Sony STR-DA777ES - Manual (Page 19)

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Hooking Up and Setting Up the Speaker System
p Rear speaker size
REAR SP [LARGE]
Initial setting : LARGE
• If you connect large speakers that will effectively
reproduce bass frequencies, select “LARGE”. Normally,
select “LARGE”. However, if the front speakers are set
to “SMALL”, you cannot set the rear speakers to
“LARGE”.
• If the sound is distorted, or you feel a lack of surround
effects when using multi-channel surround sound,
select “SMALL” to activate the bass redirection circuitry
and output the rear channel bass frequencies from the
sub woofer or other “LARGE” speakers.
• If you do not connect rear speakers, select “NO”. The
sound of the rear channel will be output from the front
speakers.*
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*1~*3 correspond to the following Dolby Pro Logic modes
* 1 NORMAL
* 2 PHANTOM
* 3 3 STEREO
(* 2 + * 3 = 2ch mode).
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About speaker sizes (LARGE and SMALL)
Internally, the LARGE and SMALL settings for each speaker
determine whether or not the internal sound processor will cut
the bass signal from that channel. When the bass is cut from a
channel, the bass redirection circuitry sends the corresponding
bass frequencies to the sub woofer or other “LARGE” speaker.
However, since bass sounds have a certain amount of
directionality it best not to cut them, if possible. Therefore, even
when using small speakers, you can set them to “LARGE” if you
want to output the bass frequencies from that speaker. On the
other hand, if you are using a large speaker, but prefer not to
have bass frequencies output from that speaker, set it to
“SMALL”.
If the overall sound level is lower than you prefer, set all speakers
to “LARGE”. If there is not enough bass, you can use the
equalizer to boost the bass levels. To adjust the equalizer, see
page 39.
p Sub woofer selection
SUB WOOFER [YES]
Initial setting : YES
• If you connect a sub woofer, select “YES”.
• If you do not connect a sub woofer, select “NO”. This
activates the bass redirection circuitry and outputs the
LFE signals from other speakers.
• In order to take full advantage of the bass redirection
circuitry, we recommend setting the sub woofer’s cut off
frequency as high as possible.
p Front speaker distance
FRONT XX feet* (meter)
Initial setting : 16 feet* (5.0 meter)
Set the distance from your listening position to the front
(left or right) speaker (A on page 18).
• Front speaker distance can be set in 1 foot* (0.1 meter)
steps from 3 to 40 feet* (1.0 to 12.0 meters).
• If both speakers are not placed an equal distance from
your listening position, set the distance to the closest
speaker.
* U.S.A./Canada models only.
p Center speaker distance
CENTER XX feet* (meter)
Initial setting : 16 feet* (5.0 meter)
Set the distance from your listening position to the center
speaker.
• Center speaker distance can be set in 1 foot* (0.1 meter)
steps from 3 to 40 feet* (1.0 to 12.0 meters).
* U.S.A./Canada models only.
p Rear speaker distance
REAR XX feet* (meter)
Initial setting : 11 feet* (3.5 meter)
Set the distance from your listening position to the rear
(left or right) speaker.
• Rear speaker distance can be set in 1 foot* (0.1 meter)
steps from 3 to 40 feet* (1.0 to 12.0 meters).
• If both speakers are not placed an equal distance from
your listening position, set the distance to the closest
speaker.
* U.S.A./Canada models only.
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About speaker distances
Please note that, setting the speaker distance closer than the
actual location of the speakers will cause a delay in the output of
the sound from that speaker. In other words, the speaker will
sound like it is farther away.
For example, setting the center speaker distance 3~6 feet
(1~2 meters) closer than the actual speaker position will create a
fairly realistic sensation of being “inside” the screen. If you
cannot obtain a satisfactory surround effect because the rear
speakers are too close, setting the rear speaker distance closer
(shorter) than the actual distance will create a larger soundstage.
Adjusting these parameter while listening to the sound often
results in much better surround sound. Give it a try!
p Sub woofer distance
S.W XX feet* (meter)
Initial setting : 16 feet* (5.0 meter)
Set the distance from your listening position to the sub
woofer.
• Sub woofer distance can be set in 1 foot* (0.1 meter)
steps from 3 to 40 feet* (1.0 to 12.0 meters).
* U.S.A./Canada models only.