Selecting the Sound Mode
You can select a suitable sound mode for movies or music.
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Note
•When you connect headphones to the surround amplifier, SOUND MODE does not work.
•Depending on the disc or source, when you select “AUTO,” the beginning of the sound may be cut off as the system selects the optimum mode automatically. To avoid cutting the sound, select other than “AUTO.”
•Depending on the input stream, the sound mode may not be effective.
•When changing the sound mode while using the
SOUND
MODE
Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel display.
•“AUTO”: The system selects “MOVIE” or “MUSIC” automatically to produce the sound effect depending on the disc or sound stream.
•“MOVIE”: The system provides the sound for movies.
•“MUSIC”: The system provides the sound for music.
•“SPORTS”: The system adds reverberation for the sports program.
•“NEWS”: The system provides the sound for the voice program, such as news.
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Enjoying Digital Cinema Sound
About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)
In collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony measured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and the Sony DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to develop “Digital Cinema Sound.” “Digital Cinema Sound” simulates in a home theater an ideal movie theater sound environment based on the preference of the movie director.
About “MOVIE-D.C.S.-”
•Virtual Multi Dimension
The system creates five sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual surround speakers.
•Screen Depth Matching
In a movie theater, sound seems to come from inside the image reflected on the movie screen. This element creates the same sensation in your listening room by shifting the sound of the front speakers “into” the screen.
•Cinema Studio Reverberation
The system reproduces the reverberations