Sony STR-SL50 Operating Instructions Manual page 23

Dynamic range compressor
( COMP. XXX)
D. RANGE
Lets you compress the dynamic range of the
sound track. This may be useful when you want
to watch movies at low volumes late at night.
We recommend using the "MAX" setting.
• To reproduce the sound track with no
compression, select "OFF".
• To reproduce the sound track with the dynamic
range intended by the recording engineer, select
"STD".
• To reproduce a dramatic compression of the
dynamic range, select "MAX".
Note
Dynamic range compression is possible with Dolby
Digital sources only.
Effect level (EFCT. XXX)
Lets you adjust the "presence" of the current
surround effect.
Adjusting the tone
parameters
The TONE menu contains parameters that let
you adjust the tone of the front speakers for
optimum sound. The settings are applied to all
sound fields.
1
Start playing a program source
encoded with multi channel surround
sound.
2
Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select
" TONE ".
3
Press V or v to select the parameter
you want to adjust.
4
Press B or b to select the setting you
want.
The setting is entered automatically.
Initial settings
Parameter Initial setting
BASS XX dB 0 dB
TREB. XX dB 0 dB
Bass (BASS XX dB)
Lets you adjust the bass tone.
Treble (TREB. XX dB)
Lets you adjust the treble tone.
Resetting customized sound
fields to the factory settings
1
If the power is on, press ?/1 to turn off
the power.
2
Hold down SOUND FIELD on the
receiver and press ?/1 on the receiver.
"SF. CLR." appears in the display and all
sound fields are reset at once.
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