Sony STR-DG500 Operating Instructions Manual page 50

Types of sound field available
Sound field Sound field
for [Display]
Movie CINEMA STUDIO EX A
DCS [C.ST.EX A]
CINEMA STUDIO EX B
DCS [C.ST.EX B]
CINEMA STUDIO EX C
DCS [C.ST.EX C]
Music HALL [HALL]
JAZZ CLUB [JAZZ]
LIVE CONCERT
[CONCERT]
Headphone HEADPHONE 2CH
[HP 2CH]
HEADPHONE DIRECT
[HP DIR]
HEADPHONE MULTI
[HP MULTI]
HEADPHONE THEATER
DCS [HP THEA]
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Effect
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment "Cary Grant Theater" cinema production
studio. This is a standard mode, great for watching almost any
type of movie.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment "Kim Novak Theater" cinema production
studio. This mode is ideal for watching science-fiction or
action movies with lots of sound effects.
Reproduces the sound characteristics of the Sony Pictures
Entertainment scoring stage. This mode is ideal for watching
musicals or films where orchestra music is featured in the
soundtrack.
Reproduces the acoustics of a classical concert hall.
Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live house.
This mode is selected automatically if you use headphone
when 2 channel mode (page 52)/A.F.D. mode (page 48) is
selected. Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely bypass
the sound field processing and multi channel surround formats
are downmixed to 2 channels.
Outputs the analog signals without processing by the tone,
sound field, etc.
This mode is selected automatically if you use headphone
when MULTI CH IN is selected. Outputs the front analog
signals from the MULTI CH IN jacks.
This mode is selected automatically if you use headphone
when sound field for movie/music is selected. It allows you to
experience a theater-like environment while listening through
a pair of headphones.