Sony STR-GA8ES manual Introduction, Using Pre-programmedSound Fields, 16EN, Using Surround Sound

Using Surround Sound

Introduction

The STR-GA8ES and STR-GA7ES are provided with a variety of surround features which allow you to listen to a wide range sources in surround sound. They are also equipped with several adjustable parameters to let you customize the sound to your preference.

To use a pre-programmed sound field

See “Using Pre-programmed Sound Fields” on this page. This section describes how to recall the sound fields and provides a description of each sound field.

To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound

See “Getting the Most Out of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound” on page 18. This section describes how to adjust the levels of your speaker system and customize the PRO LOGIC sound fields.

To create your own sound field

See “Taking Advantage of the Sound Fields” on page 19 and “Customizing the Sound Fields” on page 20. “Taking Advantage of the Sound Fields” describes how the various parameters affect the sound. “Customizing the Sound Fields” describes how adjust the parameters and provides a chart showing which parameters are available in each sound field.

For additional information regarding surround sound

See the “Glossary” on pages 27 and 28.

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

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.

Refer to the chart shown at right.

To play without surround effects

Select “Acoustic” from MUSIC 2. The surround effects are defeated but you can still adjust the equalizer or tone (see page 20).

To turn off the sound fields

Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF.

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.

Note

Make sure to select both speakers (A+B) with the SPEAKERS selector when you use two sets of speakers; otherwise, you will not obtain the full surround effect.

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