Sony STR-DB895D Operating Instructions Manual page 46

Tip
Surround speaker position is designed specifically for
implementation of the Cinema Studio EX modes.
For other sound fields, speaker position is not so
critical. Those sound fields were designed under the
premise that the surround speakers would be located
behind the listening position, but presentation remains
fairly consistent even with the surround speakers
positioned at a rather wide angle. However, if the
speakers are pointing toward the listener from the
immediate left and right of the listening position, the
surround effects becomes unclear unless set to
"PL. SIDE".
Nevertheless, each listening environment has many
variables, like wall reflections, and you may obtain
better results using "PL. BEHD" if your speakers are
located high above the listening position, even if they
are to the immediate left and right.
Therefore, although it may result in a setting contrary
to the above explanation, we recommend that you
playback multi channel surround encoded software and
select the setting that provides a good sense of
spaciousness and that best succeeds in forming a
cohesive space between the surround sound from the
surround speakers and the sound of the front speakers.
If you are not sure which sounds best, select
"PL. BEHD" and then use the speaker distance
parameter and speaker level adjustments to obtain
proper balance.
x HGT. XXXX
SL SR
(Surround speaker height)*
Lets you specify the height of your surround speakers
for proper implementation of the surround effects of
the Cinema Studio EX modes (page 37).
B
A
• LOW
Select if the height of your surround speakers
corresponds to section A.
• HIGH
Select if the height of your surround speakers
corresponds to section B.
* This setup item is not available when the surround
speaker size parameter is set to "NO".
GB
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B
60
A
30
x SP > XXX Hz
(Speaker crossover frequency)
Initial setting: 100 Hz
Lets you adjust the bass crossover frequency of
speakers set to "SMALL" in the SPEAKER SETUP
menu. You can adjust from 40 Hz to 160 Hz in 10 Hz
step.
Advanced LEVEL menu
parameters
When "MENU XXX" is set to "MENU EXP.",
the following parameters are displayed and
adjustable in addition to the LEVEL menu
parameters on page 42.
The initial settings are underlined.
x P. NOISE (Phase noise)
Initial setting: Off
Lets you output the test tone sequentially from two
adjacent speakers.
x P. AUDIO (Phase audio)
Initial setting: Off
Lets you output the front 2 channel source sound
(instead of the test tone) sequentially from adjacent
speakers.
x
COMP. XXX
D.RANGE
(Dynamic range compressor)
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the sound
track. This may be useful when you want to watch
movies at low volumes late at night.
• OFF
The dynamic range is not compressed.
• STD
The dynamic range is compressed as intended by the
recording engineer.
• MAX
The dynamic range is compressed dramatically.
Tip
Dynamic range compressor lets you compress the
dynamic range of the soundtrack based on the dynamic
range information included in the Dolby Digital signal.
"COMP. STD" is the standard setting, but it only
enacts light compression. Therefore, we recommend
using the "COMP. MAX" setting. This greatly
compresses the dynamic range and lets you view
movies late at night at low volumes. Unlike analog
limiters, the levels are predetermined and provide a
very natural compression.
Note
Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby
Digital sources only.