09Surround sound setup

Front speakers distance setting

Specifies the distance from your listening position to the front speakers:

•Front 0.3 m ~ Front 9 m – Distance can be set in increments of 0.3 m. The default is 3 m.

Center speaker distance setting

Specifies the distance from your listening position to the center speaker:

•Center 0.3 m ~ Center 9 m – Distance can be set in increments of 0.3 m. The default is 3 m.

Surround speakers distance setting

Specifies the distance from your listening position to the surround speakers:

•Surr. 0.3 m ~ Surr. 9 m – Distance can be set in increments 0.3 m. The default is 3 m.

Dynamic Range Control

Specifies the amount of dynamic range adjustment to Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks:

•DRC Off – No dynamic range adjustment (use when listening at higher volume)

•DRC Mid – Mid setting

•DRC High – Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased)

•This setting works only with Dolby Digital and some DTS soundtracks. For other sources you can create a similar effect using the Midnight mode (see Using Quiet and Midnight listening modes on page 34).

Dual mono setting

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks should be played. You can also use this setting to switch the audio channel on DVD-RW discs recorded with two separate soundtracks.

•L-Ch1R-Ch2– Both channels are played through the front speakers

•Ch1 Mono – Only channel 1 is played

•Ch2 Mono – Only channel 2 is played

•On the Ch1 Mono and Ch2 Mono settings the sound comes only from the center speaker (or from the front speakers if listening in STEREO mode).

•This setting works only with dual mono encoded Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks. See the disc packaging for channel information.

LFE attenuator setting

Dolby Digital and DTS audio sources include ultra-low bass tones. Set the LFE attenuator as needed to prevent the ultra-low bass from distorting the sound.

•LFE ATT 0 – The LFE channel is played with no attenuation

•LFE ATT 10 – LFE channel is attenuated by 10dB

•LFE OFF – LFE channel is not played

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S-DV99ST, S-DV990ST specifications

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