Sony STR-DH500 - Manual (Page 42)

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Types of sound field available
* You can only select this sound field if the headphones are connected to the receiver.
Sound
field for Sound field
[Display]
Effect
Movie CINEMA STUDIO EX A
DCS [C.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 [C.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 [C.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.
Music PORTABLE AUDIO
ENHANCER
[PORTABLE]
Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your portable audio
device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other compressed music.
HALL [HALL] Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall.
JAZZ CLUB [JAZZ] Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
LIVE CONCERT
[CONCERT] Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.
Headphone* HEADPHONE 2CH
[HP 2CH]
This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones when 2
channel mode (page 43)/A.F.D. mode (page 40) is selected.
Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass the sound
field processing and multi channel surround formats are
downmixed to 2 channels.
HEADPHONE DIRECT
[HP DIR]
Outputs the analog signals without processing by the tone, sound
field, etc.