Getting The Most Out Of Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound - Sony STR-GA9ESG Operating Instructions Manual

Getting the Most Out of Dolby
Pro Logic Surround Sound
To obtain the best possible Dolby Pro Logic Surround
sound, first select the center mode according to your
speaker system. Then, equalize the speaker levels and
adjust the delay time of the PRO LOGIC sound field.
Note that you must have at least one additional pair of
speakers and/or one center speaker to do the following
adjustments.
Selecting the center mode
The receiver offers you four center modes:
PHANTOM, 3 CHANNEL LOGIC, NORMAL, and
WIDE. Each mode is designed for a different speaker
configuration. Select the mode that best suits your
speaker system configuration.
1
Click SOUND in the main menu.
2
Click PRO LOGIC to select the pro logic sound
field.
SOUND FIELD SELECT
PRO LOGIC
SOUND FIELD
BASS BOOST
DIRECT PASS
3
Click SUR.
The Dolby Pro Logic SUR EDIT screen appears.
To select the pro logic sound field.
SOUND FIELD SELECT
PRO LOGIC
MOVIE
MUSIC 1
MODE
SOUND FIELD
BASS BOOST
DIRECT PASS
VOL
+
–
EXIT
MUSIC 2
SPORTS
GAME
ON OFF VOL
+
ON OFF
–
ON OFF
SUR EXIT
Using Surround Sound
4
Click C MODE repeatedly until the center mode
you want is displayed. Select the center mode by
referring to the following chart.
SURROUND EDIT
CENTER 0 dB
NORMAL
REAR 0 dB
RETURN STANDARD
If you have Select
Front and rear PHANTOM
speakers, no
center speaker
Front and center 3 CH LOGIC
speakers, no rear (3 Channel
speaker Logic)
Front and rear NORMAL
speakers, and a
small center
speaker
Front and rear
WIDE
speakers, and a
center speaker
equivalent to your
front speakers
+
C MODE
–
+
VOL
– +
–
EXIT
So that
The sound of the
center channel is
output from the front
speakers.
The sound of the rear
channel is output
from the front
speakers.
The bass sound of the
center channel is
output from the front
speakers (because a
small speaker cannot
produce enough
bass).
For wide range
Dolby Pro Logic
Surround sound to
all speakers.
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