Sony STR-DA50ES - Manual (Page 34)

Customizing Sound Fields
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DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSOR (D. RANGE COMP)
Initial setting; OFF
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track.
This may be useful when you want to watch movies at
-low volumes late at night.
• OFF reproduces the sound track with no compression.
• STD reproduces the sound track with the dynamic
range interned by the recording engineer.
• 0.1 - 0.9 allow you to compress the dynamic range in
small steps to achieve the sound you desire.
• MAX provides a dramatic compression of the dynamic
range.
Note
Dynamic range Compression is not possible with DTS sources.
9 About the Dynamic Range Compressor
This parameter allows you to compress the dynamic range of the
soundtrack based on the dynamic range information included in
the Dolby Digital signal. "STD" is standard compression, but
because many sources have only light compression, you may not
notice much difference when using 0.1-0.9.
Therefore, we recommend using the "MAX" setting. This greatly
compresses the dynamic range and allows you to view movies
late at night at low volumes. Unlike analog limiters, the levels are
predetermined and provide a very natural compression.
REAR BALANCE (REAR)
Initial setting: center
Lets you adjust the balance between the rear left and right
speakers.
• The balance can be adjusted ±8 dB in 1 dB steps.
• This setting can also be adjusted directly using the
supplied remote. See "Adjusting the speaker volume"
(pdge 18).
CENTER LEVEL (CENTER)
Initial setting ; 0 dB
Lets you adjust the level of the center speaker.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from -10 dB to
+10 dB.
SUB WOOFER LEVEL (WOOFER)
Initial setting '. 0 dB
Lets you adjust the level of the sub woofer.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from -10 dB to
+10 dB.
Adjusting the equalizer
The EQUALIZER menu lets you adjust the equalization
(low, mid, and high frequencies) of the front and center
speakers. The equalizer settings are stored individually
for each sound field.
1 Start playing a program source encoded with multi
channel surround sound.
2 Press CURSOR MODE repeatedly until the EQ
indicator lights up.
3 Press the cursor buttons (4 or 4) to select the
parameter you want to adjust.
4 Press the cursor buttons (♦ or ♦) to select setting
you desire. The setting is entered automatically.
9 You can turn off the equalization without erasing it
The equalizer settings are stored separately for each sound field.
Press the EQUALIZER button to turn the EQ indicator off.
REAR LEVEL (REAR)
Inttial setting : 0 dB
Lets you adjust level of the rear (left and right) speakers.
• The level can be adjusted in 1 dB steps from -10 dB to
+10 dB. -
• This setting can also be adjusted directly using the
supplied remote. See "Adjusting the speaker volume"
(page 18).
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