Enjoying Surround Sound; Using Only The Front Speakers - Sony STR-DE998 Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying Surround Sound

Using only the front
speakers
In this mode, the receiver outputs the sound
from the front left/right speakers only. There is
no sound from the sub woofer.
Listening to 2 channel stereo
sources (2CH STEREO)
Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely
bypass the sound field processing and multi
channel surround formats are downmixed to 2
channel.
Press 2CH.
"2CH STEREO" appears in the display and the
receiver switches to the 2CH STEREO mode.
Note
No sound is output from the sub woofer in the 2CH
STEREO mode. To listen to the 2 channel stereo
sources using the front left/right speakers and a sub
woofer, set to the A.F.D. AUTO mode.
Listening to the sound
without any adjustment
(ANALOG DIRECT)
You can listen to the sound without adjusting the
equalizer and surround effect. This function
enables you to enjoy high quality analog
sources.
When using this function, only the volume and
front speaker balance can be adjusted.
1
Turn INPUT SELECTOR to select the
input you want to listen to in analog
audio.
2
Press MULTI CH IN/DIRECT repeatedly
to select "ANALOG DIRECT".
The analog audio is output.
To cancel the ANALOG DIRECT function,
press MULTI CH IN/DIRECT repeatedly until
the "A.DIRECT" indication in the display turns
off.
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