Dolby Surround Setup

zWhat is the test tone?

Signal given out by the receiver for adjusting the speaker volume. The test tone will come out as follows:

In a system with a center speaker (NORMAL/WIDE /3 CH LOGIC modes)

The test tone is output from the front L (left), center, front R (right), and rear speakers in succession.

Front (L)

Front (R)

Center

3 CH LOGIC

Rear (L, R)

NORMAL/WIDE

In a system without a center speaker (PHANTOM mode)

The test tone is output from the front and the rear speakers alternately.

Front (L, R)

PHANTOM

Rear (L, R)

Sound Adjustment

Using Pre-programmed Sound Fields

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

SOUND FIELD ON/OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

TONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUR

 

INDEX

VIDEO 1

 

VIDEO 2

 

VIDEO 3

LD / DVD

TV/DBS

TAPE

DAT / MD

CD

TUNER

PHONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DPC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DIRECT PASS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

SPEAKERS

 

 

g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCRETE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF A B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

BALANCE

A+B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIRECT

 

 

SOUND FIELD

BOOST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING

PRESET

1

2

3

4

5

DIRECT

 

 

 

PASS

SET UP

 

 

ON / OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

+

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO FUNCTION

AUDIO FUNCTION

INPUT

GENRE

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONES

 

 

6

7

8

9

0

SHIFT

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

R

FM MODE

FM / AM

DISPLAY MEMORY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 3 INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

L

 

AUDIO

R

 

GENRE MODE

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

One of the indicators lights up in the display.

2Press GENRE to select the type of sound field you desire.

3Press MODE to select the mode you desire from the respective genre.

Select the appropriate sound field according to the chart on page 23 or 25.

To play without surround effects

Select “ACOUSTIC” from MUSIC. The surround effects are defeated but you can still adjust the tone parameter (see page 27).

To turn off the sound fields

Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF.

zYou 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.

Notes

Do not select both speakers (A+B) with the SPEAKERS selector when using sound fields.

Sound fields are turned off whenever the program source connected to the 5.1 INPUT jacks is selected (STR-DE715/ DE615/D660Z/D560Z only).

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