Sony TA-AV561A Choosing a Surround Mode, 10EN, Using Sound Fields, For tapes/discs with, Select

Using Sound Fields

Choosing a Surround Mode

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the three pre-programmed surround modes according to the type of programme you wish to play.

DOLBY PRO

LOGIC SURROUND indicator

indicator (DOLBY/HALL/SIMULATED)

SURROUND MODE (DOLBY/HALL/SIMULATED)

1Press one of the SURROUND MODE buttons (DOLBY, HALL or SIMULATED) to turn on the surround sound.

Selected mode’s indicator lights up.

The DOLBY PRO LOGIC indicator lights up when you select the DOLBY mode.

Select the appropriate surround mode as follows:

For tapes/discs with	Select	To
Dolby Pro Logic	DOLBY	Decode
Surround		programmes
		processed with
		Dolby Surround and
		create the
		atmosphere of a
		movie theatre.
Orchestral music,	HALL	Reproduce the
chamber music, or an		acoustics of a
instrumental solo		rectangular concert
		hall. Ideal for soft,
		acoustic sounds.
Monaural recording,	SIMULATED	Reproduce a
such as an old movie		simulated stereo
or an instrumental		effect to monaural
		sound.

To turn off surround sound

Press the SURROUND MODE button (DOLBY, HALL or SIMULATED) selected in Step 1.

When you use the remote

The remote also lets you choose the surround mode.

				+
				–
SURROUND	–	+		SURROUND
MODE			=	+
				ON/OFF
		á	p	P

1Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly until the surround mode you wish to use is displayed.

Each time SURROUND MODE is pressed, the display changes as follows:

Ó DOLBY ÓHALL

SIMU (SIMULATED) Ò

To turn off surround sound

Press SURROUND 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.

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