Sony SDP-E800 operating instructions 16GB, Surround menu, Equalizer menu

Processor Operations

SURROUND menu

Surround effect level

Initial setting is : EFFECT [________]

This parameter can be adjusted directly using EFFECT +/– on the remote. It lets you adjust the “presence” of the current digital cinema sound surround effect.

•The effect level can be adjusted from 0% to 100%.

•In the KARAOKE mode, use the effect level to adjust the amount of vocal cancellation. Greater effect levels produce greater reduction of the vocals.

Wall Type

Initial setting is : WALL S___1___H

It lets you adjust the “brightness” of the current digital cinema sound surround effect.

When sound is reflected off soft material, such as a curtain, the high frequency elements are reduced. A hard wall is highly reflective and does not significantly affect the frequency response of the reflected sound.

The WALL parameter lets you control the level of the high frequencies to alter the sonic character of your listening environment by simulating a softer (S), or harder (H) wall. The midpoint designates a neutral wall (made of wood).

Front to rear seat position

Initial setting is : SEAT F___1___R

It lets you control the balance of direct and reflected sound to simulate your listening position. “F” signifies the front of the room and “R” signifies the rear. The midpoint designates the centre.

Left to right seat position

Initial setting is : SEAT L___1___R

It lets you control the balance of direct and reflected sound to simulate your listening position. “L” signifies the left side of the room and “R” signifies the right side. The midpoint designates the centre.

Reverberation time

Initial setting is : REVERB S___1___L

It lets you adjust the amount of reverberation present in the current digital cinema sound surround effect.

This parameter adjusts the length of time required for the reverberation (echoes) generated from a given sound to attenuate –60 dB.

You can choose shorter (S) or longer (L) reverberation times.

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Low Frequency Extension (LFE) mix level (DISCRETE only)

Initial setting is : LFE MIX 0dB

This parameter lets you attenuate the level of the LFE (Low Frequency Extension) channel output from the sub woofer without effecting the level of the bass frequencies sent to the sub woofer from the front, centre or rear channels via the bass redirection circuitry.

•The level can be adjusted in 0.5 dB steps from –20.0 dB to 0 dB (line level). 0 dB outputs the full LFE signal at the mix level determined by the recording engineer.

•Selecting MUTE mutes the sound of the LFE channel from the sub woofer. However, the low frequency sounds of the front, centre, or rear speakers are output from the sub woofer according to the settings made for each speaker in the speaker setup (page 8).

Dynamic range compression ratio

Initial setting is : D.RANGE COMP OFF

Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound track. This may be useful when you want to watch movies at low volumes late at night.

•OFF reproduces the sound track with no compression.

•STD reproduces the sound track with the full dynamic range as intended by the recording engineer.

•0.1 ~ 0.9 allow you to compress the dynamic range in small steps to achieve the sound you desire.

•MAX provides a dramatic compression of the dynamic range.

EQUALIZER menu

The initial settings are different for each mode.

Front speaker bass adjustment

Level : F:BASS 0 dB

Frequency : F:BASS 250Hz

Use digital processing control buttons ( / ) to adjust the level, then use ( / ) to select the frequency (Hz) and use ( / ) to adjust the frequency. Repeat until you achieve the sound you desire.

• The level can be adjusted ±10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.

Front speaker treble adjustment

Level : F:TREBLE 0 dB

Frequency : F:TREBLE 2.5kHz

Adjust as described in “Front speaker bass adjustment”.

• The level can be adjusted ±10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.

Centre speaker bass adjustment

Level : C:BASS 0 dB

Frequency : C:BASS 250Hz

Adjust as described in “Front speaker bass adjustment”.

• The level can be adjusted ±10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.

Centre speaker treble adjustment

Level : C:TREBLE 0 dB

Frequency : C:TREBLE 2.5kHz

Adjust as described in “Front speaker bass adjustment”.

• The level can be adjusted ±10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.