Sound Adjustment; Using Pre-Programmed Sound Fields - Sony STR-DE915 Operating Instructions Manual

Dolby Surround Setup
XQ What is the test tone?
Signal given out by the receiver for adjusting the
speaker volume. The test tone will come out as follows:
e |n a system with a center speaker (NORMAL/WIDE
/3 CH LOGIC modes)
The test tone is output from the front L (left), center,
front R (right), and rear speakers in succession.
3 CH LOGIC
[B Rear c. 9 (|
NORMAL/WIDE
e in a system without a center speaker (PHANTOM
mode)
The test tone is output from the front and the rear
speakers alternately.
Front (L, R)
б) L£
| PHANTOM
Rear (L, R)
s
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Sound Adjustment
a et та
Using Pre-programmed Sound
Fields
You can take advantage of surround sound simply by
selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields
according to the program you want to play.
SOUND FIELD ON/OFF
GENRE MODE
1 Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF to turn on the
sound field.
One of the indicators lights up in the display.
2 Press GENRE to select the type of sound field you
desire.
3 Press MODE to select the mode you desire from
the respective genre.
Select the appropriate sound field according to the
chart on page 23 or 25.
To play without surround effects
Select "ACOUSTIC" from MUSIC. The surround
effects are defeated but you can still adjust the tone
parameter (see page 27).
To turn off the sound fields
Press SOUND FIELD ON/OFF.
'Q' You can find Dolby Surround-encoded software by
looking at the packaging
However, some videos and laser discs may use Dolby
Surround sound even if it's not indicated on the
package.
Notes
* Do not select both speakers (A+B) with the SPEAKERS
selector when using sound fields.
* Sound fields are turned off whenever the program source
connected to the 5.1 INPUT jacks is selected (STR-DE715/
DE615/D660Z / D560Z only).