Enjoying Surround Sound; Selecting The Sound Field - Sony HT-SS380 Operating Instructions Manual

Naming preset station
1
Press TUNER.
2
Tune to the preset station you
want to create an index name
for (page 31).
3
Press AMP MENU.
4
Press V/v repeatedly until
"TUNER" appears, then press
or b.
5
Press V/v repeatedly until
"NAME IN" appears, then press
or b.
The cursor flashes and you can select a
character.
6
Press V/v to select a character,
then press B/b to move the
input position backward and
forward.
You can enter up to 8 characters to name
the station.
Tips
• You can select the character type as follows
by pressing V/v.
Alphabet (upper case) t Numbers t
Symbols
• To enter a blank space, press b without
selecting a character.
If you enter a wrong character
Press B/b until the character to be
changed flashes, then press V/v to select
the desired character.
7
Press .
The name you entered is registered.
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Enjoying Surround Sound

Selecting the sound field

This receiver can create multi channel
surround sound. You can select one of the
optimized sound fields from the receiver's
pre-programmed sound fields.
. X
Press SOUND FIELD +/– repeatedly
to select the sound field you want.
You can also use SOUND FIELD on the
receiver.
2 channel sound mode
You can switch the output sound to 2 channel
sound regardless of the recording formats of
the software you are using, the playback
equipment connected, or the sound field
settings of the receiver.
x 2CH ST. (2 Channel Stereo)
The receiver outputs the sound from the front
left/right speakers and the subwoofer only.
Standard 2 channel stereo sources completely
bypass the sound field processing and multi
channel surround formats are downmixed to 2
channel except LFE signals.
Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.)
mode
The Auto Format Direct (A.F.D.) mode allows
you to listen to high fidelity sound and select
the decoding mode for listening to a 2 channel
stereo sound as multi channel sound.
x
>
SOUND
FIELD +/–