Enjoying Surround Sound; Using Only The Front Speakers; Enjoying Higher Fidelity Sound - Sony STR-SL500 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 SOUND FIELD + or SOUND FIELD –
repeatedly to select "2CH ST.".
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. mode.
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Enjoying higher fidelity
sound
Decoding the input audio
signal automatically (AUTO
FORMAT DIRECT)
In this mode, the receiver automatically detects
the type of audio signal being input (Dolby
Digital, DTS, standard 2 channel stereo, etc.)
and performs the proper decoding if necessary.
This mode presents the sound as it was recorded/
encoded, without adding any surround effects.
However, if there are no low frequency signals
(Dolby Digital LFE, etc.) it will generate a low
frequency signal for output to the sub woofer.
Press A.F.D.
"A.F.D. AUTO" appears in the display. The
receiver automatically detects the type of audio
signal being input and performs the proper
decoding if necessary.