5.1 channel when watching the videos of
old movies or in the dubbed language.
x AUTO FORMAT DIRECT PRO
LOGIC MUSIC
This mode performs the Pro Logic II music
mode decoding. This setting is ideal for the
normal stereo sources, such as CDs.
x ROCK, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC,
DANCE
Each mode provides sound to suit music
sources.
x NEWS, SPORTS, MOVIE
Each mode provides sound to suit the
source.
x HEADPHONE 2 CHANNEL STEREO
This mode outputs the sound from the
headphone L/R. Standard two channel
(stereo) sources completely bypass the
sound field processing. Multi channel
surround formats are downmixed to two
channels.
x HEADPHONE SURROUND
This mode outputs the sound as surround
from headphone L/R.
To turn the surround effect off
Press SOUND FIELD +/– until “A.F.D.
AUTO” or “2CH ST.” appears on the front
panel display.
When connecting the headphones to
the PHONES jack
Press SOUND FIELD +/– on the remote
until “HP. 2CH” appears in the front panel
display.
z The system memorizes the last sound
field selected for each function mode (Sound
Field Link)
Whenever you select a function such as DVD or
TUNER, the sound field that was last applied to the
function is automatically applied again. For example,
if you listen to DVD with “JAZZ” as the sound field,
then change to another function, and then return to
DVD, “JAZZ” will be applied again. With the tuner,
sound fields are memorized separately for all preset
stations.
z You can identify the encoding format of
program software by looking at its packaging
– Dolby Digital discs are labelled with the logo.
– Dolby Surround encoded programs are labelled
with the logo.
– DTS Digital Surround discs are marked with DTS.
Note
When you play sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling
frequency, the output signals will be converted to
48 kHz (sampling frequency).