8: Selecting The Speaker System; 9: Calibrating The Appropriate Speaker Settings Automatically (Auto Calibration) - Sony STR-DG920 Operating Instructions Manual

8: Selecting the speaker
system
You can select the front speakers you want to
drive.
Be sure to use the buttons on the receiver for
this operation.
SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B)
ON/STANDBY
POWER
TONE MODE TUNING MODE
MULTI CHANNEL DECODING
TONE TUNING
SPEAKERS
(OFF/A/B/A+B)
MEMORY/ 2CH/
ENTER DIMMER A.DIRECT
VIDEO 2 IN/PORTABLE AV IN
PHONES
VIDEO L AUDIO R AUTO CAL MIC
Press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B)
repeatedly to select the front
speaker system you want to drive.
To select
The speakers connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT A terminals
The speakers connected to the
SPEAKERS FRONT B terminals
The speakers connected to both the
SPEAKERS FRONT A and B
terminals (parallel connection)
To turn off the speaker output
Press SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B)
repeatedly until the "SP A", "SP B" and
"SP A + B" indicators on the display do not
light up. "ALL OFF" appears on the display
for a while.
No audio signals are output from any speaker
terminals.
Note
You cannot switch the front speaker system by
pressing SPEAKERS (OFF/A/B/A+B) when the
headphones are connected.
MASTER VOLUME
DISPLAY INPUT MODE
INPUT SELECTOR
A.F.D. MOVIE MUSIC
Light up
SP A
SP B
SP A + B
9: Calibrating the
appropriate speaker
settings automatically
(Auto Calibration)
This receiver is equipped with DCAC (Digital
Cinema Auto Calibration) function which
allows you to perform automatic calibration as
follows:
• Check the connection between each speaker
a)
and the receiver.
• Adjust the speaker level.
• Measure the distance of each speaker to your
a)
listening position.
• Measure the speaker polarity.
• Measure the speaker size.
• Measure the frequency characteristics.
a)
The measurement result is not utilized in the
following case.
– "Analog Direct" is being used.
– The multi channel input is selected.
b)
The measurement result is not utilized in the
following case.
– Dolby TrueHD signals with a sampling
frequency of more than 96 kHz are being
received.
– PCM signals with a sampling frequency of more
than 96 kHz are being received.
The DCAC is designed to obtain proper sound
balance in your room. However, you can
adjust the speaker levels and balance manually
according to your preference. For details, see
"Making settings with the Test Tone menu"
(page 59).
a)
a)b)
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