Sony STR-DA80ES - Manual (Page 24)

Sound Adjustment
Relationship between a Dolby-surround-sound*
encoded source and sound output from the receiver
Sound output from the receiver for a Dolby-surround-
sound-encoded source will differ according to the
contents of the sound source and the settings on the
receiver, as described below.
• For a sound source consisting of Discrete data
When the DOLBY NORMAL SURROUND or ENHANCED
SURROUND sound field is selected or the DIRECT PASS button
is on:
The DISCRETE indicator lights up and the sound is
decoded and output as is for all Dolby Digital sound
channels in the source.
When a sound field other than ACOUSTIC and KARAOKE* is
selected:
The DISCRETE indicator lights up and all Dolby Digital
sound channels in the source are processed with the sound
field before being output.
When the ACOUSTIC sound field is selected or the sound field
is turned off:
The sound source is downmixed to 2 channels (L/R
stereo) and output. When the ACOUSTIC sound field is
selected, you can adjust the equalizer parameters (see
page 26).
* For a sound source with Dolby Pro Logic data
When the DOLBY NORMAL SURROUND or ENHANCED
SURROUND sound field is selected or the DIRECT PASS button
is on: «
"PRO LOGIC" appears and the Dolby Pro Logic sound is
decoded and output.
When a sound field other than ACOUSTIC is selected:
The sound source is processed with the sound field before
being output. If die sound field genre is MOVIE
(excluding MONO MOVIE sound field) or 3D, "PRO
LOGIC" appears in Uie display and E>olby Pro Logic
sound is decoded and output.
When the ACOUSTIC sound field Is selected or the sound field
is turned off:
The sound source is downmixed to 2 channels ( L / R
stereo) and output. When the ACOUSTIC sound field is
selected, you can adjust die equalizer parameters (see
page 26).
^ The KARAOKE sound field reduces the level of the vocal
component which is located at the center of 2-channel
stereo sound. Since this sound field downmixes a 5-
channel Dolby Digital source to two channels and
processes it in the same way, the DISCRETE indicator
does not light up in KARAOKE mode.
Customizing the Sound Fields
Each sound field is composed of a tone parameter
(bass/treble) and surround sound parameters —
variables of sound that create the sound image. Yoi
can customize the sound fields by adjusting some o!
the sound parameters to suit your listening situatioi
Also, since this receiver uses Digital Signal Process!
(DSP), you can adjust the sound pturameters
electronically. DSP automatically converts analog
audio signals to digital, which lets you adjust the
sound with virtually no degradation in sound quali
Once you customize the sound fields, they are store
memory unless the receiver is unplugged for about
week. To change a customized sound field, make r
adjustments to the sound field.
Digital processing
control buttons
EQUAUZER BAND/CH SOUND FIELD
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