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Getting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room

[SPEAKER FORMATION]

Depending on the shape of the room, you cannot install some speakers. For the better surround sound, Sony recommends that first you decide the position of the speakers.

1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until

“DVD” appears in the front panel display.

2 Press DISPLAY while the system is in stop mode.

The Control Menu display appears on the TV screen.

3 Press X/x to select [SETUP], then press .

The options for [SETUP] appear.

4 Press X/x to select [CUSTOM], then press .

The Setup Display appears.

5 Press X/x to select [AUDIO SETUP], then press .

The options for [AUDIO SETUP] appear.

6 Press X/x to select [SPEAKER

FORMATION], then press .

The options for [SPEAKER

FORMATION] appear.

SPEAKER FORMATION

STANDARD

7 Press C/c to select a setting.

•[STANDARD]: Select this when you install all the speakers normally.

•[NO CENTER]: Select this when you install the front and surround speakers only.

•[NO SURROUND]: Select this when you install the center and front speakers only.

•[FRONT ONLY]: Select this when you install the front speakers only.

•[ALL FRONT]: Select this when you install all the speakers in front of the listening position.

•[ALL FRONT - NO CENTER]: Select this when you install the front and surround speakers in front of the listening position.

8 Press .

The setting is made and the confirmation display appears.

9 Press C/c to select [YES] or [NO], then press .

•[YES]: Continue with [AUTO CALIBRATION]. Follow the procedure from Step 7 of “Calibrating the Appropriate Settings Automatically” (page 88).

•[NO]: Exit [SPEAKER FORMATION].

Note

•In order to enjoy the surround sound after you change the position of the speakers, Sony recommends you set [SPEAKER FORMATION], and then set [AUTO CALIBRATION] (page 88).

•When you change the [CONNECTION] setting in [SPEAKER SETUP] (page 61), the [SPEAKER FORMATION] setting returns to [STANDARD].

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