Enjoying Surround Sound

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver’s pre-programmed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home. You can also customize the sound fields to obtain the sound you want by changing the various surround parameters.

To fully enjoy surround sound, you must register the number and location of your speakers. See “Multi channel surround setup” starting from page 19 to set the speaker parameters before enjoying surround sound.

Selecting a sound field

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

Press MODE +/– repeatedly to select the sound field you want.

The current sound field is indicated in the display. See pages 30–32 for information on each sound field.

To turn the surround effect off

Press A.F.D., 2CH, or MULTI/2CH ANALOG DIRECT (page 32).

Tips

•You can identify the encoding format of program software by looking at its packaging.

Dolby Digital discs are labeled with the

logo, and Dolby Surround encoded programs are labeled with the Alogo.

•When sound signals with a sampling frequency of more than 48 kHz are input, the sound signals are output in stereo automatically, and the sound field is turned off.

•You can change the name of the sound field (see page 48).

About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)

The sound fields with DCS marks use DCS technology. When these sound fields are selected, “Digital Cinema Sound” indicator in the display lights up.

DCS is the concept name of the surround technology for home theater developed by Sony. DCS uses the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to reproduce the sound characteristics of an actual cinema cutting studio in Hollywood.

When played at home, DCS will create a powerful theater effect that mimics the artistic combination of sound and action as envisioned by the movie director.

xNORMAL SURROUND

Software with multi channel surround audio signals is played back according to the way it was recorded. Software with 2 channel audio signals is decoded with Dolby Pro Logic to create surround effects.

xCINEMA STUDIO EX A–C1)2)DCS

Uses 3D sound imaging of V. MULTI DIMENSION (page 31) to create 5 sets of virtual speakers surrounding the listener from a single pair of actual surround speakers. Though this receiver incorporates the 6.1 channel amplifier, you can reproduce the 6.1 channel surround sound with the 5.1 channel speaker settings by creating the virtual surround back speaker through the “VIRTUAL MATRIX 6.1” playback function (page 33).

•CINEMA STUDIO EX A reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s classic editing studio.

•CINEMA STUDIO EX B reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s mixing studio which is one of the most up-to- date facilities in Hollywood.

•CINEMA STUDIO EX C reproduces the sound characteristics of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s BGM recording studio.

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