Home Theater Operations; Enjoying Surround Sound - Sony SAVA-500 Operating Instructions Manual

Home Theater Operations

Enjoying Surround Sound

You can enjoy the speaker's surround sound capability
simply by choosing one of the five available surround
modes:
PRO LOGIC (Dolby Pro Logic) surround mode
Reproduces superb theater-like presence and surround
effects from video software encoded with Dolby
Surround.
C.STUDIO surround mode
Creates a theater-like environment in your living room
by adding the acoustic reflections of a theater to
decoded Dolby Surround signals.
HALL surround mode
Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular concert hall.
Ideal for soft, acoustic sounds, or for giving an extra
punch to debates and press conferences.
STADIUM surround mode
Provides a sense of presence similar to that of an open-
air stadium. Ideal for maximum enjoyment of
broadcasts of sporting events like football.
GAME surround mode
Obtains maximum audio impact from video game
software.
INPUT
SELECT
SURROUND
MODE
MUTING
INPUT SURROUND
10
1/u
TV VIDEO DVD
CD
= ( +
0 p )
+ +
P
– –
+ + +
– – –
SURROUND
ON/OFF
+ +
MASTER
– –
VOL +/–
MASTER VOL +/–
1
Turn on the speaker system.
The ON indicator lights up.
2
Press INPUT on the operation panel (or INPUT
SELECT on the remote) repeatedly to select the
program source.
The selected program source ("TV", "VIDEO" or
"AUX") appears in the display.
3
Start playback on the program source.
4
Press SURROUND on the operation panel (or
SURROUND MODE on the remote) repeatedly to
select the surround mode (see table below).
The selected surround mode ("PRO LOGIC",
"C.STUDIO", "HALL", "STADIUM", or "GAME")
appears in the display.
You can customize each surround mode to suit
your taste. (See "Adjusting the Surround Sound"
on page 11 and "Adjusting the Sound" on page
13.)
Program Effective modes
Recent movies PRO LOGIC, C.STUDIO
Concerts, music HALL, STADIUM, SUR OFF
Sports HALL, STADIUM, SUR OFF
Old movies, GAME, SUR OFF
monaural TV
programs
Video games GAME, SUR OFF
Education programs, SUR OFF
news
Turning off the surround effects
Press the SURROUND on the operation panel (or
SURROUND MODE on the remote) repeatedly or
press SURROUND ON/OFF on the remote. "SUR
OFF" appears in the display when the surround
sound function is off.
5
Press MASTER VOL + or – to adjust the volume.