Sony 4-147-229-13(1) Operating Instructions Manual page 34

About speaker output
The table below describes the options when you connect all the speakers to the unit.
The default setting is "A.F.D. 7.1CH" (when connecting the headphones to the surround amplifier, the
default setting is "HP 2CH").
Sound from
Depending on the source.
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Surround effect Effect
"A.F.D. STD" The system discriminates the sound format of the source and
presents sound as it was recorded/encoded.
(AUTO FORMAT
DIRECT STANDARD)
"A.F.D. 7.1CH" • 2 channel source: The system simulates surround sound
from 2 channel sources and outputs sound from the 5.1
(AUTO FORMAT
DIRECT 7.1CH)
channel speakers.
"PRO LOGIC" – "A.F.D. 7.1CH" outputs sound from the 5.1 channel
"PLII MOVIE"
"PLII MUSIC"
– "PRO LOGIC" performs Dolby Pro Logic decoding.
– "PLII MOVIE" performs Dolby Pro Logic II movie
– "PLII MUSIC" performs Dolby Pro Logic II music mode
• Multi-channel source: The system outputs sound from the
speakers depending on the number of channels of the
source. "A.F.D. 7.1CH" creates the surround back sound
virtually and gives you the sound as 7.1 channel surround
sound.
"A.F.D. 7.1CH" These decoding modes appear only when you use the
Wireless Surround Speaker Kit (WAHT-SBP1, optional) for
(AUTO FORMAT
DIRECT 7.1CH)
the surround back speakers (page 17).
"PLIIx MOVIE" • 2 channel source: The system simulates surround sound
"
from 2 channel sources and outputs sound from all the
"PLIIx MUSIC
speakers including the surround back speakers.
– "A.F.D. 7.1CH" outputs sound from the 7.1 channel
– "PLIIx MOVIE" performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx movie
– "PLIIx MUSIC" performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx music
• Multi-channel source: The system outputs sound from the
speakers depending on the number of channels of the
source.
"2CH STEREO" The system outputs the sound from the front speakers and
subwoofer regardless of sound format or number of channels.
Multi-channel surround formats are downmixed to 2
channels.
speakers by duplicating 2 channel source sound across
each speaker.
mode decoding.
decoding.
speakers by duplicating 2 channel source sound across
each speaker.
mode decoding.
mode decoding.