Enjoying A Surround Effect For Movies - Sony STR-DA5700ES Operating Instructions Manual

Playing back with multi-channel surround
The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows you to listen to higher fidelity sound and select the
decoding mode for listening to a 2 channel stereo sound as multi-channel sound.
A.F.D. mode
A.F.D. Auto
Multi Stereo
Tip
We usually recommend "A.F.D. Auto."

Enjoying a surround effect for movies

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver's preprogrammed
sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home.
Sound field
HD-D.C.S.
PLII Movie
PLIIx Movie
PLIIz Height
Neo:X Cinema
72
US
Effect
Presets the sound as it was recorded/encoded without adding any surround
effects.
Outputs 2 channel left/right signals from all speakers.
Effect
HD Digital Cinema Sound (HD-D.C.S.) is Sony's new innovative home theater
technology using the latest acoustic and digital signal processing technologies.
It is based on precise response measurement data of a mastering studio.
With HD-D.C.S., you are able to enjoy Blu-ray and DVD movies at home with
not only the high quality of sound, but also the best sound ambience, just as the
movie's sound engineer intended in the mastering process.
You can select the effect type for HD-D.C.S. For details, see "About the effect
type for HD-D.C.S." (page 73).
Performs Dolby Pro Logic II Movie mode decoding. This setting is ideal for
movies encoded in Dolby Surround. In addition, this mode can reproduce
sound in 5.1 channel for watching videos of overdubbed or old movies.
Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie mode decoding. This setting expands
Dolby Pro Logic II Movie or Dolby Digital 5.1 to discrete 7.1 movie channels.
Performs Dolby Pro Logic IIz mode decoding. This setting can expand a source
sound into up to 9.1 channels to which a vertical component is applied, and
gives a dimension of presence and depth. "PLIIz Height" is the same sound
field as that is described on page 74. You can adjust the gain level for "PLIIz
Height." For details, see "About the gain level for PLIIz Height" (page 75).
Performs DTS Neo:X Cinema mode decoding. A source recorded in 2 to 7.1
channel format is enhanced up to 9.1 channels.