Using Surround Sound

Choosing a Sound Field

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programed sound field according to the type of music you wish to play.

SOUND FIELD

SOUND FIELD

Sound field

MODE +/–

ON/OFF

indicator

+/– SUR

SOUND FIELD

MODE

CURSOR

MODE

+/–

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

The sound field indicator lights up.

2Press SOUND FIELD MODE +/– repeatedly until the sound field you want appears on the display. Select the appropriate sound field as follows:

Type

MODE (Sound field)

Effects

 

 

 

 

CINEMA

PRO LOGIC*

Decodes programs

 

 

 

encoded in Dolby

 

 

 

Surround.

 

 

 

 

 

C. STUDIO

Reproduces the sound

 

(Cinema Studio)

characteristics of a

 

 

 

movie theater. Good for

 

 

 

watching standard

 

 

 

movies.

 

 

 

VIRTUAL

DOLBY V

Uses front speakers to

(STR-DE345

 

 

create surround sound

only)

 

 

effects.

 

 

 

 

 

V SURR**

Uses front speakers and

 

 

 

center speaker to create

 

 

 

surround sound effects.

 

 

 

MUSIC

HALL

Reproduces the

 

 

 

acoustics of a

 

 

 

rectangular concert hall.

 

 

 

Great for soft acoustic

 

 

 

sounds.

 

 

 

 

*“DOLBY PL” appears in the display.

**When using 5.1 CH/DVD only.

When you use the remote

Each time you press SOUND FIELD MODE, sound field changes as follows:

When selecting program source

tPRO LOGIC* t C. STUDIO

HALL T DOLBY V *** T

***When using 5.1 CH/DVD

C. STUDIO y V SURR

*“DOLBY PL” appears in the display.

***STR-DE345 only.

To turn off sound field

Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF.

The receiver memorizes the last sound field selected for each program source (Sound Field Link) (STR-DE345 only)

Whenever you select a program source, the sound field that was last applied is automatically applied again. For example, if you listen to CD with HALL as the sound field, change to different program source, then return to CD, HALL will be applied again. In the case of the tuner, the sound fields for AM or FM band and for all the preset stations are memorized separately.

You can find Dolby Surround-encoded software by looking at the packaging

However, some videos and laser discs may use Dolby Surround sound even if it’s not indicated on the package.

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