Sony STR-DE345 16GB, Getting the Most Out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound, Selecting the center mode

Using Surround Sound

Getting the Most Out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound

5Press +/– repeatedly until the center mode you want appears on the display. Select the center mode as follows:

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To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, first select the center mode according to the speaker system you have. Then, adjust each speaker volume and delay time.

Note that you must have at least one additional pair of speakers and/or one center speaker to do the following adjustments.

SOUND FIELD

SET UP

MODE +/–

ON/OFF

LEVEL +/– MENU </>

Front and rear	NORMAL	The bass sound of the
speakers, and a		center channel is
small center		output from the front
speaker		speakers (because a
		small speaker cannot
		produce enough
		bass).

Front and center	3 STEREO	The sound of the rear
speakers, no rear	(3 Channel	channel is output
speaker	Logic)	from the front
		speakers.

Front and rear	PHANTOM	The sound of the
speakers, no		center channel is
center speaker		output from the front
		speakers.

Front and rear	WIDE	The center channel
speakers, and a		fully reproduces the
large center		entire audio
speaker		spectrum.

Selecting the center mode

The receiver offers you four center modes: Phantom, Normal, Wide and 3 STEREO. Each mode is designed for a different speaker configuration. Select the mode that best suits your speaker’s system configuration:

1Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the sound field.

2Press SOUND FIELD MODE +/– repeatedly to select the Dolby surround sound field (PRO LOGIC or C.STUDIO mode).

3Press SET UP.

4Press MENU < or > repeatedly until “CTR MODE” appears on the display.