Enjoying Surround Sound; Using Only The Front Speakers - Sony STR-DB895D Operating Instructions Manual

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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 ST." 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 A.F.D. mode to "A.F.D. AUTO".
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Listening to analog audio
(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. Also see "D.PWR XXX" on page 45.
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 DIRECT.
"A. DIRECT" appears in the display and
the analog audio is output.
Press again to cancel the ANALOG DIRECT
function.
Notes
• This function is cancelled when you select any sound
field (pages 34-38).
• When this function is used, the test tone function
cannot be used.