Sony TA-VA7ES, TA-VA8ES manual Glossary, 24EN

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Glossary

Center mode

Setting of speakers to enhance Dolby Pro Logic Surround mode. To obtain the best possible surround sound, select one of the following four center modes according to your speaker system.

•NORMAL mode

Select NORMAL mode if you have front and rear speakers and a small center speaker. Since a small speaker cannot produce enough bass, the bass sound of the center channel is output from the front speakers.

Front		Center	Front
	speaker
speaker (L)			speaker (R)

Rear	Rear
speaker (L)	speaker (R)

•WIDE mode

Select WIDE mode if you have front and rear speakers and a large center speaker. With the WIDE mode, you can take full advantage of Dolby Surround sound.

Front	Center	Front
	speaker
speaker (L)		speaker (R)

•3 CH LOGIC mode

Select 3 CH LOGIC mode if you have front and center speakers but no rear speaker. The sound of the rear channel is output from the front speakers to let you experience some of the surround sound without using rear speakers.

Front	Center	Front
	speaker
speaker (L)		speaker (R)

Delay time

Time lag between the surround sound output from front speakers and rear speakers. By adjusting the delay time of the rear speakers, you can obtain the feeling of presence. Make the delay time longer when you have placed the rear speakers in a small room or close to your listening position, and make it shorter when you have placed them in a large room or apart from your listening position.

Dolby Pro Logic Surround

Decoding system of Dolby Surround sound standardized in TV programs and movies. Compared with the former Dolby Surround system, Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves sound image by using four separate channels: off-screen audio effects, on-screen dialog, left-to-right panning, and music. These channels manipulate the sound to be heard and enhance the action as it happens on the screen. To take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic, you should have at least one pair of rear speakers and/or one center speaker. You also need to select the appropriate center mode to enjoy a full effect.

Effect level

Combination of the level of early reflections and reverberation. You can adjust the effect level in 6 levels. As you select higher levels, the room becomes “live,” and as you select lower levels, the room becomes “dead.”

Parameter

Variable of sound that composes sound image, such as tone or delay time. You can customize the pre-programmed sound fields by adjusting parameters to suit your listening situation.

Programmable remote

Remote control with “learning” capability. You can control not only Sony components but non-Sony components by programming the control signals of these components.

Sound field

Sound pattern produced by a sounding source or sources in a given environment due to direct and reflected sounds and the acoustics of the environment. The amplifier offers pre-programmed sound fields like, DOLBY SUR, THEATER, and HALL (etc.) to let you enjoy surround sound easily.

Surround sound

Sound that consists of three elements: direct sound, early reflected sound (early reflections) and reverberative sound (reverberation). The acoustics where you hear the sound affect the way these three sound elements are heard. These sound elements are combined in such a way that you can actually feel the size and the type of a concert hall.

• Types of sound

Early reflections Reverberation

Rear	Rear
speaker (L)	speaker (R)

•PHANTOM mode

Select PHANTOM mode if you have front and rear speakers but no center speaker. The sound of the center channel is output from the front speakers.

Front		Front
speaker (L)	speaker (R)

Rear	Rear
speaker (L)	speaker (R)

Dolby Surround

Encoding and decoding system of Dolby Surround sound for consumer use. Dolby Surround decodes the extra channels on the Dolby Surround-encoded sound tracks of movie videos and TV programs and produces sound effects and echoes that make the action seem to envelop you.

The amplifier offers Dolby Surround (PRO LOGIC) as one of the pre-programmed sound fields. If you have rear or center speaker(s), we recommend that you customize the Dolby Surround sound field by selecting the appropriate center mode to take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound.

Direct sound

• Transition of sound from rear speakers

Direct sound Early

Level reflections Reverberation

Early reflection time Time

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