Enjoying Surround Sound

Selecting a sound field

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the system’s pre-programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home.

Press SOUND FIELD +/– repeatedly to select the sound field you want.

The selected sound field appears in the display.

Sound field list

Display

AUTO DECODING

AUTO DEC

 

 

NORMAL SURROUND

NORM.SUR

 

 

CINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS

C.S.EX A

 

 

CINEMA STUDIO EX B DCS

C.S.EX B

 

 

CINEMA STUDIO EX C DCS

C.S.EX C

 

 

LARGE HALL

L.HALL

 

 

SMALL HALL

S.HALL

 

 

JAZZ CLUB

JAZZ

 

 

LIVE CONCERT

CONCERT

 

 

GAME

GAME

 

 

About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)

Sound fields with DCSmarks use DCS technology.

DCS is the concept name of the surround technology for home theater developed by Sony. DCS uses the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to reproduce the sound characteristics of an actual cinema cutting studio in Hollywood.

When played at home, DCS will create a powerful theater effect that mimics the artistic combination of sound and action as envisioned by the movie director.

Enjoying movies using the CINEMA STUDIO EX modes

CINEMA STUDIO EX modes are suitable for watching motion picture DVDs (etc.), with multi channel surround effects. You can reproduce the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s dubbing studio in your home.

There are three CINEMA STUDIO EX modes.

xCINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema production studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching most any type of movies.

xCINEMA STUDIO EX B DCS

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema production studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or action movies with lots of sound effects.

xCINEMA STUDIO EX C DCS

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the soundtrack.

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