Sony DAV-S300 - Manual (Page 20)

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Playing Discs
Selecting a Sound Field
You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of
the pre-programmed sound fields according to the
program you want to listen to.
Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the sound field
you want appears on the front panel display.
See the table below for information on each sound field.
To check the current sound field
Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
Each time you press DISPLAY, the front panel display
switches:
remaining or playing time
t sound field t remaining or
playing time
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The system memorizes the last sound field selected for each
program source (Sound Field Link)
Whenever you select a program source, the sound field that was
last applied is automatically applied again. For example, if you
listen to DVD with HALL as the sound field, change to a different
program source, then return to DVD, HALL will be applied
again. With the tuner, sound fields are memorized separately for
all preset stations.
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You can identify the encoding format of program software
by looking at its packaging
– Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the logo.
– Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the
A 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).
Sound field Effect Notes
AUTO FORMAT DECODE
NORMAL SURROUND
CINEMA STUDIO A*
CINEMA STUDIO B*
CINEMA STUDIO C*
* “VIRTUAL” sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers.
SOUND FIELD
SOUND FIELD
Automatically detects the type of audio signal being
input (Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic, or standard
2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if
necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was
recorded/encoded, without adding any effects.
Software with multichannel surround audio signals is
played according to the way it was recorded.
Software with 2 channel audio signals, is decoded with
Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony
Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema
production studio.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony
Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema
production studio.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony
Pictures Entertainment scoring stage.
You can use this mode as a reference.
This is a standard mode, great for
watching most any type of movie.
This mode is ideal for watching science-
fiction or action movies with lots of sound
effects.
This mode is ideal for watching musicals
or classic films where music is featured in
the soundtrack.
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