Editing surround decoders/sound field programs

Selecting a decoder used with a sound field program

When using sound field programs for movies or TV programs (except for Mono Movie), you can select a surround decoder to be used with the sound field program after setting the parameters from the following decoders. To set the parameters for sound field programs, see the following section.

Decoders that can be used with a sound field program

•PLIIx Movie (PLII Movie)

•Neo:6 Cinema

Setting sound field parameters

Although the field sound programs would satisfy you as they are with the default parameters, you can arrange sound effect or decoders suitable for acoustical conditions of sources or rooms by setting the parameters (sound field elements).

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•You can protect the sound field against the changes of parameters the sound filed parameters when “Memory Guard” of the setup menu is set to “On” (see page 43). To change the parameters, set it to “Off.”

1Turn on the video monitor connected to this unit.
2Press lSETUP on the remote control.

The setup menu appears on the monitor.

3Press nCursor k/ nto select “DSP Parameter” and press nENTER.

The screen changes as follows.

Sound field program

MOVIE

Cursor .Sci-Fi

SUR.;;;;PLI Movie

DSP Level;;;;;0dB

Initialize







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Sound field parameters

Set values

4Press nCursor k/ nto move “→” to the sound field program and press nCursor l/
hto select the sound field program.

5Press nCursor k/ nto select the parameter that you want to change, and press nCursor l/ hto change the parameter.

An asterisk (*) appears on the left of the sound field parameter name displayed on the monitor when you change the parameter from its default setting. For details on functions and adjustable ranges of the sound field parameters, see “Sound field parameters” on this page.

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•Repeat steps 4 and 5 to change other sound field program parameters.

6To end the edit, press nRETURN.

To initialize the parameters of the selected sound field program, nCursor nrepeatedly to select “Initialize” and then press, nCursor h. When the confirmation screen appears on the monitor, press nCursor hto confirm the initialization or nCursor lto cancel it.

Sound field parameters

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•The default settings are marked with “*.”

CINEMA DSP parameters
DSP Level

Adjustable range: -6 dB to 0 dB* to +3 dB

Fine adjusts an effect level (level of the sound field effect to be added). You can adjust the level of the sound field effect while checking sound levels. Adjust “DSP Level” as follows.

•The effect sound is too soft.

•There are no differences between effects of the sound

field programs.

→Increase the effect level.

•The sound is dull.

•The sound field effect is added too much. →Reduce the effect level.

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