Sony STR-DA5ES - Manual (Page 31)

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Enjoying Surround Sound
Enjoying Surround Sound
You can take advantage of surround sound
simply by selecting one of the receiver’s
pre-programmed sound fields. They bring the
exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters
and concert halls into your home. You can also
customize the sound fields to obtain the sound
you want by changing the various surround
parameters.
To fully enjoy surround sound, you must
register the number and location of you
speakers. See “Multi channel surround setup”
starting from page 19 to set the speaker
parameters before enjoying surround sound.
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 MODE +/– repeatedly to select the
sound field you want.
The current sound field is indicated in the
display. See pages 31–33 for information on
each sound field.
To turn the surround effect off
Press A.F.D., 2CH, or MULTI/2CH ANALOG
DIRECT (page 33).
Tips
• You can identify the encoding format of program
software by looking at its packaging.
Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the
logo, and Dolby Surround encoded programs are
labeled with the A logo.
• When sound signals with a sampling frequency of
more than 48 kHz are input, the sound signals are
output in stereo automatically, and the sound field is
turned off.
• You can change the name of the sound field (see
page 46).
About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)
The sound fields with DCS marks use DCS
technology. When these sound fields are
selected, “Digital Cinema Sound” indicator in
the display lights up.
DCS is the concept name of the surround
technology for home theater developed by
Sony. DCS uses the DSP (Digital Signal
Processor) technology to reproduce the sound
characteristics of an actual cinema cutting
studio in Hollywood.
When played at home, DCS will create a
powerful theater effect that mimics the artistic
combination of sound and action as envisioned
by the movie director.
x NORMAL SURROUND
Software with multi channel surround audio
signals is played back according to the way it
was recorded. Software with 2 channel audio
signals is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to
create surround effects.
x CINEMA STUDIO EX A–C 1)2) DCS
Uses 3D sound imaging of V. MULTI
DIMENSION (page 32) to create 5 sets of
virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a
single pair of actual surround speakers.
Though this receiver incorporates the 6.1
channel amplifier, you can reproduce the 6.1
channel surround sound with the 5.1 channel
speaker settings by creating the virtual
surround back speaker through the “VIRTUAL
MATRIX 6.1” playback function (page 34).
• CINEMA STUDIO EX A reproduces the sound
characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s
classic editing studio.
• CINEMA STUDIO EX B reproduces the sound
characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s
mixing studio which is one of the most up-to-
date facilities in Hollywood.
• CINEMA STUDIO EX C reproduces the sound
characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s
BGM recording studio.
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