Sound Adjustment; Selecting The Effect To Suit The Source - Sony 4-147-229-13(1) Operating Instructions Manual

Sound Adjustment

Selecting the Effect to
Suit the Source
You can select a suitable sound mode for movies
or music.
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Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during
playback until the desired mode appears in
the front panel display.
• "AUTO": The system selects "MOVIE" or
"MUSIC" automatically to produce the sound
effect depending on the disc or sound stream.
• "MOVIE": The system provides the sound for
movies.
• "MOVIE-D.C.S.-"*: The system reproduces
the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema
production studio.
• "MUSIC": The system provides the sound for
music.
• "SPORTS": The system adds reverberation for
the sports program.
• "NEWS": The system provides the sound for
the voice program, such as news.
• "OMNI-DIR": The same sound is audible
anywhere in the room.
* DCS technology is used.
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MODE
Note
• When you connect headphones to the surround
amplifier, the sound mode is disabled.
• Depending on the disc or source, when you select
"AUTO," the beginning of the sound may be cut off
as the system selects the optimum mode
automatically. To avoid cutting the sound, select
other than "AUTO."
• Depending on the input stream, the sound mode may
not be effective.
• When changing the sound mode while using the
S-AIR receiver, sound from the S-AIR receiver may
skip.
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