Sony STR-D711 - Manual (Page 27)

Sound Field Settings
Available Type of Effects
7 recommended sound field programis (combination of the settings of the surround and tone control.) have been preset in the
factory. Since these programs are appropriate for the most type of music and listening situations, you can enjoy the sound
effect by selecting the desired sound ;field program according to the program source. And you can also manipulate various
parameters to finely tune the factory-preset settings to your room, or create original sound effects as you like.
^—._._^und field
Parameter^ DOLBY SUR THEATER LIVE HALL DANCE SIMULATED ACOUSTIC
Tone
• , • • • • • •
1
o
E e
(0 i
Delay time
• • • • • •
Rear level
• • • • • •
Center level
•
1
•
Effect level
(STR-D911 only)
• • • •
On the Digital Signal Processor (ST^-D911 only)
The STR-D911 incorporates Digital Signal Processor. The
digital signal processor electrically reproduces the 7 kinds
of surround sound field programs whibh have been preset in
the factory. I
DOLBY SUR: Decodes programs processed with the Dolby
surround.
THEATER: Adds the reflection of a theater to decoded
signals of the Dolby pro logic decoder.
LIVE: Reproduces the acoustics of a large concert hall. It is
effective for playing a program source with hard sound.
HALL: Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert
hall with soft sound.
DANCE: Boosts high and low frequencies and the dynamic
sounds are reproduced.
SIMULATED: Gives a simulated stereO effect to monaural
sound.
ACOUSTIC: The surround effect is defeated and only the
tone control is available. !
Adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers (Except for
DOLBY SUR mode)
STR-D911
THEATER, DANCE, SIMULATED: 6-51 ms.
LIVE, HALL: 6-90 ms
STR-D711
5 - 30 ms
Effect Level
Effect level is the combination of the level of early reflections
and reverberation. The adjustable level is divided into 11 (0
-10) segments. As you select higher level, the room
becomes more 'live*, and as you select lower level, the room
becomes 'dead'.