Sony STR-DE905G - Manual (Page 49)

Additional Information
Glossary
Center mode
Sottinj^ ot speakers to enhance Dolby Pro
Loj^ic Surround mode. To obtain the best
possible surround sound, select one of the
following four center modes according to
v'our speaker svsfem.
• NORMAL mode
Select NORMAL mode if you have front
and rear speakers and a small center
speaker. Since a small speaker cannot
produce enough bass, the bass sound of
the center channel is output from the front
speakers.
Center
Front speaker
speaker (L)
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Front
speaker(R)
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Rear Rear
speaker (L) speaker (R)
WIDE mode
Select WIDE mode if you have front and
roar speakers and a large center speaker
With the WIDE mode, vou can take full
ad\’antage of Dolby Surround sound.
Front
speaker (L)
Center
speaker
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Front
speaker(R)
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Rear
speaker (L)
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Rear
speaker(R)
PHANTOM mode
Select PHANTOM mode if you have front
and rear speakers but no center speaker.
The sound of the center channel is output
from the front speakers.
* 3 CH LOGIC mode
Select .1 CH LOGIC mode if you have front
and center speakers but no rear speaker.
The sound of the rear channel is output
from the front speakers to let yxui
experience some ol the surnujnd sound
without using re.ir speakers.
_ ^ Center c *
Front , Front
speaker(L) speaker
Front
speaker (L)
Front
speaker(R)
Delay time
Time lag between the surround sound output
from front speakers and rear speakers. Bv
adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers,
you can obtain the feeling of presence. Make
the delav time longer wlu’n \'ou have ¡'»laced
the rear speakers in a sm.iU room or close to
\'our listening position, and make it shorter
\\'hen vou have placed them in a large rc'om
or apart from vour li‘'tening position
Dolby Pro Logic Surround
Decc'ding svstem ot Dtilby Surround sound
stanefardi/.ed in TV’ programs and movies.
Compared u ith the former Dolb».' Surround
svstem, Dolby Pro l ogic Surround impri>\'es
sound image bv using four separate channels;
otf-screen audio ettects, on-screen dialog,
lett-lo-right panning, and music, t hese
clianmds manipulate tin' .sound to be tieard
and tMiliance tlie action as it happens on the
screen. To take ad \ antago ol Dolbv Pro Logic.
\'ou should have at least one pair of rear
speakers and/<»r one center speaker. You also
need to select the appropriate center mode to
enjov a full effect.
Dolby Surround
Encoding and decoding system ot Dolbv
Surround sound for consiiirier use. Dolbv
Surrimnd dec<ides the extra channels on the
Dolby Surround-encoded sound tracks of
movie videos and T\^ programs and produces
sound effects and echoes that make the action
seem to envelop vou.
The receiver offers Dolbv Surround (PRO
LOGIC) as one of the prc-programnied sound
fields. If you ha\’e rear or center spoaker(s),
we recommend that vou customize the IDolby
Surround stuind field by selecting the
appropriate center mode to take advantage of
Dolby [Vo Logic Surrtiund sound.
Memory page
Infernal memory to store preset radio
stations. This recei\ er prox’ides “pages” (A,
B, and C). Each memorx' page lots vou store
10 FM or .AM stations: therefore, vou can
stcire a total ot .VO stations.
Parameter
Variable of sound that composes sound
image, such as tone or de!a\- time. You can
customize the pre-programmed sound fields
bv adjusting parameters to suit vour listening
situation
Preset station
•A radio broadcasting station that is stored in
memorv of the receiver. Once vou ''preset"
stations, \’ou no longer ha\e to tune in the
stations. Each preset station is assigned its
own preset number, ^'■hich lets vou tune
them in quicklv.
Programmable remote
Remote control with 'learning” capability-.
You can control not oniv Soiw components
but non-Se>nv components
bv programming
the control signals of these components.
Sound field
Sound pattern produced b\ a sounding
source or sources in a given eiu'ironment due
to direct and reflected sounds and the
acoustics of the environnient. Tlie reeei\'er
offers pre-programmed >ound fields like,
PRO LOGIC. THEATER and HALL (etc.) to
let vou en)o\ surround sound easilv.
Station index
Index name given to pre-et radio stations.
You can group preset staru'ns b\' assigning
the same station index to them
Surround sound
Siiund that consists c't three elements: direct
sound, oarh reflected sound (earlv
reflections' and rec erberato e sound
(reverberation). The aco'u-tics where vou hear
the sound attect the .’.x tlie
"0 three soumf
elements are heard. These sound elements <ire
combined in such a v\<n tiiat xou can acluallv
fool the size and the t\ po of a ci'iicert hall.
■ Types of sound
Early reflections
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Direct sound
Reverberation
(Vw iaa egyi
Rear
speaker (L)
Rear
speaker(R)
Effect level
Combination nt the level of early reflections
and rex'erberation. You can adjust the effect
level in
b levels As vou select higher lex'ols,
the roi>m becomes “live,'' and a.s vou select
lower le\'cK, the ri'om becomes “dead
' Transition of sound from rear speakers
Direct sound Early
Level reflections Reverberation
Early reflection time
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