Sony STR-GA8ES Customizing the Sound Fields, Reverberation Time REVERB, Using Surround Sound

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Reverberation Time (REVERB)

Using Surround Sound

Reverberation Time (REVERB)

This parameter adjusts the length of time required for the reverberation (echoes) generated from a given sound to attenuate –60 dB.

You can choose shorter (S) or longer (L) reverberation times.

Note

The EFFECT parameter allows you to adjust the overall presence of the sound field.

Customizing the Sound Fields

Each sound field is composed of an equalizer (STR-GA8ES) or tone controls (STR-GA7ES) and surround sound parameters — variables of sound, that create the sound image. You can customize the sound fields by adjusting some of the sound parameters to suit your listening situation. See the charts on page 22 for the parameters available in each sound field.

Once you customize the sound fields, they are stored in memory unless the receiver is unplugged for about 1 week.

STR-GA8ES

SURROUND EQUALIZER indicator BAND SLOPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUALIZER

PARAMETER

 

 

LEVEL

 

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FREQUENCY

 

 

EQ LEVEL

 

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SURROUND

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TONE

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LEVEL

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BASS/TREBLE

 

 

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Before you get started

Select the sound field you want to customize and start playing a program.

Adjusting the equalizer (STR-GA8ES)

Adjust the tone of the front, center and rear speakers for optimum sound. You can adjust the tone of all sound fields, including Dolby Surround.

1Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF so the name of the previously selected sound field appears in the display.

2Press DPC MODE so that the “EQUALIZER” indicator lights up.

3Press EQUALIZER BAND to select a frequency band: B (bass), M (midrange), or T (treble).

4Press SLOPE to select the type of adjustment you want: NARROW (to adjust a specific frequency), MEDIUM (to a small group of frequencies), or WIDE (to adjust a broad range of frequencies).

5Rotate the FREQUENCY digital processing control knob to select the frequency you want to adjust.

6Use the EQ LEVEL digital processing control knob to raise or lower the level of the selected frequency.

7Repeat steps 3 through 6 for other frequency bands until you obtain the equalization curve you desire.

Customizing the Sound FieldsYou can turn off the tone adjustments without erasing them

Press EQ/TONE ON/OFF on the remote to turn the tone parameter off or on. The tone adjustments and on/ off setting are stored in each sound field.

Adjusting the tone controls (STR-GA7ES)

Adjust the tone of the front, center and rear speakers for optimum sound. You can adjust the tone of all sound fields, including Dolby Surround.

1Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF so the name of the previously selected sound field appears in the display.

2Press DPC MODE so that the “TONE” indicator lights up.

 

3 Rotate the BASS/TREBLE digital processing

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control knob to select “BASS” or “TREBLE”.

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Sony Customizing the Sound Fields, Reverberation Time REVERB, Adjusting the equalizer STR-GA8ES, Using Surround Sound