Selecting a Sound Field

Discs Playing

You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to.

SOUND FIELD

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To check the current sound field

Press DISPLAY repeatedly.

Each time you press DISPLAY, the front panel display switches:

remaining or playing time t sound field t remaining or playing time

zThe system memorizes the last sound field selected for each program source (Sound Field Link)

Whenever you select a program source, the sound field that was last applied is automatically applied again. For example, if you listen to DVD with HALL as the sound field, change to a different program source, then return to DVD, HALL will be applied again. With the tuner, sound fields are memorized separately for all preset stations.

zYou can identify the encoding format of program software by looking at its packaging

– Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the

logo.

–Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the Alogo.

–DTS Digital Surround discs are marked with DTS.

Note

When you play sound tracks with 96 kHz sampling frequency, the output signals will be converted to 48 kHz (sampling frequency).

Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the sound field you want appears on the front panel display.

See the table below for information on each sound field.

Sound field

Effect

Notes

AUTO FORMAT DECODE

Automatically detects the type of audio signal being

You can use this mode as a reference.

 

input (Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic, or standard

 

 

2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if

 

 

necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was

 

 

recorded/encoded, without adding any effects.

 

 

 

 

NORMAL SURROUND

Software with multichannel surround audio signals is

 

 

played according to the way it was recorded.

 

 

Software with 2 channel audio signals, is decoded with

 

 

Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects.

 

 

 

 

CINEMA STUDIO A*

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony

This is a standard mode, great for

 

Pictures Entertainment “Cary Grant Theater” cinema

watching most any type of movie.

 

production studio.

 

 

 

 

CINEMA STUDIO B*

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony

This mode is ideal for watching science-

 

Pictures Entertainment “Kim Novak Theater” cinema

fiction or action movies with lots of sound

 

production studio.

effects.

 

 

 

CINEMA STUDIO C*

Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony

This mode is ideal for watching musicals

 

Pictures Entertainment scoring stage.

or classic films where music is featured in

 

 

the soundtrack.

 

 

 

* “VIRTUAL” sound field: Sound field with virtual speakers.

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