Enjoying A Surround Effect For Music/Movie - Sony STR-DN1000 Operating Instructions Manual

Enjoying a surround effect for music/movie

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver's preprogrammed
sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into
your home.
HDMI 4
2CH/
A.DIRECT A.F.D.
MOVIE
INPUT
RESOLUTION
MODE
Press MUSIC or MOVIE repeatedly to select the surround effect you want
for music or movie.
Types of music/movie mode
Sound Sound field
field for [appears on TV screen]
CINEMA STUDIO EX A DCS
Movie
[Cinema St EX A]
CINEMA STUDIO EX B DCS
[Cinema St EX B]
CINEMA STUDIO EX C DCS
[Cinema St EX C]
VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION
DCS [V.M. Dimension]
Music HALL [Hall]
JAZZ CLUB [Jazz Club]
LIVE CONCERT [Live Concert] Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.
STADIUM [Stadium]
SPORTS [Sports]
PORTABLE AUDIO
ENHANCER
[Portable Audio]
a)
Headphone HEADPHONE (2CH)
[HP (2CH)]
HEADPHONE (DIRECT)
[HP (Direct)]
a)
You can only select this sound field if the headphones are connected to the receiver.
MOVIE MUSIC
MUSIC
NIGHT
SLEEP MODE
Effect
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production
studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching almost
any type of movie.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment "Kim Novak Theater" cinema production
studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or
action movies with lots of sound effects.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching
musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the
soundtrack.
Creates many virtual speakers from a single pair of actual
surround speakers.
Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall.
Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air stadium.
Reproduces the feeling of sports broadcasting.
Reproduces a clear enhanced sound image from your
portable audio device. This mode is ideal for MP3 and other
compressed music.
This mode is selected automatically if you use headphones
when 2ch Stereo mode (page 63)/A.F.D. mode (page 64) is
selected. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely
bypass the sound field processing and multi channel surround
formats are downmixed to 2 channels (except LFE signals).
Outputs the analog signals without processing by the
equalizer, sound field, etc.
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