Sony STR-DE985 Operating Instructions Manual page 30

Selecting a sound field (continued)
Enjoying movies with Cinema
Studio EX
Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying the
movie software encoded with multi channel
lbrmat, such as the Dolby Digital DVD. This
mode reproduces the sound ch_wacteristics of
Sony Pictures Entertainment's studios.
Press CINEMA STUDIO EX A, B or C.
The selected sound field is indicated in the
display.
• CINEMA STUDIO EX A (Cinema Studio
EX A)
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the
Sony Pictures Entertzfinment "Cary Grmlt
Theater" cinema production studio. This is a
standard mode, grezt for watching most _my
type of movie.
• CINEMA STUDIO EX B (Cinema Studio
EX B)
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the
Sony Pictures Entertainment "Kim Now_k
Theater" cinema production studio. This mode
is ideal tor watching science-fiction or action
movies with lots of sound el]Ects.
• CINEMA STUDIO EX C (Cinema Studio
EX C)
Reproduces the sollnd ch_acteristics of the
Sony Pictures Entertzfinment scoring stage.
This mode is ideal for watching musicals or
classic films where music is featured in the
soundtrack.
About Cinema Studio EX
Cinema Studio EX consists of the following
three elements.
• Virtual Multi Dimension
Creates 5 sets of virtual speakers
surrounding the listener from a single pair of
actual surround spenkers.
• Screen Depth Matching
In a movie theater, sound seems to come
from inside the imnge reflected on the movie
screen. This element cremates the same
sensntion in your listening room by shifting
the sound of the front spenkers "into" the
screen.
• Cinema Studio Reverber_tion
Reproduces the reverberztions peculiar to a
movie theater.
Cinema Studio EX is the integrated mode
which operates these elements simultaneously.
Tip
YOU can select Cinema Studio EX by pressing MODE
(SOUND FIELD) repea{edly.
Notes
• The effects provided
by the virtual speakers may
cause inc]_ased noise in the playback signal.
• When listening with sound tields _hat employ the
virtual speakers, you will not be able [o hear any
sound coming dil_c{ly from the surround speakers.
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