Customizing Sound Fields - Sony STR-DE485 Operating Instructions Manual

Customizing sound fields (continued)
Surround right level (SUR.R. XXX dB)
Lets you adiust the level of the surround right
speaker.
Sub woofer level (S.W. XXX dB)
Lets you adjust the level of the sub wool?r.
LFE (Low Frequency Effect) mix
level (L.F.E. XXX dB)
Lets you attenuate 1he level of the LFE (Low
Frequency Effect) channel output from the sub
woofer without eflEcting the level of the bass
lYequencies sent to the sub woofer from the
l¥ont, center or surround channels via the
Dolby Digital or DTS bass redirection
circuitry.
• For LFE mix level, "0 dB" outputs the full LFE
signal at the mix level determined by the
recording engineer.
• To mute the sound of the LFE channel from the
sub woofer, select "OFF". However, the low
frequency sounds of the front, center, or
surround speakers are output from the sub
woofer according to the settings made for each
speaker in the speaker setup (pages 15 -18).
Dynamic range compressor (_D.RANGE_
COMP. XXX)
Lets you compress the dymunic range of the
sound track. This may be useful when you w_mt
to watch movies at low volumes late at night.
We recommend using Ihe "MAX" setting.
• To reproduce the sound track with no
compression, select "OFF".
• To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic
range intended by the recording engineer, select
"STD'.
• To compress the dynamic _ange in small steps
to achieve the sound you desire, select "0.1" -
"0.9".
• To reproduce a dramatic compression of the
dynamic range, select "MAX".
Note
Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby
Digital sources only.
Adjusting the bass and treble
The BASS 4-/- _md TREBLE +/- button lets
you adjust the tone (bass or treble) of the front
speakers tbr optimum sound. You can adjust
the tone for each separate sound field.
1
Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2 Press BASS +/- or TREBLE +/- to
adjust the tone.
The setting is stored automatically.
Initial settings
Pamm_er Initlalsetting
BASS 0dB
TREB. 0dB
BASS (Bass)
Lets you adiust the bass tone.
TREB. (Treble)
Lets you adjust the treble tone.
Resetting customized sound
fields to the factory settings
1
If the power is on, press I/(_ to turn off
the power.
2 Hold down MODE and press I/(_.
"SF. CLR." appears in the display and all
sound fields are reset at once.
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