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

 

 

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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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Sony TA-AV561A manual Choosing a Surround Mode, 10EN, For tapes/discs with Select, To turn off surround sound

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