Sony STR-AV910 - Manual (Page 26)

Enjoying the Surround Sound
Listening to the Surround Sound with the STR-AV1010/910
Select SPEAKERS A when listening to the surround sound with rear speakers. SPEAKERS B circuitry does not activate the
rear speakers.
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Press SURROUND ON/OFF.
Select SURROUND MODE.
Select SURROUND on the CURSOR MODE.
Adjust DELAY TIME S, M or L by pressing <3 or
>. (for DOLBY and SIMULATED only)
Adjust the surround speaker level by pressing
LEVEL J-(+) or
To turn off the surround effect.
Press SURROUND ON/OFF again.
The normal sound without surround effect will
resume.
• Both Level and Delay Time of the surround is
memorized in the Surround Mode each time after
adjusting with Cursor.
•To return to the factory preset Surround adjustment,
select CURSOR MODE SURROUND and turn the
SYSTEM POWER off. Then, turn on the SYSTEM
POWER while pressing SURROUND MODE J..
Equalizer Mode returns to the factory preset also.
How to place speakers: Selecting sunound modes
HALL: Provides reverberation effect that is produced in a
concert hall.
LIVE: Provides the sound effect just like listening a real live
performance.
STADIUM: Provides the sound effect just like being in a
stadium.
SIMULATED: Gives a simulated stereo effect to monaural
sound.
DOLBY: Expands sound just like listening it in a movie
theater.
BALANCE
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About the input balance control (on the rear panel)
When selecting the Dolby surround mode, adjust the input
balance as follows:
Using a portion of the surround encoded video source which
contains dialogue, turn down the front speaker volume and
increase the surround speaker volume by pressing LEVEL .1
Adjust the input balance control until any dialogue heard
from the surround speakers is minimized. Once this is
achieved, restore the front and rear speaker volume settings
to their original levels.
In other modes, set this control to the center position.
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