Disco/Club; Live House; Arena; Stadium - Sony STR-DB1070 Operating Instructions Manual

Selecting a sound field (continued)
W DISCO/CLUB
Reproduces the acoustics of a discotheque/
dance club.
W LIVE HOUSE
Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live
house.
W ARENA
Reproduces the acoustics of a lOOO-seat
concert hall.
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STADIUM
Reproduces the feeling of a large open-air
stadium.
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GAME
Obtains maximum audio impact from video
game software.
When headphones are connected, you can
select the following sound fields only:
W HEADPHONE (2CH)
Outputs the sound in 2 channel (stereo).
Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources completely
bypass the sound field processing. Multi
channel surround formats are downmixed to
2 channel.
W HEADPHONE (DIRECT)
Outputs the analog signals without digital
processing by the equalizer, sound field, etc.
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HEADPHONE THEATER
Allows you to experience a theater like
enviromnent while listening through a pair of
headphones.
1) "VIRTUAL" sound field: Sound field with virtual
speakers. However, setting the SURR menu
"VIR. SPEAKERS"
parameter
to "OFF' when
using "CINEMA STiJDIO EX A-C" or "SEMI
CINEMA STUDIO EX A-C" reproduces the
sound characteristics of each cinema production
studio without virtual speakers.
2) You can select directly by pressing the buttons on
the front panel.
Notes
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The effects provided by the virtual speakers may
cause increased noise in the playback signal.
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When listening with sound fields that employ the
virtual speakers, you will not be able to hear any
sound coming &&!y from the surround speakers.
Use the buttons on the front panel to operate
the following modes.
A.F.D. (Auto Format Decoding)
Automatically detects the type of audio signal
being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro
Logic, or standard 2 channel stereo) and
performs the proper decoding if necessary. This
mode presents the sound as it was recorded/
encoded, without adding any effects (ex.
reverberation).
2CH (2 Channel)
Outputs the sound from the front left and right
speakers only. Standard 2 channel (stereo)
sources completely bypass the sound field
processing. Multi channel surround formats are
downmixed to 2 channel.
MULTU2CH A. DIRECT (Multidch Analog
Direct)
The analog input signal is not digitally
processed. You can enjoy high quality analog
source. Only volume control and the front
speaker balance can be adjusted when set to
2CH ANALOG DIRECT. When set to MULTI
DIRECT (for STR-DB 1070, MULTI 1 or 2
DIRECT), you can adjust balance and level of
all the speakers. When this function is on, the
equalizer, sound field (etc.) are turned off.
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