Using Surround Sound; Enjoying Surround Sound - Sony STR-435 Operating Instructions Manual

Using Surround Sound

Enjoying Surround Sound

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by
selecting one of the pre-programed "sound fields" that
your receiver provides. You can enjoy the sound of a
movie theater or concert hall in your own home. You
can even customize a sound field by adjusting its
parameters.
Sound field are classified into three types.
One type is "CINEMA". The CINEMA type sound
fields are designed for enjoying movies recorded on
videos or laser discs. Four sound fields are included in
the CINEMA type and they are grouped into two
types. PRO LOGIC sound field can be used to
reproduce plain surround sound. When you select the
PRO LOGIC sound field, the receiver obtains full
surround sound by using Dolby Pro Logic to decode
Dolby Surround encoded software. The surround
sound is reproduced in the exact way that the sound
engineer of the software intended. Other sound fields
in the CINEMA type are designed to add more
reverberation effects by incorporating Digital Cinema
Sound technology. When you select these sound fields,
the receiver adds the reflection and reverberation
effects that are typical in movie theaters to the decoded
Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound. You can enjoy the
sound that you would experience in the movie theater.
Another type is "VIRTUAL". Virtual mode allows you
to enjoy the surround sound environment using a
minimum of two front speakers to create non-existent
'virtual' speakers. The listener would be able to feel the
surround effects using only front speakers.
Using Surround Sound
The third type is "MUSIC". When a sound field in this
type is selected, the receiver adds the reverberation to
the normal 2-channel stereo sound. You can apply
these sound fields when playing a CD or watching TV
programs to obtain the surround effects of concert hall
or a jazz club.
To enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound fully, do the
procedure on "Dolby Surround Setup" starting from
page 10 to select the center mode and adjust the
speaker volume.
SOUND FIELD
MODE +/–
SUR
MENU </>
BASS/TREBLE
SOUND FIELD
ON/OFF
TONE
SET UP
+/– ENTER
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