Sony STR-DA4ES - Manual (Page 43)

Advanced adjustments and settings
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Customizing sound fields
By adjusting the SURROUND menu and
LEVEL menu, you can customize the sound
fields to suit your particular listening situation.
Note on the displayed items
The setup items you can adjust in each menu
vary depending on the sound field. Certain
setup parameters may be dimmed in the
display. This means that the selected parameter
is either unavailable or fixed and unchangeable.
Adjusting the SURROUND
menu
You can customize the surround effects of the
selected sound field. The settings are stored
individually for each sound field.
1
Start playing a source encoded with
multi channel surround effects (DVD,
etc.).
2
Press SURROUND.
The SURROUND button lights up and the
SURROUND menu appears in the display.
3
Press the cursor buttons ( or ) to
select the parameter.
For details, see “SURROUND menu
parameters” below.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn the
jog dial to adjust the selected
parameter.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other
parameters.
SURROUND menu parameters
x EFFECT LEVEL XXX %
(Effect level)
Initial setting: 100 %
Higher settings apply more surround effect. You can
adjust from 0 % to 150 % in 5 % steps.
x BASS GAIN XXX.X dB
(Bass gain level of the equalizer)
Initial setting: 0 dB
Unlike the equalizer in the EQ menu (which lets you
adjust the overall sound of each speaker), this
parameter lets you adjust the bass gain level of each
sound field.
You can adjust from –10 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB
steps.
x TREBLE GAIN XXX.X dB
(Treble gain level of the equalizer)
Initial setting: 0 dB
Unlike the equalizer in the EQ menu (which lets you
adjust the overall sound of each speaker), this
parameter lets you adjust the treble gain level of each
sound field.
You can adjust from –10 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB
steps.
For advanced SURROUND menu
adjustments
Use the CUSTOMIZE menu and set “MENU
EXPAND” to “ON” to enable advanced
adjustments.
For details on “MENU EXPAND”, see page
47.
For details on how to set the items, see page 52.
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