Sound Adjustments

Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Sound Field

This system can create 5.1 channel surround sound from two front speakers and a subwoofer. You can take advantage of this front surround sound simply by selecting one of system's preprogrammed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home.

Front surround indicator

SOUND

FIELD

C/X/x/c,

Press SOUND FIELD.The present sound field appears in the front panel display.

Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the sound field you want appears in the front panel display. You can also select the sound field by pressing C/X/x/c.

The front surround indicator indicates the current surround status.
All sound field

Sound field

Display

AUTO

AUTO

 

 

FOCUS SURROUNDFOCUS SUR1)
WIDE STAGEWIDE STAGE1)2)
2CH STEREO

2CH STEREO

 

 

PORTABLE AUDIOP. AUDIO
ENHANCER

 

 

 

NIGHT

NIGHT

 

 

1)Using S-Force PRO Front Surround technology.

2)Not available when playing a CD or DATA-CD, listening to the radio (FM/AM), and selecting the AUDIO function.

Tip

•The system memorizes the last sound field selected for each function mode.

However, the system does not memorize the last sound field for the FM and AM functions individually

– only the tuner function in general.

•If the AC power cord (mains lead) is disconnected for a long period of time, the system may return to its default settings.

About S-Force PRO FrontSurround

Sony’s long-term involvement in surround technology (and the vast amounts of acoustic data accumulated as a result) has led to the development of all-new processing method and advanced DSP to handle this task effectively, which we call S-Force PRO Front Surround. Compared with previous front surround technologies, S-Force PRO Front Surround reproduces a more convincing sense of distance and space, resulting in a true surround sound experience without the need for rear speakers.

Automatic sound field selectionxAUTO

This mode selects the sound field (Surround mode (FOCUS SURROUND or WIDE STAGE) or 2CH STEREO) automatically, according to the type of audio signal being input. The default AUTO setting is FOCUS SURROUND.

To set the Surround mode setting (FOCUS SURROUND or WIDE STAGE) in AUTO, follow the steps below:

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