Advanced Settings - Sony STR-DE998 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced settings

Using the CUSTOMIZE menu
to adjust the receiver
You can adjust various receiver settings using
the CUSTOMIZE menu.
1
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
" CUSTOMIZE
2
Turn MENU to select the parameter you
want to adjust.
For details, see "CUSTOMIZE menu
parameters" below.
3
Turn –/+ to select the setting you want.
The setting is entered automatically.
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other
items.
CUSTOMIZE menu parameters
The initial setting is underlined.
x 96/24 DEC XXXX
DTS 96/24
(DTS 96/24 decoding mode)
• AUTO
When a DTS 96/24 signal is input, it is played back
at 96 kHz sampling frequencies.
• OFF
Even when a DTS 96/24 signal is input, it is played
back at 48 kHz sampling frequencies.
Notes
• This parameter is valid only when you use a sound
field selected with the A.F.D. button (page 30). In
other sound fields, this parameter is always set to
"OFF".
• Even when a DTS 96/24 signal is input, standard 48
kHz decoding is used if any speakers are set to
"SMALL" or if the sub woofer is set to "NO".
".
x SB DEC XXXX
(Surround back decoding mode)
You can also press SURR BACK DECODING to set
the surround back decoding mode (page 33).
For details on each decoding mode, see page 34.
• OFF
• AUTO
• ON
Note
You can select the surround back decoding mode only
when you use a sound field selected with the A.F.D.
button except for the Dolby Pro Logic IIx mode
(page 30).
x A/V SYNC XXX
(Time alignment)
• YES
The audio output is delayed so that the time gap
between the audio output and visual display is
minimized.
• NO
The audio output is not delayed.
Notes
• This parameter is useful when you use a large LCD
or plasma monitor or a projection TV.
• This parameter is not valid when the MULTI CH IN
or ANALOG DIRECT function is selected.
x DEC. PRI. XXXX
(Digital audio input decoding priority)
Lets you specify the input mode for the digital signal
input to the DIGITAL IN jacks.
The initial setting is "DEC. PRI. AUTO" for VIDEO 3
and TV/SAT, and "DEC. PRI. PCM" for DVD,
MD/TAPE and SA-CD/CD.
• AUTO
Automatically switches the input mode between
DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM.
• PCM
PCM signals are given priority (to prevent the
interruption when playback starts). Even when other
signals are input, the sound is output. However, this
receiver cannot decode DTS-CD when set to "DEC.
PRI. PCM".
Note
When set to "DEC. PRI. AUTO" and the sound from
the digital audio jacks (for SA-CD/CD, etc.) is
interrupted when playback starts, set to "DEC. PRI.
PCM".
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